FARAH PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Afghan National Police hand out candy to local children while providing security for an irrigation ditch project along Route 515 in Delaram District, Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2009. Dozens of local Afghans showed up to work on the project, which will increase the output of local crop fields by ensuring they have sufficient water. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 recently completed Operation Gateway III along Route 515 in southern Afghanistan. The operation was a strategically planned effort to clear the route of deadly improvised explosive devices laid by insurgents and provide an alliance presence. CLB-3 is the logistics combat element and 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan.(photo by Gunnery Sgt. James A. Burks)
FARAH PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Chief Warrant Officer Philippe E. Chasse hands out candy to children along Route 515 in Delaram District, Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2009. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 recently completed Operation Gateway III along Route 515 in southern Afghanistan. The operation was a strategically planned effort to clear the route of deadly improvised explosive devices laid by insurgents and provide an alliance presence. CLB-3 is the logistics combat element and 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan.
(photo by Gunnery Sgt. James A. Burks)
FARAH PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – An Afghan man carries a shovel while walking along Route 515 Jan. 21, 2009, in Delaram District, Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Dozens of local Afghans showed up to work on the irrigation ditch project, while the Afghan National Police provided security. The project will ensure that local crop fields have sufficient water, increasing their output. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 recently completed Operation Gateway III along Route 515 in southern Afghanistan. The operation was a strategically planned effort to clear the route of deadly improvised explosive devices laid by insurgents and provide an alliance presence. CLB-3 is the logistics combat element and 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan.
(photo by Gunnery Sgt. James A. Burks)
FARAH PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – U.S. Navy corpsmen treat an injured Afghan man while assisting local villagers with an irrigation ditch project along Route 515 in Delaram District, Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2009. Dozens of local Afghans showed up to work on the project, while the Afghan National Police provided security. The project will ensure that local crop fields have sufficient water, increasing their output. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 recently completed Operation Gateway III along Route 515 in southern Afghanistan. The operation was a strategically planned effort to clear the route of deadly improvised explosive devices laid by insurgents and provide an alliance presence. CLB-3 is the logistics combat element and 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan.
(photo by Gunnery Sgt. James A. Burks)
