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Summary
Description US Marines boarding CH-53 Super Stallion at FOB Dwyer, Afghanistan.jpg |
English:
U.S. Marines with
2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
,
Regimental Combat Team 3
,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
, along with approximately 650 Afghan soldiers and police officers from the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF), prepare to board CH-53 Super Stallion and
CH-53E Super Stallion
helicopters at
Forward Operating Base Dwyer
,
Afghanistan
, July 2, 2009. The Marines and ANSF are partnered for a major operation in the
Helmand Province
to transition security responsibilities to the Afghan forces. The Marines and ANSF will move into towns and villages along the Helmand River Valley in an effort to secure the population from the threat of the Taliban and other insurgent intimidation and violence.
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Date | Taken on 2 July 2009 |
Source | http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html#guid=f4f3d7cb7a6eb1e66b3edf95ac2de1ce389206f1 |
Author | Chief Warrant Officer 3 Philippe E. Chasse |
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