Photos From the Frontlines of Afghanistan
2/12/2010 CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE AND SEE
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Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer
Battalion and 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
prepare for their mission after convoying construction
material for their upcoming mission in Marjeh. |

From left to right, U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam C. Thompson,
Sgt. Jorge A. Lopez, and Sgt. Jonathan J. Sanabria
take a moment to eat on February 9th, 2010 before departing for their mission
to seize key intersections linking the Taliban
stronghold in the Marja area with the rest of Helmand
province. (U.S. Marine photo by
Lance Cpl. Walter Marino) |

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Reginald Howard, a squad leader
with 3rd Platoon, 92nd Military Police Company,
and a native of St. John, Barbados, leads his squad
members, U.S. Army Spcs. Nicholas Prince and Jeffrey
Nauta, on a foot patrol from the Zormat District Center
to Combat Outpost Zormat, February 10th, 2010. |

Pvt. Michael Rockhill of Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st
Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division, starts a fire for warmth while on
guard duty at the Yousef Kheyl District Center, Paktika
province, Afghanistan on February 6th, 2010. |

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua E. Tomblin of Canyon, Texas, U.S.
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Imholt of Becker, Minnesota, and
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Goodman of Ellicott City,
Maryland, all with 3rd Platoon, Chosen Company, 12th
Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, lead a
patrol through the Wata Pur district on February 7th,
2010. |

U.S. Army Pfc. John D. Macintosh of Chesapeake, Virginia, a
gunner with 3rd Platoon, Chosen Company, 12th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, talks with a young
resident of the Wata Pur district while on patrol on February
7th, 2010. |

Marines and sailors from Jump Platoon, 2nd Battalion,
2nd Marine Regiment, and Weapons Company, 2/2, take
cover behind a wall in the town of Laki, in Garmsir District, Helmand
province, Afghanistan. |

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment inspect their equipment at Camp
Tombstone in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February
6th, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren
Lopez/Released) |

General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps,
spoke to Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th
Marine Regiment at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province,
Afghanistan on February 6th, 2010. |

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, hike up a rocky hill in Helmand province,
Afghanistan on February 5th, 2010. |

A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, scans the horizon during a patrol through the
Shorshurak region of Helmand province, Afghanistan. |
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