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    Clean Sweep [Image 1 of 28]

    Clean Sweep

    HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    12.19.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson  

    Regional Command Southwest

    A combat engineer uses a metal detector to sweep for buried lethal aid and improvised explosive devices during a clearing operation conducted by Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2013. The company established temporary patrol bases and conducted dismounted patrols over the course of three days to build relations with local residents and counter any insurgent presence in the area.

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    Date Taken: 12.19.2013
    Date Posted: 12.29.2013 04:42
    Photo ID: 1144587
    VIRIN: 131219-M-ZB219-067
    Resolution: 3755x2503
    Size: 3.31 MB
    Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

    Web Views: 191
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