Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine
Summary
Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through a bazaar in Gereshk, Afghanistan, during a mission in Helmand province, May 12, 2014. The company disrupted Taliban fighters to aid in the retrograde of Sturga II, a British base northeast of Lashkar Gah. The battalion has conducted dozens of missions since they assumed their battlespace March 15, but this was their first combat engagement with insurgents since their arrival in country.
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joseph scanlan
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cpl joseph scanlan
1 7 marines support british forces during turnover of sterga ii
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Date
25/05/2014
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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