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CLR-2 Conducts Combat Logistics Patrol

U.S. Marines conduct a combat logistics patrol using a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle with mine roller attached in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 23, 2013.
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Photo: Lance Cpl. Kevin Romero looks for a suspected insurgent who had engaged the Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment while they were conducting a sweep of a compound near Patrol Base Boldak March 3. U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Bobby J. Yarbrough

Join Marine Corps Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough as he recounts the first time he made enemy contact in Afghanistan……and experienced what it was like to come under fire.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist with the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, poses for a picture in the ADT's conference room at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Sept. 1, 2012.

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb.
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Riding in an armored truck over Afghanistan’s rutted dirt roads is scarcely a smooth or comfortable experience. Each bump is felt as springs groan and creak under the weight of the mine resistant, ambush-protected vehicle. The air conditioner circulates dusty …
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About 30 employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South took part in MRAP (mine-resistant, ambush-protected) vehicle safety and egress orientation training on Kandahar Airfield. “In late June, I asked the district’s supervisors to identify personnel who …
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