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    New Year's in Afghanistan [Image 5 of 6]

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    Two military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are conversing inside what appears to be a fortified observation post or fighting position. The structure is constructed with wooden beams and sandbags, with a weapon mounted in an opening facing outward. Reference documents or notices are pinned to the wooden walls of the position.

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, AFGHANISTAN

    01.01.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Navy Lt. Eric Hammen, right, talks to Lance Cpl. Steven Cox, an ammunition technician with "The Magnificent Bastards," 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1. Cox, a native of Pensacola, Fla., was about to begin guard duty in an observation post at the base. Hammen, a chaplain with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and a native of Little Chute, Wis., visited Forward Operating Base Edinburgh on New Year's because the outpost doesn't have a chaplain of its own. Coalition forces in Afghanistan brought in the New Year by continuing counterinsurgency operations.

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    Date Taken: 01.01.2012
    Date Posted: 01.01.2012 12:31
    Photo ID: 505116
    VIRIN: 120101-M-UC900-043
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 5.18 MB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, AF
    Web Views: 320
    Downloads: 12

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    An aerial photograph showing a military attack helicopter flying over an arid, semi-desert landscape with a winding river below. The terrain features sparse settlements, dry flatlands, and a meandering river system visible in the lower right portion of the image. The scene is captured from another airborne platform at high altitude under hazy atmospheric conditions.
    Two large military helicopters, consistent with CH-53 Super Stallion variants, are parked on a gravel landing zone in an arid desert environment. The setting appears to be a forward operating base or temporary landing zone, with earthen berms, military vehicles, and supply crates visible. The surrounding terrain features flat desert plains with distant mountain ranges under a clear blue sky.
    The image shows a severely shattered glass surface, likely a vehicle windshield or window, with a prominent radial crack pattern emanating from a central impact point. The glass remains intact but is heavily fractured in a spider-web pattern typical of tempered or laminated safety glass. The background visible through the glass shows a blue sky and sandy/desert-like ground.
    A U.S. Marine is positioned inside a fortified sandbag bunker or fighting position. The Marine is wearing MARPAT desert camouflage utilities, a Kevlar helmet with protective goggles mounted on top, and a communications headset. Name tapes on the uniform read 'MARTIN Z.J.' with rank insignia 'LCPL' (Lance Corporal).
    Two military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are conversing inside what appears to be a fortified observation post or fighting position. The structure is constructed with wooden beams and sandbags, with a weapon mounted in an opening facing outward. Reference documents or notices are pinned to the wooden walls of the position.
    Two U.S. Marines helicopters are operating in an arid desert environment, likely a forward operating base. The left aircraft is an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter in flight, while the right is a UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter on the ground with rotors spinning. Ground support equipment and sandbag fortifications are visible in the foreground.

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