Reporting the unit’s current position while on patrol, Lance Cpl. John Torres, the platoon radio operator and native of Cheney, Wash., takes cover behind a wall March 12 during Operation Golden Shillelagh. Torres is a member of 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8. The operation was conducted to locate and interdict possible insurgent activity in the area.
| Date Taken: | 03.13.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2011 02:28 |
| Photo ID: | 381344 |
| VIRIN: | 110313-M-OB793-880 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2146 |
| Size: | 705.93 KB |
| Location: | MALMAND, AF |
| Web Views: | 146 |
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