Photos of Operation Moshtarak - Marjah, Afghanistan
2/16/2010 CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE AND SEE
EXPANDED VIEWS (Source: US Department of
Defense) |
|
Share |
A
Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, attempts to draw fire from a Taliban sniper
who has Marines pinned down February 15th, 2010 in
Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. |
A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, attempts to draw fire from a Taliban sniper
who has Marines pinned down February 15, 2010 in Marjah,
Afghanistan. |
A helicopter lands for an emergency medical evacuation
while Afghan National Army Soldiers and Marines with
Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
provide security and prepare to provide covering fire on
February 13th, 2010 on the outskirts of the city of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. |
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment take cover behind a berm after receiving
small-arms fire on February 13th, 2010 in the city of
Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. |
A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, speaks to a villager in the city of Marjah,
Helmand Province, Afghanistan on February 14th, 2010. |
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment take cover behind a mud wall after receiving
small-arms fire on February 13th, 2010 in the city of
Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marines with
Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at
night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive
aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known
stronghold. |
Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment and soldiers from the Afghan National Army take
part in a firefight while an explosion occurs outside of Marjah, Helmand
Province, Afghanistan on February 13th, 2010. The Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
and ANA soldiers
have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to eliminate
Taliban presence and intimidation in the city of Marjah,
Afghanistan. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) |
Marines from Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer
Battalion, rest after finishing the construction of
three makeshift bridges, encountering an improvised
explosive device and providing security during a firefight in Marjah, Helmand
Province, Afghanistan on February 11th, 2010. |
US Marines and Soldiers from the Afghan national army
relax after a patrol in Marjah, Helmand Province,
Afghanistan on February 14th, 2010. (USMC photo by
Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) |
Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion,
6th Marine Regiment, patrol on the outskirts of Marjah,
Helmand Province, Afghanistan on February 14th, 2010. (USMC photo by
Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Erickson, a corpsman
with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th
Marine Regiment, reacts to an explosion outside of
Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on February 14th,
2010. (USMC
photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) |
Haji Zahir, the deputy district governor of Marjeh, and
local leaders speak to village elders in Shorshorak,
Afghanistan on January 8th, 2010. The shura was held to
build working relationships with Afghan government
officials, Shorshorak elders and U.S. Marine commanders
with Regimental Combat Team 7. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Staff Sgt. Stevie N. Hawkins/Released) |
Marines with 81MM Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st
Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fire mortars on an enemy
position on February 13th, 2010 on the outskirts of the
city of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. |
|
|
|
|
|
Photos of Operation Moshtarak - Marjah, Afghanistan - 2/16/2010
