Photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald Stauffer | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 01.07.2009
A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, keeps watch from his turret during a convoy halt on southern Afghanistan's Route 515 in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during Operation Gateway III, Jan. 7. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation to place combat outposts along Route 515, providing security and safer......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald Stauffer | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 01.05.2009
An up-armored military bulldozer operated by Combat Logistics Battalion 3 sits outside the newly built stronghold of Combat Outpost Barrow in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during Operation Gateway III, Jan. 5. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation to place combat outposts along southern Afghanistan's Route 515, providing security and safer travel for......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald Stauffer | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 12.31.2008
A military front-end loader, operated by Combat Logistics Battalion 3, fills a protective barrier with dirt at Combat Outpost Barrow in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during Operation Gateway III, Dec. 31, 2008. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation to place combat outposts along southern Afghanistan's Route 515, providing security and safer travel for......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald Stauffer | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 12.29.2008
An AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, providing close-in fire support, lifts off from Forward Operating Base Delaram during Operation Gateway III, Dec. 29, 2008. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation to place combat outposts along southern Afghanistan's Route 515, providing security and safer travel for Afghan......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald Stauffer | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 12.28.2008
Concertina wire provides an outer perimeter barrier at Combat Outpost Geiger in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during Operation Gateway III, Dec. 28, 2008. Operation Gateway III was a strategically planned operation to place combat outposts along southern Afghanistan's Route 515, providing security and safer travel for Afghan residents, as well as International Security......
