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Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin, 440th Air Expeditionary

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin, 440th Air Expeditionary

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Melissa Bradley, 439 AEAS, mix shredded paper, sawdust and water together to make fuel pucks and bricks at Kabul Inte... More

Navy Lt. Frank G. Percy, the assistant battalion surgeon

Navy Lt. Frank G. Percy, the assistant battalion surgeon

Navy Lt. Frank G. Percy, the assistant battalion surgeon for 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, cleans the burnt foot of a child at Patrol Base Gorgak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2010. Providing m... More

Afghan Local Police candidates serve food to elders

Afghan Local Police candidates serve food to elders

Afghan Local Police candidates serve food to elders during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the ALP in the area. Afghan Local P... More

Support Marines attached to 2nd Explosive Ordnance

Support Marines attached to 2nd Explosive Ordnance

Support Marines attached to 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) helped to construct a museum on the EOD compound at Camp Leatherneck, Af... More

Lt. Frank G. Percy cleans the burnt foot of a child at Patrol Base Gorgak, Afghanistan.

Lt. Frank G. Percy cleans the burnt foot of a child at Patrol Base Gor...

PATROL BASE GORGAK, Afghanistan (Jul. 25, 2010) Lt. Frank G. Percy, the assistant battalion surgeon for 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, cleans the burnt foot of a child at Patrol Base Gorgak, Afghanistan. (... More

COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan

COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan

COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Robert Lemont speaks to local shop owners during a security patrol here, July 26. Lemont, a native of a Mansfield Ind., is a squad leader with C... More

Cpl. Mary Warren and Waheed Mohammed teach Afghan boys

Cpl. Mary Warren and Waheed Mohammed teach Afghan boys

Cpl. Mary Warren and Waheed Mohammed teach Afghan boys during class at the Forward Operating Base Geronimo schoolhouse, July 18. Most of the kids who attend school are younger than the current war. The children... More

Great grandfather earns the French Fourragere, great grandson wears it

Great grandfather earns the French Fourragere, great grandson wears it

Private First Class Linton Carl Fendley, stands at the position of attention after graduating boot camp aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in 1917. Fendley served with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Reg... More

Jangi : pumping station near Landi Kotal : rushed at night as soon as hostilities were started, six marines soon... being killed by ...

Jangi : pumping station near Landi Kotal : rushed at night as soon as ...

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A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft unleashes deadly 30 mm cannon fire against a mountain where Taliban snipers are engaging infantrymen from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft unleashes de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

A U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a convoy during a long security halt in a mountain village in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for the convoy while camels carrying supplies from a local mountain village walks by. The Marines pause to inspect during a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stop for a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for the convoy while camels carrying supplies from a local mountain village walks by. The Marines pause to inspect during a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) driven by U.S. Marines Corps personnel from a Weapons Company with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, head down a narrow stretch of road while in route to the Khowst-Gardez Pass in Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) driven by U.S. Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC Release Stat... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gives candy to the local kids of a mountain village in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait to hear the plan for the day in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security behind his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for the convoy while camels carrying supplies from a local mountain village walks by. The Marines pause to inspect during a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

During a snow storm, U.S. Marines Corps personnel mounted on High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) from a Weapons Company with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, head down a narrow stretch of road while in route to the Khowst-Gardez Pass in Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

During a snow storm, U.S. Marines Corps personnel mounted on High-Mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC Release Stat... More

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Phil Green, Food Service Specialists, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wears his cold weather mask, before a patrol at Forward Operating Base Salerno, located in the Province of Khowst, Afghanistan on December 7, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Phil Green, Food Service Specialists, assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Salerno State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Ja... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a mounted patrol in the cold and snowy weather of the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, in order to disrupt any enemy activity on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a convoy patrol in the cold and snowy weather of the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, in order to disrupt any enemy activity on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits for his convoy to depart on a mission to the Khowst-Gardez Pass, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Salerno State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CP... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans the surrounding area for any possible threat to their convoy, while on a long security halt in Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on December 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers

Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers

Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers raise their hands in the air after Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, asks which soldiers lost family members during th... More

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sits on his pack and on deep snow while waiting for the plan of the day in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sets up a tent for protection from the cold weather in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a mounted patrol in the cold and snowy weather of the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, in order to disrupt any enemy activity on Dec. 30, 2004. The Marines are stuck in heavy snow and had to move on foot. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marines Corps personnel from a Weapons Company with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, head down a narrow stretch of road while in route to the Khowst-Gardez Pass in Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marines Corps personnel from a Weapons Company with the 3rd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC Release Stat... More

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for a convoy during a long security halt in a mountain village, at the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hands out posters and flyers to the local people in a mountain village at the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for the convoy during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Navy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Reunitin' for some fightin'

Reunitin' for some fightin'

Marines who once served together in 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, are reunited fifteen years later aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 24, 2014. Pictured from left to right: Sgt. Maj. Douglas Berry ... More

A Marine pays his final respects to Gunnery Sgt. Christopher

A Marine pays his final respects to Gunnery Sgt. Christopher

A Marine pays his final respects to Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Eastman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 1st EOD Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) who die... More

Singer/Songwriters Diana Degarmo and Ace Young perform

Singer/Songwriters Diana Degarmo and Ace Young perform

Singer/Songwriters Diana Degarmo and Ace Young perform a song for military members during a troop visit sponsored by the United Service Organization Inc. (USO) at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan... More

Regional Support Command (Southwest) [RSC (SW)] conducts

Regional Support Command (Southwest) [RSC (SW)] conducts

Regional Support Command (Southwest) [RSC (SW)] conducts a change of command ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Frank Arnold relinquished command o... More

Secretary of the Navy Raymond E. Mabus Jr. speaks with

Secretary of the Navy Raymond E. Mabus Jr. speaks with

Secretary of the Navy Raymond E. Mabus Jr. speaks with Marine Corps and Navy personnel, during an all-hands call held at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2013.... More

Staff Sgt. Mark Reheard, a Marine musician with the

Staff Sgt. Mark Reheard, a Marine musician with the

Staff Sgt. Mark Reheard, a Marine musician with the 1st Marine Division (Forward) Band rehearses with his trumpet aboard Camp Leatherneck, Aug. 28. Reheard is one of 12 bandsmen from the 1st Marine Division (Fw... More

Vmail and Gmail, Afghanistan

Vmail and Gmail, Afghanistan

This is the postage stamp from a letter my great-grandfather, Leo Morgenstern, wrote from Nazi-occupied France to his son in America asking for bribe money to facilitate his escape. The letter arrived in Januar... More

Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff

Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff

Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force, speaks during the Italian Armed Forces Day ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters Nov. 4, 2013. The memorial w... More

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Thompson of Panama City Beach, Fla.,

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Thompson of Panama City Beach, Fla.,

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Thompson of Panama City Beach, Fla., stands at parade rest Nov. 10, during the 236th Marine Corps Birthday ceremony for 2nd Marine Division (Forward). The embark chief for Headquarters Battali... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general of the 215th Corps, salutes a formation of soldiers during a celebration at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2013. The soldi... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, prepares to take a bite of the birthday cake during a ceremony held in celebration of the 5th Marine Regiment’s 95th birthday her... More

During some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group, lowers the boom for an approaching USMC F/A-18C Hornet, from the "Mighty Shrikes" (VFA-94), during an aerial refueling mission. The Hornet is from the carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The 319th AEG is deployed to a classified location to provide air-to-air refueling in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

During some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, STAFF Ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Following some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, a USMC F/A-18C Hornet, from the "Mighty Shrikes" (VFA-94), receives "gas" from a KC-135, from the 319th Air Expeditionary Group, during an aerial refueling mission. The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location to provide air-to-air refueling in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Following some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, a USMC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an infantryman with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) carries a full combat load, including an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while moving into a security position after seizing a forward operating base in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Raise the Flag, Afghanistan

Raise the Flag, Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Nov. 25, 2001) U.S. Marines with C Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1 of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEU, SOC) raise the first American flag in Afghanistan afte... More

