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COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AFGHANISTAN

08.11.2011

Photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- A tank with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, sits beside another tank during an overwatch mission. Tankers regularly perform these missions for their fellow Marines and other coalition forces. An overwatch mission consists of providing security for ground forces improving roads, constructing needed facilities or any other development projects to build a better future for Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 08.11.2011
• Date Posted: 08.25.2011 15:27
• Photo ID: 447881
• VIRIN: 110811-M-PE262-004
• Resolution: 5554x3578
• Size: 10.47 MB
• Location: COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AF