ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Harriers Over Afghanistan

Two Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilots fly over southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan after conducting an aerial refuel.

Night Chopper (Sea Stallion)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion prepares for an early morning mission in Afghanistan.

Marine Corps Takedown

A Marine Corps Martial Arts Course Instructor grapples with a student during the final conditioning session.

Operation Cobra - Search & Security (Afghanistan)

A corpsman provides security while a Marine Corporal searches a local Afghan man in Southern Shorshork, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during the second day of Operation Cobra.

Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan

A Marine Corps Lance Corporal pauses before returning to Forward Operating Base Geronimo after providing security in Nawa.

Clearing a Compound (Operation Northern Lion, Afghanistan)

A Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant clears a compound during Operation Northern Lion in Mohammadabad.

On The Wall (Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan)

Marines climb a wall during Counter Improvised Explosive Device training at Camp Leatherneck.

Nawa Bazaar Security Escort, Afghanistan

A corpsman with Jump Platoon provides security while escorting media through the Nawa Bazaar in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Extraction Point, Afghanistan

U.S. Marines make their way to the extraction point during operation Northern Lion II in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Devil Dogs Patrol (Operation Grizzly, Afghanistan)

A Marine Corps Lance Corporal and Viky, an improvised explosive device detection dog, search a compound for hidden threats.

Afghan Girls & Marine Gunner

Afghan girls watch as a Marine gunner makes his way to set up a vehicle checkpoint near Forward Operating Base Geronimo.

High Five Patrol (Marine & Afghan Children)

A Marine Corps rifleman receives a high-five from an Afghan boy during a security patrol in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Candy Petition, Afghanistan

An Afghan boy petitions a Marine Corps rifleman for candy.

Farmland Patrol (Marines - Afghanistan)

A Marine Corps Lance Corporal patrols farmland near in Southern Shorshork, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Ordnance Destruction (Afghanistan)

Explosive ordnance disposal Marines destroy an improvised explosive device cache found in an abandoned compound in Southern Shorsurak, Afghanistan.

Operation Black Dawn, Afghanistan

A corpsman provides security as his squad exits a V-22 Osprey during Operation Black Dawn in Eastern Garmsir, Afghanistan.