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Sgt. Justin Goeden, squad leader, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, sits in an open window during a patrol through Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2008. The Marines have transitioned from combat patrols, to verifying claims as part of their civil military affairs effort in the region.
Photo by Randy Clinton of the United States of America.
Cpl Shane Gibney, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, rests after he spent the morning patrolling in Helmand Provence, Afghanistan, June 30, 2008.
Photo by Randy Clinton of the United States of America.
Pfc Alex Lopez, 2nd Combined Arms Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon machine gunner, watches for enemy movement around a main supply road for the 24th MEU Marines in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 20, 2008.
Photo by Randy Clinton of the United States of America.
Allied Joint Forces Command HQ Brunssum is a NATO headquarters in Brunssum, the Netherlands. It is directly subordinate to SHAPE, the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, and provides oversight to the International Security Assistance Force, in Afghanistan.