Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion wait for barriers to be filled with dirt before continuing their construction of an observation post in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 18. During their mission, 2nd CEB built two observation posts, on a road known to have high IED activity. The OPs were built to be a permanently manned stations, in order to keep surveillance on the road to stop insurgents and the placement of roadside bombs.
Date Taken: | 12.18.2009 |
Date Posted: | 12.29.2009 09:39 |
Photo ID: | 235510 |
VIRIN: | 091218-M-3612M-005 |
Resolution: | 3504x2336 |
Size: | 949.98 KB |
Location: | AF |
Web Views: | 218 |
Downloads: | 40 |
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