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    Ballistic Underwear Make Their Way to Marines in Afghanistan [Image 2 of 3]

    Ballistic Underwear Make Their Way to Marines in Afghanistan

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

    06.07.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), sweeps the ground for improvised explosive devices. The unit was the first unit to receive the ballistic underwear and has become a standard part of their proper protective equipment. A significant function of the ballistic underwear is their ability to prevent fine sands and other small particles hurled up by the initial blast of an IED from lodging into exposed tissue and infecting wounds.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 06.07.2011
    Date Posted: 06.22.2011 05:17
    Photo ID: 418778
    VIRIN: 110607-M-RE261-758
    Resolution: 3238x5129
    Size: 2.22 MB
    Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

    Web Views: 534
    Downloads: 17

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