Religious Services Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

Religious Services Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

Camp Rhino, Afghanistan (Dec. 02, 2001) Marines and Sailors attend religious services at a strategically-located Marine base inside Afghanistan. The forward deployed Marines and Seabees are deployed in support ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), cruise through rough desert terrain on an M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) armed with an M220 TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided) System during a patrol south of Kandahar City during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) provides security at a roadside south of Kandahar City during a patrol. During the unit's movement through the area, Afghan villagers emerged from roofless, windowless, adobe homes to help push Marine vehicles from soft sand during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine Scout is armed with 5.56 mm M4 Carbine rifle

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stallion in the air as the heavy lift helicopter deploys with US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound for the war zone in Afghanistan. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Marines On Patrol, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

Marines On Patrol, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

Kandahar, Afghanistan (Dec. 25, 2001) As Christmas Day moves on at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) move out to ... More

U.S. Marine, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Marine, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

KANDAHAR (Dec. 30, 2001) At a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan a U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Air Combat Element (ACE) touches up his chin of ... More

U.S. Marine LAV, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Marine LAV, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

KANDAHAR (Dec. 30, 2001) Moon sets over a U.S. Marine light armored vehicle (LAV) at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. U.S. Sailors and Marines are in Afghanistan operating in support of Opera... More

CH-46E Sea Knight, US Marine Corps Photo

CH-46E Sea Knight, US Marine Corps Photo

KANDAHAR (Dec. 30, 2001) A U.S. Marine Aircrewman directs a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to park at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. U.S. Sailors and Marines are in Afghanistan operating in s... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Security Police (SP) clean an 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The 43rd SFS are part of the 821st Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) and are responsible for providing aircraft and ramp security to support the US airlift of personnel to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Efrain... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles conduct a foreign object damage walk (FOD) on the runway at the airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Marines are in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles conduct ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status:... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), setting up a surveillance device in the desert terrain near Kandahar, International Airport (IAP) Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing US Marine Corps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Rel... More

Kandahar - 26th MEU, Afghanistan

Kandahar - 26th MEU, Afghanistan

Kandahar, Afghanistan (Jan. 09, 2002) A U.S. Marine from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) practices small arms fire at the firing range set up near Kandahar, Afghanistan. U.S. Sailor... More

Kandahar - CH-46E, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

Kandahar - CH-46E, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom

Kandahar, Afghanistan (Jan. 10, 2002) U.S. Marines go on a mission in a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter flying over Afghanistan. U.S. Sailors and Marines are in Afghanistan operating in support of Operation End... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) delivers USMC Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), to an undisclosed mountain top location in Afghanistan, as they conduct missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) flies at sunset over the mountains in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) delivers USMC Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), to an undisclosed mountain top location in Afghanistan, as they conduct missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A US Marine tinkers with a piece of Soviet equipment using light from the makeshift altar set up in the terminal at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

A US Marine tinkers with a piece of Soviet equipment using light from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow... More

Major Christopher J. Warnke, USMC, Marine Corps Historian, eats a Meal Ready to Eat at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Major Christopher J. Warnke, USMC, Marine Corps Historian, eats a Meal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow... More

A bivouac site containing Marines from Maintenance Platoon, Marine Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) located at the forward operating base at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note the use of desert-colored two-person dome dents

A bivouac site containing Marines from Maintenance Platoon, Marine Ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Maintenance Platoon, Marine Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) gather around a makeshift stove that they assembled using a 55 gallon drum and a spent Soviet artillery casing. Marines are at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Maintenance Platoon, Marine Service Support Group 26, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

With his M-16 across his back, Lance Corporal Player, USMC, Marine Service Support Group 26 Engineers, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) works on a 125 gallon-per-minute pump at a fuel site on Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With his M-16 across his back, Lance Corporal Player, USMC, Marine Ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Major Christ Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task Force 58, tries to warm himself with a cub of hot coffee at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Christ Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Tas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Combat Service Support Operations Center (CSSOC), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, located within the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The US Marine pictured did not want to provide his name

