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    3/5 Marines fight to establish new patrol base

    SANGIN, AFGHANISTAN

    12.22.2010

    Photo by Cpl. Daniel Blatter 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpl. David Ortega and Lance Cpl. Miguel Travino, both members of 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneel in a group of trees in southern Sangin, Dec. 22, 2010. The Platoon was on an operation to secure a new patrol base in the area. Although on the first three days of the operation, the Marines encountered several firefights and found several improvised explosive devises, they also secured the compound and established a new patrol base.

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    Date Taken: 12.22.2010
    Date Posted: 01.04.2011 00:40
    Photo ID: 354850
    VIRIN: 101222-M-8957B-002
    Resolution: 1008x654
    Size: 544.29 KB
    Location: SANGIN, AF

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