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U.S. Marine Cpl. George Eifert (left), a wrecker operator

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U.S. Marine Cpl. George Eifert (left), a wrecker operator with Trucks Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Cambridge, Minn., hands a replacement shock to Lance Cpl. Chris Harbour, a loadmaster and 21-year-old native of Marietta, Ga., while repairing a 7-ton truck following a combat logistics convoy here, April 5, 2012. As coalition forces prepare to transfer lead security responsibility of Helmand province’s Garmsir district to Afghan National Security Forces, the 3/3 motor transport Marines are faced with a daunting mission. They’ve functioned in their core capacity, logging 20,000 miles on more than 500 combat logistics convoys while supporting 3/3’s offensive combat operations and aiding in ANSF development. Simultaneously, they’re supporting 3/3’s logistics section in retrograding thousands of items spread across their 1,200 square-kilometer battlespace.

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nato 3rd battalion mechanic garmsir district counterinsurgency operations government of the islamic republic of afghanistan coin oef operator writer combat correspondent retrograde 3 3 marine corps base hawaii photographer public affairs afghanistan giroa combat camera helmand province equipment 3rd marine regiment international security assistance force isaf deployment operation enduring freedom motor t motor transportation vehicle checkpoint america s battalion rct 5 military vehicle garmser district cpl reece lodder reece lodder military vehicle operations regimental combat team 5 forward operating base delhi setting the conditions motor transport marines prepare garmsir for transition dvids high resolution us marine corps islamic art war in afghanistan 2001 2021
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05/04/2012
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nato 3rd battalion mechanic garmsir district counterinsurgency operations government of the islamic republic of afghanistan coin oef operator writer combat correspondent retrograde 3 3 marine corps base hawaii photographer public affairs afghanistan giroa combat camera helmand province equipment 3rd marine regiment international security assistance force isaf deployment operation enduring freedom motor t motor transportation vehicle checkpoint america s battalion rct 5 military vehicle garmser district cpl reece lodder reece lodder military vehicle operations regimental combat team 5 forward operating base delhi setting the conditions motor transport marines prepare garmsir for transition dvids high resolution us marine corps islamic art war in afghanistan 2001 2021