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Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, and and area map, Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) take a moment to regroup themselves after returning from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3/6 (BLT 3/6) "hump" towards their fighting foxholes just off the runway at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3/6 (BLT 3/6) "hump" towards their...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Brigadier General James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General of Combined Task Force 58, drafts correspondence at his office in the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Brigadier General James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General of Combine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The bivouac site located to the distant left (see 2-man dome tents) belonged to the Marine Service Support Group-26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The mass of military vans in the center of the photo belonged to the 101st Air Assault Division, US Army

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base loca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as they prepare to embark upon a patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground is the LAV's 7.62 mm machine gun loaded and ready to go

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Smoke cloud results from the destruction of unexploded munitions just destroyed by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Smoke cloud results from the destruction of unexploded munitions just ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines provide security for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal effort at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The Marines are conducting a mounted patrol using Light Armored Vehicles-25 (LAV-25) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), dismount their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) at an observation post manned by anti-Taliban forces near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Army soldiers strengthen force protection measures, laying more rows of concertina wire, around the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. All Army personel are carrying M16s and one has a M-240B SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), while they unload the M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)

Army soldiers strengthen force protection measures, laying more rows o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

A view of an Afghan tent compound near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of an Afghan tent compound near the Kandahar International Airp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using a LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) have lunch at an observation post site where Marines were dispatched to destroy unexploded munitions dropped by coalition air sorties near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) have lunch at an observation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses transfer of command issues with Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the discussion is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Major Timothy Maxwell, USMC, senior military analyst with the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, starts his morning with the Marine infantry "grunts" that he is in the process of evaluating at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Timothy Maxwell, USMC, senior military analyst with the Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBTANDARD)

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) relocates his two-man desert colored dome tent at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan D. Covington, USMC (left), and Major Mark Schrecker, USMC (lright), pilots with the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, stand in front of the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan D. Covington, USMC (left), and Major Mark ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. A Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) in use in the background

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Captain Christopher Keady, USMC, Supply Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) stands in front of palletized items at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Keady, USMC, Supply Officer, Battalion Landing Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Enduring Freedom Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) walk along the flightline at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

The terminal at the bombed out Kandahar International Airport now serves as a home base for more than 4,000 multinational forces and media from around the world. The forces are taking part in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM; the US led offensive to seek out terrorists, primarily al-Qaida forces in this region, and disrupt their ability to plan and execute terrorist activities. Controlling this airport is crucial to running military operations throughout the country

The terminal at the bombed out Kandahar International Airport now serv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode... More

A member from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) 913, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, hands out some candy to children in the village of Haji Mohammadshah Kelay, outside Kandahar International Airport, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A member from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TP...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

A frontal view of the terminal roof line and air control tower at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. "Texas 17" the Marine call sign for the base is painted on the side of the control tower. During OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A frontal view of the terminal roof line and air control tower at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Major Chris Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task Force 58, works across from his Army counterpart in the Joint Information Bureau at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Chris Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Two Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) walk away from the CH-53 helicopter located at the Air Command Element Headquarters at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Colonel Andrew P. Frick, USMC, Commander, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) poses for a photograph in his office at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Colonel Andrew P. Frick, USMC, Commander, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron oversee air movement at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. "Texas 17" is the call sign for the airport

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron oversee air movement at Kandahar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow,... More

A Marine crew chief guides a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365) (Reinforced) near the Air Command Element Headquarters at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine crew chief guides a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter with Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Field portrait of Lance Corporal R. DeJesus, USMC, a member of Military Police Detachment, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) standing guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Field portrait of Lance Corporal R. DeJesus, USMC, a member of Militar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow,... More

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) warm themselves around a fire in a barrel at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron airmen man the control tower, code named "Texas 17," overlooking the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron airmen man the control tower, co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAF Scene Camer... More

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), with a mounted M-240B Maching Gun, stands guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), stands in his frosted bivouac site immediately in front of the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), has a cold breakfast MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) in his bivouac site immediately in front of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view from atop the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The M242 25mm chain gun with a full magazine covers the road in front of the vehicle

A view from atop the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A member of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) stands inside of an observation post site where US Marines were dispatched to destroy unexploded munitions dropped by coalition air sorties near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A member of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) stands inside of an observat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

