A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, keeps watch from his turret during a convoy halt on southern Afghanistan's Route 515 in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during Operation Gateway III, Jan. 7. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation to place combat outposts along Route 515, providing security and safer travel for U.S. military convoys and local Afghans. CLB-3 is the logistics combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force ? Afghanistan. SPMAGTF-A's mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations, as well as train and mentor the Afghan national police.
Date Taken: | 01.07.2009 |
Date Posted: | 01.25.2009 05:40 |
Photo ID: | 146871 |
VIRIN: | 090125-M-9999S-002 |
Resolution: | 3000x2000 |
Size: | 391.69 KB |
Location: | FARAH PROVINCE, AF |
Web Views: | 353 |
Downloads: | 72 |
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