Photo by Cpl. Daniel Blatter | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.11.2010
Lance Cpl. Will MacDonald, a squad leader for the machinegun section of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, lays in the prone, waiting for the enemy to approach, June 11. After nearly an hour of laying in wait, Taliban fired from a hilltop and MacDonald fired 400 to 500 rounds suppressing them and denying the enemy the ability to further engage our troops....
Photo by Cpl. Daniel Blatter | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.10.2010
Just more than an hour into an operation with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, a medical-evacuation helicopter was called in to lift out an injured Marine after his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on the way to Badam, June 9. "The Marine is fine," said Sgt. Javen Roberson, platoon sergeant for 2nd platoon, Alpha Company. "He received a......
Photo by Cpl. Daniel Blatter | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.10.2010
Lance Cpl. Daniel Franke, a dog handler attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, lays in the prone on an overlooking hill with his dog, in Towrah Ghundey, June 11. The Marines posted on the hill soon received enemy contact and suppressed the enemy, causing them to retreat....
