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    Combat Logistics Battalion 4 supports Operation Branding Iron [Image 4 of 7]

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    U.S. Marine Corps personnel are conducting a vehicle recovery or loading operation in an arid desert environment. A large crane or boom arm is lifting what appears to be a damaged or disabled military vehicle onto a flatbed trailer marked 'U.S. MARINE CORPS' with serial number 618572 and unit designation 'ALPHA CARGO'. Multiple Marines in full combat gear are supervising and directing the operation.

    HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    05.30.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Mark Stroud 

    1st Marine Logistics Group

    Marines with Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), recover a damaged mineroller during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand Province, May 30. The mineroller was damaged while traversing the rough terrain north of Musa Qal’ah in support of Operation Branding Iron.

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2012
    Date Posted: 06.18.2012 00:39
    Photo ID: 605902
    VIRIN: 120530-M-JG138-008
    Resolution: 3264x4928
    Size: 10.44 MB
    Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF
    Web Views: 198
    Downloads: 31

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    A military service member in full combat gear is working between two large military vehicles, appearing to manipulate equipment or a connection point on one of the vehicles. The soldier is wearing desert camouflage (DCU/MultiCam), a combat helmet with night vision goggle mount flipped up, tactical gloves, and body armor. The setting appears to be a forward operating base or staging area in an arid environment.
    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are seated on or near military vehicles in an arid desert environment. One soldier is holding a communication device to his ear while the other appears to be looking downward. Multiple radio antennas and communication equipment are visible in the foreground.
    A military forward operating base or logistics area in an arid desert environment, featuring a compact military rough-terrain forklift (likely a Caterpillar or similar military telehandler) in the foreground. Multiple military HMMWVs (Humvees) are visible on the left and right flanks, with supply crates and personnel visible in the background. The scene depicts active logistics and supply operations in what appears to be a Middle Eastern or Central Asian theater.
    U.S. Marine Corps personnel are conducting a vehicle recovery or loading operation in an arid desert environment. A large crane or boom arm is lifting what appears to be a damaged or disabled military vehicle onto a flatbed trailer marked 'U.S. MARINE CORPS' with serial number 618572 and unit designation 'ALPHA CARGO'. Multiple Marines in full combat gear are supervising and directing the operation.
    A main battle tank, consistent with an M1 Abrams, is moving at speed across an arid desert terrain, generating a large dust cloud from its tracks. Two crew members are visible in the open hatches of the turret. The background features rocky, barren hills under clear daylight conditions.
    The image shows a large explosion producing a tall column of dark smoke and dust in an arid, desert-like environment. Military vehicles are visible on either side of the blast, suggesting a controlled detonation or IED strike in a conflict zone. The terrain and architecture in the background are consistent with a Central or South Asian setting.
    A military convoy of armored vehicles is moving across an arid, desert terrain. Multiple MRAP-type vehicles equipped with tall spiral-antenna masts (likely Duke IED jammers) are visible in column formation. A large dust/smoke cloud rises in the background, consistent with an explosion or controlled detonation.

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    Alpha Company
    3rd Platoon
    1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward)
    Combat Logistics Battalion 4
    Musa Qal'ah
    Operation Branding Iron
    Capt. Donald L. Hotchkiss
    1st Lt. Benjamin Gutek
    Lance Cpl. Adam R. Tornatore
    Cpl. David C. Avery III
    Sgt. Daniel B. Baker
    Afghanistan
    deployment
    Helmand Province

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