1st Tanks supported 2/4 during Operation Alekhine’s Gun, a heliborne and motorized raid into an area known for corruption and enemy occupation. Marines made use of their mobilized speed and night vision capability to disrupt and confuse enemy operations in the city of Shah Karez. - 1st Tanks supported 2/4 during Operation Alekhine’s Gun, a heliborne and motorized raid into an area known for corruption and enemy occupation. Marines made use of their mobilized speed and night vision capability to disrupt and confuse enemy operations in the city of Shah Karez.
Cpl. Casey Chang, 21, dog handler, Detroit, Mich., takes care of Tank. Tank is a military working dog that is trained to detect military and home made explosives. Chang completed a 6-week training course in order to understand the needs and training for his dog. - Cpl. Casey Chang, 21, dog handler, Detroit, Mich., takes care of Tank. Tank is a military working dog that is trained to detect military and home made explosives. Chang completed a 6-week training course in order to understand the needs and training for his dog.
– Sgt. Patrick Lynch, assistant operations chief, from Harrisburg, Penn., watches members of the Afghan National Army as they prepare to practice a dismounted patrol after receiving a class from him aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram I, Feb. 14. Marines with Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 6 have a mission of training and advising members of the ANA. - – Sgt. Patrick Lynch, assistant operations chief, from Harrisburg, Penn., watches members of the Afghan National Army as they prepare to practice a dismounted patrol after receiving a class from him aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram I, Feb. 14. Marines with Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 6 have a mission of training and advising members of the ANA.
Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad company, from Kabul, Afghanistan, says, “We are very happy to have the Marines here. Before them, we didn’t have good training or coordination. Now we can do these things on our own. It helps us a lot to have good training, we see the Marines next to us everyday. It shows what they are willing to do for us. It’s very good.” The Afghan National Security Forces in Now Zad are partnered with four-man teams from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines who eat, live, patrol and guide them constantly. - Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad company, from Kabul, Afghanistan, says, “We are very happy to have the Marines here. Before them, we didn’t have good training or coordination. Now we can do these things on our own. It helps us a lot to have good training, we see the Marines next to us everyday. It shows what they are willing to do for us. It’s very good.” The Afghan National Security Forces in Now Zad are partnered with four-man teams from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines who eat, live, patrol and guide them constantly.
Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner's mate aboard the USS Kearsarge, prepares a 25mm cannon for firing during a drill, Feb. 6. As a gunner's mate, Cortez's job is to defend the ship and ensure personnel are properly trained and equipped to defend the ship.(courtesy photo) - Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner's mate aboard the USS Kearsarge, prepares a 25mm cannon for firing during a drill, Feb. 6. As a gunner's mate, Cortez's job is to defend the ship and ensure personnel are properly trained and equipped to defend the ship.(courtesy photo)
A memorial is held in memory of Sgt. William C. Stacey, a Marine from Seattle, Wash., who was killed in combat in Now Zad District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on January 31, 2012. Stacey served proudly with the “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment. In a letter to his family, he wrote, “If my life buys the safety of a child who will one day change the world, then I know it was all worth it.” - A memorial is held in memory of Sgt. William C. Stacey, a Marine from Seattle, Wash., who was killed in combat in Now Zad District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on January 31, 2012. Stacey served proudly with the “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment. In a letter to his family, he wrote, “If my life buys the safety of a child who will one day change the world, then I know it was all worth it.”
Sgt. Tommy Defrencisci, a member of the Second Marine Division Association, steps off the bus after arriving at the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 2. Defrencisci was enlisted as a motor transportation Marine with Headquarters Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment from 1941 to 1946 and was called back from the reserves in 1950. - Sgt. Tommy Defrencisci, a member of the Second Marine Division Association, steps off the bus after arriving at the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 2. Defrencisci was enlisted as a motor transportation Marine with Headquarters Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment from 1941 to 1946 and was called back from the reserves in 1950.
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division survey the area around them after successfully landing on the shores of Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 6. The Marines had departed from the USS Oakhill in an amphibious assault vehicle during the training event Bold Alligator. - Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division survey the area around them after successfully landing on the shores of Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 6. The Marines had departed from the USS Oakhill in an amphibious assault vehicle during the training event Bold Alligator.
The “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines patrol the region. During their deployment to Afghanistan 2/4 has been busy with reconstruction operations and the training of Afghan National Forces. Their main efforts have been reconstruction and creating a security bubble from which the Afghan National Security Forces can operate independently. - The “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines patrol the region. During their deployment to Afghanistan 2/4 has been busy with reconstruction operations and the training of Afghan National Forces. Their main efforts have been reconstruction and creating a security bubble from which the Afghan National Security Forces can operate independently.
First Lt. Joseph M. Russell, a Richmond Heights, Ohio, native and the adviser for the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps communications officer, recognized the need for his Afghan counterparts to have secure radio communications upon arriving to Afghanistan. Russell, 25, worked with Afghan National Army soldiers to obtain the proper equipment to install and code encryption on all of the ANA’s field radios within Helmand. - First Lt. Joseph M. Russell, a Richmond Heights, Ohio, native and the adviser for the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps communications officer, recognized the need for his Afghan counterparts to have secure radio communications upon arriving to Afghanistan. Russell, 25, worked with Afghan National Army soldiers to obtain the proper equipment to install and code encryption on all of the ANA’s field radios within Helmand.