Kicking up a bit of a dust cloud, Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using an LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle-25) with its M242 25mm chain gun mounted in the turret visable. Also with its 7.62 mm Machine gun manned by a Marine. The LAV is near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Kicking up a bit of a dust cloud, Marines with Alpha Company, Second L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines pause their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) to let an interpreter discuss issues with local villagers while participating in a mounted patrol. The Marines are with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines pause their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) to let an interpret...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) addresses an audience of Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) load their Mercedes G IFAV (Interim Fast Attack Vehicle) in preparation to turnover their bivouac site to Army soldiers from the 101st Air Assault Division at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background are the remains of an Mi-18 (HIP H) Soviet helicopter

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) adjusts his M252 81 Medium Extended Rainge Mortar at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A, we're first, mural painted by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, both with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A, we're first, mural painted by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Upon arrival, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops brief outdoors at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Upon arrival, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops brief outdoors at Kandahar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the room used by Marine snipers with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), with some touches of home, at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the room used by Marine snipers with Kilo Company, Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Captain Shane Tomko, USMC, Commanding Officer of Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) discusses issues at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Shane Tomko, USMC, Commanding Officer of Kilo Company, Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A closeup of a D1 NATO-standard pressure locking fuel nozzle, left, used by Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the forward aerial refueling point at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. On the right is a CCR (Closed-Circuit Refueling) nozzle, with a gravity feed adapter

A closeup of a D1 NATO-standard pressure locking fuel nozzle, left, us...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

An aerial view showing a repaired hole on the taxiway at Kandahar, International Airport (IAP), Afghanistan. In the middle ground is a destroyed Russian aircraft with US Military personnel manning a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a Tube-launched, Optically Tracked, Wire Guided missile system, from a dirt revetment during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An aerial view showing a repaired hole on the taxiway at Kandahar, Int...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, USN R... More

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, Sergeant (SGT) Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (left) secure the ground ramp extensions to the inside of the KC-130/R before take-off. They completed the delivery of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) Marines and supplies to the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SGT Lujick is has her crew weapon strapped to her, a 9 mm Beretta M9 Semiautomatic Pistol

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene C... More

Behind the KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) and beyond the heavy equipment, the detainee camp is visible at the Kandahar Airport. The camp was setup during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Behind the KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene C... More

Three thousand pounds of bombs go up in smoke. The bombs, left behind by the Soviets, were found behind a dormitory outside the perimeter of Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan. They were collected and taken to a safe site and detonated by US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Three thousand pounds of bombs go up in smoke. The bombs, left behind ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

A member from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) 913, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, says goodbye to the children in the village of Haji Mohammadshah Kelay, outside Kandahar International Airport, after discussing local issues with the village elders during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A member from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TP...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

A Marine sleeps inside the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine sleeps inside the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Maintenance Platoon, Marine Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) gather around a makeshift stove that they assembled using a 55 gallon drum and a spent Soviet artillery casing. Marines are at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Maintenance Platoon, Marine Service Support Group 26, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Army personnel with the 101st Air Assault Division use a hand pump to get fuel at a US Marine fuel site on Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The soldiers wear their flax vests as part of their desert uniform

Army personnel with the 101st Air Assault Division use a hand pump to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A Marine Ch-53 helicopter with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) sits in front of the tower and passenger terminal at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine Ch-53 helicopter with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Corporal B. A. Theobald, USMC, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) burns scrap wood to keep warm at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan. Marines sleep in their frost covered two-man dome dents behind Corporal Theobald during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Corporal B. A. Theobald, USMC, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, attached t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Vehicle Company, attached to the Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), move away on their patrol in a Light Armor Vehicle (LAV-25), while a USAF C-130, 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, is unloaded with a 10K AT loader at Khandahar International Airport during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Vehicle Company, attached...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Destroyed Soviet aircraft lie near the runway at the Kandahar International Airport (IAP) Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Destroyed Soviet aircraft lie near the runway at the Kandahar Internat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, USN R... More

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare to embark upon a Marine KC-130 at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), eat a breakfast MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) in their bivouac site immediately in front of the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) with full packs, cross the flightline at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352

Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

With an M-16 slung over his shoulder an Air Force Technical Sergeant uses marshalling lights to direct a C-130 Hercules into position at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With an M-16 slung over his shoulder an Air Force Technical Sergeant u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Unknown Scene Ca... More

Sergeant Gattis, USMC, with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) tapes plastic explosives to a Soviet surface-to-air missile (SAM), which lies near an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Gattis, USMC, with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Afghan children watch from an archway as Marines conduct a mounted patrol with Light Armored Vehicles through a village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghan children watch from an archway as Marines conduct a mounted pat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

