Accession Number | P05353.056 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
Place made | Afghanistan: Kunar Province, Asadabad |
Date made | September 2005 |
Conflict |
Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Members of a United States force, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, ? Marine Regiment, United States ...
Description
Members of a United States force, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, ? Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps (USMC), armed with M16 rifles, search buildings and areas surrounding Asadabad for weapons and suspected Taliban fighters. Set up on a bipod on the ground on the right, is a Minimi light machine gun. The USMC is serving in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the military response to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.