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    International Security Assistance Force [Image 2 of 3]

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    The image shows a forward operating base or military outpost in a desert environment, featuring defensive perimeter walls made of HESCO bastions (sand-filled gabion barriers). A meteorological or sensor mast is prominently mounted in the foreground, equipped with what appears to be weather instrumentation including an anemometer at the top. The installation includes various military equipment, shelters, and utility infrastructure within a hardened compound.

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN

    08.01.2009

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    From the California coast to the Afghanistan desert, the XMET sensor allows Marine weather forecasters the ability to provide up-to-date information on area weather patterns to mission planners throughout Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan

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    Date Taken: 08.01.2009
    Date Posted: 09.19.2009 08:49
    Photo ID: 205114
    VIRIN: 090801-M-9114Y-002
    Resolution: 750x617
    Size: 503.13 KB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM, AF
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    The image shows a rooftop of a mud-brick building in an arid, mountainous region that appears to be a forward operating base or military outpost. A weather station or sensor mast is mounted on a tripod and stabilized with sandbags on the rooftop. Military vehicles, tents, HESCO barriers, and additional structures are visible in the background.
    The image shows a forward operating base or military outpost in a desert environment, featuring defensive perimeter walls made of HESCO bastions (sand-filled gabion barriers). A meteorological or sensor mast is prominently mounted in the foreground, equipped with what appears to be weather instrumentation including an anemometer at the top. The installation includes various military equipment, shelters, and utility infrastructure within a hardened compound.
    A military observation or guard tower constructed from wood and sandbags, situated in an arid desert environment. A single person is standing on the upper platform installing or adjusting equipment on a mast, which includes what appears to be a camera or sensor system and a small solar panel. The structure is reinforced with HESCO bastions (wire mesh and fabric military barriers) and surrounded by concertina wire.

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