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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marco Baro, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrols with his squad near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area.




A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), checks a radio during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area.




U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), interact with locals during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area.




U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marco Baro, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kneels during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area.




U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Preston Sanders, a mortarman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrols with his squad near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area.




U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elliot Kane, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrols with his squad near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area




U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derrick Warren, a platoon sergeant with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kneels during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area.


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An aviator with 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Saber, hovers in an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter, waiting for fuel at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2013. Task Force Saber’s mission is to conduct reconnaissance and provide aerial support for convoys and ground troops out in the battle space. (U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer)

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(Photos released 2nd December)



An illumination flare lights up a mountain near Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 27, 2013. A squad of Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provided security from the outpost, where they had an unobstructed view of their surroundings.




U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ben Krussow mans a guard post on Observation Post Athens, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2013. Krussow is a rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, which provided security for personnel on Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge.




A U.S. Marine mans a guard post on Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 28, 2013.




U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ben Krussow uses a ship's binoculars to observe the village of Kajaki from Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 28, 2013. Krussow is a rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.




A U.S. Marine uses his weapon's optic lens to scan a mountaintop at sunset from Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 28, 2013.




The bridge and bazaar in the village of Kajaki sit beneath a mountaintop guard post on Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 28, 2013. The outpost gives Marines, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, a 365-degree view of the area around Kajaki




A U.S. Marine guards a post on Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 28, 2013




A U.S. Marine provides security on Observation Post Athens in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 28, 2013.


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A group of F-15E Strike Eagles taxi, following a combat mission during Blue Flag exercise on Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 26, 2013. Aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, deployed to participate in the exercise, where they engaged multiple heavy air defense assets, ground base targets and simulated opposition forces to meet combined operations requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis to the maintenance area following a combat mission during the Blue Flag exercise on Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 26, 2013. Aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, deployed to participate in the exercise, which promoted improved operational capability, combat effectiveness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, Greece, and Italy. The unit engaged multiple heavy air defense assets, ground base targets and simulated opposition forces to meet combined operations requirements. The U.S. supports efforts with Israel and throughout the Black Sea/Eurasia region to ensure access, regional stability and deterrence to common threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




Airmen of the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform routine maintenance on an F-15E Strike Eagle in preparation for Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 19, 2013. Blue Flag was a multinational aerial warfare exercise hosted by Israel, promoting improved operational capability, combat effectiveness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, Greece and Italy. The exercise was conducted Nov. 24-28 to further strengthen the long-lasting relationships between the partner nations, while ensuring regional peace and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




An F-15E Strike Eagle soars above Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, during the Blue Flag exercise Nov. 27, 2013. Aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath deployed to participate in the exercise, which promoted improved operational capability, combat effectiveness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, Greece, and Italy. The unit engaged multiple heavy air defense assets, ground base targets and simulated opposition forces to meet combined operations requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




A group of F-15E Strike Eagles stage for takeoff during Blue Flag exercise on Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 24, 2013. Aircraft assigned to 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, deployed to participate in the exercise, which promoted improved operational capability, combat effectiveness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, Greece and Italy. The unit engaged multiple heavy air defense assets, ground base targets and simulated opposition forces to meet combined operations requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)


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An AV-8B Harrier flies behind an aerial refueling plane above Africa in preparation for taking on fuel during an aerial refueling exercise Nov. 18, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (USMC photo by SSgt. Matt. Orr/Released)​

An AV-8B Harrier attached to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit takes on fuel during an aerial refueling exercise above Africa Nov. 18. 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (USMC photo by SSgt. Matt. Orr/Released)

Lance Cpl. Brian Schaeffer, a Lakeland, Fla., native and rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, scans the desert for threats during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition allies engaged in a prolonged firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and weapons caches and gather intelligence around the bazaar. The interdiction force landed by helicopter during the cover of night and began sweeping through the area with the help of Afghan forces and interpreters before engaging Taliban fighters in a firefight that lasted nearly four hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson/Released)



Sgt. Steven Pendleton (left), a Knoxville, Tenn., native and Lance Cpl. Brian Schaeffer, a Lakeland, Fla., native, both Marines with1st Battalion, 9th Marines, scan for insurgents at the entrance to a desert compound during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition allies engaged in a prolonged firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and weapons caches and gather intelligence around the bazaar. The interdiction force landed by helicopter during the cover of night and began sweeping through the area with the help of Afghan forces and interpreters before engaging Taliban fighters in a firefight that lasted nearly four hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson/Released)



Lance Cpl. Nathan Gulbronson, a Lambertville, Mich., native and rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, provides cover fire for a group of Marines through a hole in a desert compound wall during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition allies engaged in a prolonged firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and weapons caches and gather intelligence around the bazaar. The interdiction force landed by helicopter during the cover of night and began sweeping through the area with the help of Afghan forces and interpreters before engaging Taliban fighters in a firefight that lasted nearly four hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson/Released)



Lance Cpl. Ian Forry (left), a York, Pa., native, and Lance Cpl. Brian Schaeffer, a Lakeland, Fla., native, both Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, crouch behind a wall during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition allies engaged in a prolonged firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and weapons caches and gather intelligence around the bazaar. The interdiction force landed by helicopter during the cover of night and began sweeping through the area with the help of Afghan forces and interpreters before engaging Taliban fighters in a firefight that lasted nearly four hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson/Released)



Lance Cpl. Ian Forry, a York, Pa., native, and rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, crouches behind a wall during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013.



Lance Cpl. Indy Johnson (right), a Springfield, Mass., native, Lance Cpl. Ian Forry, a York, Pa., native, riflemen with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, look for insurgents while positioned behind a dirt wall during a firefight near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013.



Lan ce Cpl. Nathan Chandler, a Logan, Ohio, native and machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, lies behind his M249 squad automatic weapon during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013.



Sgt. Steven Pendleton, a Knoxville, Tenn., native and squad leader with1st Battalion, 9th Marines, attempts to locate insurgents firing on Marines during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013.



Lance Cpl. Indy Johnson, a Springfield, Mass., native and rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, observes a suspected insurgent position during a firefight with Taliban fighters near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013.



Lance Cpl. Brandon Bowker, a Roberta, Ga., native and rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, scans the desert for threats during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013.



Lance Cpl. Nathan Chandler, a Logan, Ohio, native and machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, hunkers down behind a compound wall during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4.


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