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U.S. Marine Maj. Kyle Oser, left, an F/A-18D Hornet

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy R. Franks, Commander-In-CHIEF, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), autographs a desert camouflage hat for US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Diane Bal and other military personnel inside the dining facility at Camp Justice, Oman, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer James Hill, a

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Reuban

U.S. Marine Cpl. Daisy A. Marrerocardoza, a vehicle

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Reuban Villegas, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepares the detonator unit for the MK-186 Mod-2 radio-firing device.

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US Navy Corpsman Second Class Gartman, a member of Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) waits, with his Barrett M82A1 rifle, on the flightline at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, prior to boarding a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352

Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) standing, with M-16s and M82A1, on the flightline at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, prepare to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352

Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) with full packs, cross the flightline at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352

A Marine with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, prepares to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352

Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, prepare to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM on 16 Jan 02. The C-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352. Official USMC photo by Captain Charles Grow, USMC

A Marine with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) prepares to leave Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, and board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare to embark upon a Marine KC-130 at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy Corpsman Second Class Gartman, carrying an M-16 and a Barrett M82A1, a member of Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) waits at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background a Marine carries an M-136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130/R Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) located at a forward operating base for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy Corpsman Second Class Gartman, a member of Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) stands the flightline at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, waiting to board a Marine Corps KC-130 from the Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352, on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Kandahar International Airport

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow

Release Status: Released to Public

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A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Two (HMM-162), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), lands at the Al Qatranah Range, in Jordan, while conducting a bi-lateral training exercise with the Jordanian Armed Forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), unload mail from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for delivery to forward deployed US Armed Forces personnel, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Sergeant John Marsh (left), and Corporal (CPL) Brian Woods (right), USMCR, both assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), examine the information on a customs declaration form after returning home at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), following a long deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Officer, Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, poses by the Kandahar International Airport control tower, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Navy Commander Russell Martin, the 22nd Marine

Lieutenant Colonel, USA, (right) who commands the Second Battalion of the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Air Assault Division discusses transfer of command issues with Captain Dan Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Plans and Operations Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the exercise is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Cpl. Logan A. Hancock hangs from a rope while executing

A US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies close air support as a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifle, conducts a cordon search of the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan, looking for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Peers, Reservist, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), drives a stake into the ground before attaching concertina wire to it at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

Navy corpsman, serving with Combat Service Support Detachment 15 (CSSD-15), treats Somali women while participating in a medical civic action program during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A U.S. MV-22, Osprey supports Landing Support Company,

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) preflight an AV-8B2 Harrier as it prepares to take off from the USS Kearsarge for the last time. Kearsarge is enroute to the U.S. after a six month Mediterranean deployment

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