Major Mark "Pigpen" Schrecker, USMC, a pilot with the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, poses in front of the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Mark "Pigpen" Schrecker, USMC, a pilot with the Marine Central C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAT Scene Camer... More

Generating dust along the dirt road Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol onboard their Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Generating dust along the dirt road Marines with Alpha Company, Second...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Riding in on a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) with some Afghan villagers and an interpreter, Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol through an Afghan village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Riding in on a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) with some Afghan vill...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines disembark at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

As the first LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) rolls off into the distance, an Afghan family watches as Marines pass by during a mounted patrol with Light Armored Vehicles through a village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

As the first LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) rolls off into the distanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marine Corporal David Easter peers through binoculars while participating in a mounted patrol with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The taped slits reduce the daylight glare of the desert sand's reflections but not the ability of the binoculars to magnify

Marine Corporal David Easter peers through binoculars while participat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

A Norwegian mine clearing unit's Hydrema 910 MCV (Mineclearing Vehicle) (made in DK), left, and an Aardvark Joint Services Flail Unit (JSFU) (made in UK) parked at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Norwegian mine clearing unit's Hydrema 910 MCV (Mineclearing Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marine cooks, M-16s at hand, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) pose with their famous "Combat Coffee" sign at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine cooks, M-16s at hand, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Corporal Gaffney, USMC, (left) works on a laptop and Corporal Bennet, USMC, (right) works on a propane stove. Both Marines are with Communications Platoon, S-6 Radio Section, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) based at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Corporal Gaffney, USMC, (left) works on a laptop and Corporal Bennet, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Behind the remains of an Mi-17 (HIP H) Soviet helicopter is one of the towers inhabited by US Marine Snipers, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Behind the remains of an Mi-17 (HIP H) Soviet helicopter is one of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 265, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) sits at the end of the runway at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. On the ground are three AH-1W SuperCobras and flying by is a UH-1N Iroquis

A Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 265...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of a damaged MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of a damaged MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Using an 10K-AT forklift a Marine transports a pallet of material in front of the bivouac site inhabited by Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Using an 10K-AT forklift a Marine transports a pallet of material in f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Colonel and medical doctor Solenberger, USA, chief surgeon with the 555th Forward Surgical Team, Fort Hood, poses for a portrait at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Colonel and medical doctor Solenberger, USA, chief surgeon with the 55...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 555 Forward Surgi... More

First Sergeant Rickie McCall, USMC, (left) and Captain Shane Tomko, USMC, (right), Commanding Officer of Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discuss issues at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

First Sergeant Rickie McCall, USMC, (left) and Captain Shane Tomko, US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of a damaged MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of a damaged MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

After members from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) 913, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, complete discussions about local issues with Nojoy village elders, a friendly international game of wrestling takes place, outside Kandahar International Airport, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

After members from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Offier for the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, inside a detainment facility built by Marines from the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan. The facility will be used to hold captured members of Al-Qaida during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Offier for the Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT Sc... More

Living up to a military maxim - if you can sleep, sleep. With an M-16 across his lap a Marine from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) takes a nap in his bivouac area near at the edge of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Living up to a military maxim - if you can sleep, sleep. With an M-16 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, attached to the Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare their Light Armor Vehicle (LAV)-25 to conduct a patrol around Khandahar International Airport during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Khandahar control tower is in the background. One Marine at the ready manning the 7.62 mm machine gun atop the M242 25mm chain gun in the turret

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/Nikon F5 camera body operated by Combat Photographers and Public Affairs Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note that the hinged cover that protects the battery and PCMICA card area has been broken and replaced with a piece of duct tape

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/Nikon F5 camera body operate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

GUNNERY Sergeant H.J. Kunzig, USMC, an aerial observer for Helicopter Marine Medium squadron 365, sits outside of the Air Combat Element headquarters at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

GUNNERY Sergeant H.J. Kunzig, USMC, an aerial observer for Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Hidden in the shadow of the helicopter's rotor, a Marine performs maintenance on one of the CH-53 Sea Stallion's engines. The CH-53 is with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365)(Reinforced) located at the Air Command Element Headquarters at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Hidden in the shadow of the helicopter's rotor, a Marine performs main...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Military personnel walk toward latrines constructed by the US Navy Construction Battalion (SeaBees) at the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Military personnel walk toward latrines constructed by the US Navy Con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Close up of a locally procured "PakIran" propane heater in use by a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to keep warm while he stands guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Close up of a locally procured "PakIran" propane heater in use by a me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

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