3/4 Marines in Gereshk, Afghanistan [Image 3 of 4]

OBSERVATION POST 22, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

07.20.2011

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Smith 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

PATROL BASE KAKAR, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Ray Tang, 23, a Fullerton, Calif., native and rifleman for 3rd Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, takes a break between standing post at Observation Post 22 in Gereshk, Afghanistan, July 20. “It’s been everything I expected; a lot of action,” said Tang. “There’s a little more down time than I expected. That’s the nature of combat I guess.” This is Tang’s first deployment since joining the Marine Corps in January 2010. After graduating high school in 2005, Tang went to college at the University of California-Irvine and is one year short of his bachelor’s degree in Biology.

• Date Taken: 07.20.2011
• Date Posted: 08.08.2011 07:19
• Photo ID: 440285
• VIRIN: 110720-M-OB793-986
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 4.82 MB
• Location: OBSERVATION POST 22, HELMAND PROVINCE, AF