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    3/4 Relieves BLT 3/8 in Helmand Province [Image 3 of 3]

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    The image shows a group of military personnel, appearing to be U.S. Marines based on their MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms, positioned near HESCO barrier walls in what appears to be a forward operating base or patrol base in an arid environment. The foreground soldier is armed with an M4/M16-style rifle with optics and is in a standing security posture. Additional personnel are visible in the background at elevated positions, suggesting a security or patrol operation.

    COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, AFGHANISTAN

    04.18.2011

    Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, and Marines from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, RCT 8, depart friendly lines to begin a joint security patrol as part of a turnover at the Marines' patrol base in Helmand province's Green Zone, west of the Nahr-e Saraj canal, April 18, 2011. Marines with 3/4 relieved Marines with BLT 3/8 in Afghanistan in April 2011. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

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    Date Taken: 04.18.2011
    Date Posted: 04.23.2011 03:14
    Photo ID: 393401
    VIRIN: 110418-M-SB982-040
    Resolution: 3580x5370
    Size: 1.51 MB
    Location: COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, AF
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    Four military personnel in desert combat uniforms are gathered near a concertina wire barrier in what appears to be a forward operating base or checkpoint. The soldiers are equipped with full combat gear including body armor, helmets, rifles, and tactical backpacks. The arid, sandy environment with mud-brick structures in the background suggests a Middle Eastern or Central Asian operational theater.
    A group of approximately six to seven military personnel in full combat gear are gathered in a briefing or coordination huddle near a HESCO barrier wall in what appears to be a forward operating base or patrol base. The soldiers are wearing MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage uniforms, suggesting U.S. Marine Corps affiliation. The setting, vegetation, and terrain are consistent with an arid or semi-arid operational environment.
    The image shows a group of military personnel, appearing to be U.S. Marines based on their MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms, positioned near HESCO barrier walls in what appears to be a forward operating base or patrol base in an arid environment. The foreground soldier is armed with an M4/M16-style rifle with optics and is in a standing security posture. Additional personnel are visible in the background at elevated positions, suggesting a security or patrol operation.

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