HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - 27 July 2009 - US Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment walk through a field during a security


HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - 27 July 2009 - US Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment walk through a field during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 27, 2009. Fox Company Marines are conducting patrols outside Patrol Base Hasan Abad to restrict insurgents' freedom of movement. The Marines are deployed here to support NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counterinsurgency operations. They will train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces to improve security and stability in the country - Photo: Geopix/Pete Thibodeau/USMC


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Location: Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
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