A view of the Combat Service Support Operations Center (CSSOC), 26th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) return from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Major Christ Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task Force 58, tries to keep warm himself at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Christ Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Tas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Major Chris Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task Force 58, works across from his Army counterpart in the Joint Information Bureau at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Chris Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Two Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) walk away from the CH-53 helicopter located at the Air Command Element Headquarters at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

STAFF Sergeant, Michael Fay, USMC, uses a window as a shaving mirror at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant, Michael Fay, USMC, uses a window as a shaving mirror a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT Sc... More

Army personnel with the 101st Air Assault Division use a hand pump to get fuel at a US Marine fuel site on Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The soldiers wear their flax vests as part of their desert uniform

Army personnel with the 101st Air Assault Division use a hand pump to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Corporal B. A. Theobald, USMC, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) burns scrap wood to keep warm at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan. Marines sleep in their frost covered two-man dome dents behind Corporal Theobald during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Corporal B. A. Theobald, USMC, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, attached t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Captain Greenwood (far right), USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The media pool included well known anchors such as Bill Hemmer of CNN, standing on platform at far left of picture

Captain Greenwood (far right), USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Positioned near a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) Company, attached to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)(Special Operations Capable), prepares to conduct a patrol around Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Positioned near a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU (SOC) S... More

Flanked by a banner from a US grade school and an area map First Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC , Public Affairs Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Flanked by a banner from a US grade school and an area map First Lieut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. 1ST Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC, (background w/ glasses) Public Affairs Officer for the 26th MEU (SOC), stands near CAPT Greenwood, in order to assist with media relations if necessary

Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Two Marines walk along the runway toward a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter -365 (HMM-365) (Reinforced) located at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Just off the runway sits a large collection of destroyed Soviet equipment

Two Marines walk along the runway toward a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/ NIKON F5 camera body operated by Combat Photographers and Public Affairs Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note that the hinged cover that protects the battery and PCMICA card area has been broken and replaced with a piece of duct tape. 550 Cord is used to secure the battery and PCMCIA cards in their slots

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/ NIKON F5 camera body operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

With an M-16 across his lap, Lance Corporal K. A. Heaps, USMC, from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) rests in his bivouac area at the edge of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With an M-16 across his lap, Lance Corporal K. A. Heaps, USMC, from Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Members of the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, from left to right, Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Officer, Major Christopher Warnke, Marine Historian, and Dr. Bowditch an analyst with the Center for Naval Analysis Corporation discuss their assessment plan. This meeting took place at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, from lef...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT Sc... More

Lance Corporal K. A. Heaps, USMC, from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) rests in his bivouac area at the edge of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Lance Corporal K. A. Heaps, USMC, from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, and and area map, Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) take a moment to regroup themselves after returning from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3/6 (BLT 3/6) "hump" towards their fighting foxholes just off the runway at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3/6 (BLT 3/6) "hump" towards their...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Brigadier General James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General of Combined Task Force 58, drafts correspondence at his office in the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Brigadier General James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General of Combine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) begin to shed equipment after returning from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

1ST Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), holds a press conference for the international press at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

1ST Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the 26th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Offier for the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, inside a detainment facility built by Marines from the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan. The facility will be used to hold captured members of Al-Qaida during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Offier for the Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT Sc... More

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/Nikon F5 camera body operated by Combat Photographers and Public Affairs Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note that the hinged cover that protects the battery and PCMICA card area has been broken and replaced with a piece of duct tape

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/Nikon F5 camera body operate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

As winds carry sand and smoke across their area Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) write letters and work on crossword puzzles at the edge of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

As winds carry sand and smoke across their area Marines from the 26th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/ Nikon F5 camera body and lens operated by Combat Photographers and Public Affairs Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note that the hinged cover that protects the battery and PCMICA card area has been broken and replaced with a piece of duct tape. The locking ring on the Nikon lens has been broken; this allows dirt to invade the lens and it also prohibits full focus capability

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/ Nikon F5 camera body and le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

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

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Officer, Marine Cen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT Sc... More

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