Members of a United States force, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, ? Marine Regiment, United States ...

Accession Number P05353.056
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Dupont, Stephen
Place made Afghanistan: Kunar Province, Asadabad
Date made September 2005
Conflict Afghanistan, 2001-2021
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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.