3/4 Relieves BLT 3/8 in Helmand Province [Image 1 of 3]

COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, AFGHANISTAN

04.18.2011

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

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.

• 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