Marine heavy equipment operator finds critical role on task force in Afghanistan

PATROL BASE ALCATRAZ, AFGHANISTAN

10.21.2011

Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

Cpl. Christopher Cane constructs a helicopter landing zone in the Helmand River valley of southwestern Afghanistan from behind the wheel of an armored bulldozer, Oct. 21. Cane, a native of Olympia, Wash., is a heavy equipment operator on a roughly 20-man team dubbed "Task Force Nomad." Over the next several weeks, the task force, a subset of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, will construct or improve helicopter landing zones along the Helmand River valley in southwestern Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 10.21.2011
• Date Posted: 11.02.2011 12:27
• Photo ID: 482780
• VIRIN: 111021-M-UB212-159
• Resolution: 4675x3117
• Size: 9.31 MB
• Location: PATROL BASE ALCATRAZ, AF