Service members throughout Camp Dwyer participate in a mass casualty drill organized by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian White, the anti-terrorism force protection officer with Regimental Combat Team 1, Aug. 6. White is a Detroit native. Produced by Sgt. Jesse Stence. Available in high definition.
Yesterday in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand Province a local national child was brought to an ISAF location with injuries caused by the blast from an IED strike.
Without food, water or relief from 120-plus degree temperatures, an Afghan National Army soldier patrols with his Marine counterparts. He is observing Ramadan, a month-long Islamic holiday in which Muslims fast during daylight hours.
As they loaded gear into storage containers, climbed aboard armored trucks or into helicopters, the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment bade farewell to northern Marjah District and began their journey home to North Carolina. They leave the area in the hands of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, which participated in Operation Moshtarak, the initial push to remove insurgents from the city, last year.
