Iron Horses stampede insurgency [Image 9 of 9]

COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AFGHANISTAN

08.13.2011

Photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Ridgefield, Conn., native 1st Lt. Tom Figgatt talks to his gunner after a mission. The executive officer for Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, said the tremendous amount of compact firepower and an armor-protected turret in the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank naturally “breeds confidence” in coalition forces on the battlefield.

• Date Taken: 08.13.2011
• Date Posted: 08.25.2011 15:30
• Photo ID: 447891
• VIRIN: 110813-M-PE262-004
• Resolution: 3744x5616
• Size: 11.75 MB
• Location: COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AF