U.S. MARINES in AFGHANISTAN

The function of this blog is to disseminate information (both written and pictorial) about our Marines in Afghanistan in a timely manner.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Marines Clear Taliban From Buji Bhast Pass

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Marines from 2/3 and Afghan national army soldiers move across a wheat field in the Buji Bhast Mountains Oct. 10 during Operation Germinate....
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Women Marines at War

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Operating in a Taliban corridor, Marines, from left, Sgt. Kendra Herbst, Lance Cpl. Jordan Herald, Cpl. Kayla Boisvert and Lance Cpl. Ryann ...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Free Military Photos

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Found this web site http://www.freemilitaryphotos.com/ and it has many pictures - you can search by branch of military and also by theater o...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

IED Training

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Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan-Lance Cpl. Matthew Castro, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 40,...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

Weather News from Afghanistan

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Marines Test New Weather Sensor Marine Aircraft Group 40 Story by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto Date: 09.19.2009 Posted: 09.19.2009 08:38 KAND...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Is this story already forgotten?

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my note: Dear Main Stream Media - Is this not an important story? Ambushed Marines' Aid Call 'Rejected' September 10, 2009 Agenc...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Harriers in Action

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Story by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto Date: 09.15.2009 Posted: 09.15.2009 09:06 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Kandahar Province, Islamic Republic of Afgha...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Anderson Cooper in Afghanistan

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check it out
Sunday, September 6, 2009

"ISAF Commanders' Counterinsurgency Guidance" - McChrystal's Recent Directive to the Troops

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Hi, all ... it's Pam making a rare post this morning. For anyone who hasn't read the linked document, ISAF Commanders' Counterin...
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Thursday, September 3, 2009

William Kristol's Reply To George Will

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No Will, No Way George Will is dismayed by American casualties in Afghanistan, unhappy about the length of our effort there, dismissive of t...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Time to Get Out of Afghanistan

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Time to Get Out of Afghanistan By George F. Will Tuesday, September 1, 2009 "Yesterday," reads the e-mail from Allen, a Marine in...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

VMA-214 Tests Rapid Ground Refueling Techniques in Afghanistan

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Story by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto Date: 07.17.2009 Posted: 08.25.2009 07:17 CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Marine Attack Squadron 214 "Bla...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Black Sheep Marine Selected to Naval Academy Prep School

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Black Sheep Marine Selected to Naval Academy Prep School Marine Aircraft Group 40 Story by Lance Cpl. Gregory AaltoDate: 06.30.2009Posted: 0...
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Story about VMA-214 Blacksheep Doc

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Navy Lt. Kenneth Alea (right), Marine Attack Squadron 214 "Black Sheep", Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade Af...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Marine Dad John McCain (also a US Senator) calls for more Marines to deploy to Afghanistan

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McCain calls for more US troops in Afghanistan By NAHAL TOOSI (AP) – 23 hours ago KABUL — Sen. John McCain called Tuesday for more American ...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Female Marine from the Black Sheep Squadron VMA-214 lead the way

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from the Marine Corps Times: Female Marines key to reaching Afghan women By Alfred de Montesquiou - The Associated PressPosted : Friday Aug ...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Unbelievable is all I can say... sad story

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Crash kills father of fallen Marine Jonathan Stroud Buzz up! FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Published: August 13, 2009 HALTOM CITY , Texas — T...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A blog you might find interesting

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http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/ It's a blog by an Air Force SMSgt Rex Temple (and his wife) This is the type of blog that I had hoped ...
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US Marines Harrier jets support Marines on the ground

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photo by Julie Jacobson (AP) Marines assault Taliban town in Afghanistan By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU (AP) – 1 hour ago DAHANEH, Afghanistan — H...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

sorry about no new posts lately

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I've been very busy with the work effort and it will last another week, so please hang in there... we will post as much as possible as q...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

'America's Battalion' In Afghanistan on NPR

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David Gilkey/NPR - Marine Sgt. Maj. Robert Breeden at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan June 12, 2009. Back at Camp Lejeune, N.C., his wife, B...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

US Marines Echo and Fox Companies in Helmand Afghanistan

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One of our facebook friends from Italy - Filippo Ferrero - passed on to us the location of this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

David Guttenfelder - AP Photographer

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from the NY Times: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/assignment-4/ David Guttenfelder is a photgrapher who has been out in the hot sp...
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Camp Dwyer Medical Staff story...

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Registered nurse Lt. j.g. Phyllis Dykes records doctors notes while staff members of the Combat Logistics Battalion 8 Surgical Support Team...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Helicopter Crash in Kandahar - No Marines on chopper

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We will have more details as they become available - The crash occured close to where some of our Marines are at... Stock photo used - The c...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

USO stars coming to Kandahar

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Bradley Cooper, D.B. Sweeney, Leeann Tweeden, Warrick Dunn, and Coach Don Shula are the scheduled headliners... more details later go to htt...
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