040603-M-8096M-015. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) First Sergeant (1SGT) Ernest Hoopii, assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), poses for a photograph holding a mm AK-74 assault rifle taken from a slain enemy fighter after a firefight with Taliban insurgents near the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan during Operation Asbury Park. The ensuing firefight resulted in five Taliban fighters dead, three Marines wounded, and three enemy combatants being captured. During eigh
040603-M-8096M-015. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) First Sergeant (1SGT) Ernest Hoopii, assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), poses for a photograph holding a mm AK-74 assault rifle taken from a slain enemy fighter after a firefight with Taliban insurgents near the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan during Operation Asbury Park. The ensuing firefight resulted in five Taliban fighters dead, three Marines wounded, and three enemy combatants being captured. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khabargho State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
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