Photos

2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-06-11 09:53:00
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Hightower, a casualty evacuation corpsman for Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, names all of the parts of the M-4 Carbine rifle during the weapons fundamentals qualification to earn the Fleet Marine Force pin here, June 10. Hightower earned the MEB-Afghanistan Sailor of the Quarter, Dec. 26, for the last quarter of 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Regimental Combat Team 7
Byline: Lance Cpl. Walter Marino
Date: 2009-02-26 08:26:00
Cpl. James A. Pabey, a motor transport operator for Alpha Company, 2nd CEB, unloads lumber needed to construct a roof on an observation post on Route Cowboys, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 07, 2010. During operations on Route Cowboys, 2nd CEB constructed three observation posts.

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-27 20:21:00
Corpsmen with the Combined Aid Station and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighters with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, place a wounded Marine on a stretcher during an indirect fire exercise here Dec. 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-27 20:22:00
Sgt. Brian Golden, an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, checks a twin-agent unit during an indirect fire exercise here Dec. 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-27 20:10:00
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighters with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, and corpsmen with the base Combined Aid Station, assist one another during an indirect fire exercise here Dec. 27. The exercise evaluated the emergency response services of Camps Leatherneck and Bastion and how well they work together to handle emergency situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-27 20:01:00
Lance Cpl. John Ritchie and Cpl. Nathaniel Franey, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighters with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, douse a simulated fire with aqueous film-forming foam during an indirect fire exercise here Dec. 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-27 20:00:00
Lance Cpl. John Ritchie, an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, douses a simulated fire with aqueous film-forming foam during an indirect fire exercise here Dec. 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-27 20:03:00
Sgt. Ivan Trevino, an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, tells Cpl. Christopher Tandoc, Provost Marshal's Office Marine, the plan of execution of his ARFF Marines during an indirect fire exercise here Dec. 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-17 19:09:00
Lance Cpl. Blake Stockton, a ground support equipment electrician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, replaces a battery on an NC-10 mobile electric generator here Dec. 17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-17 19:25:00
Lance Cpl. Eduardo Thompson, a ground support equipment mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, replaces the relay on a generator here Dec. 17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso
Date: 2009-12-16 15:12:00
Lance Cpl. Austin Brasington, an ordnance technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, reassembles the forward storage unit for an ammo pack of an AV-8B Harrier here Dec. 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Brumley)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek
Date: 2009-12-20 09:49:00
Gunnery Sgt. Eric Dodd, the radar repair chief for the Tactical Air Operations Center, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment, Marine Air Control Group 28, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, checks the gauges of the AN/TPS-63 tactical military surveillance radar during a maintenance day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek
Date: 2009-12-20 09:46:00
Cpl. Matthew Ogle, a motor transportation mechanic with Tactical Air Operations Center, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment, Marine Air Control Group 28, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, fixes a window for one of the detachment humvees. These humvees are the primary mode of transportation for the Marines in the detachment to get to work each day since their area of the camp is still being developed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek
Date: 2009-12-20 09:43:00
(Left) Sgt. Nathan Wood and Lance Cpl. Don Suger, both radar repairmen with Tactical Air Operations Center, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment, Marine Air Control Group 28, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, conduct maintenance checks on the AN/TPS-59 (v) 3 Ballistic Missile Defense Radar during a maintenance day. This radar allows the center to see aircraft up to 300 nautical miles away, information that is also relayed to commanders on the ground so they know what aircraft are above them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek
Date: 2009-12-20 09:37:00
One of the radars used by the Tactical Air Operations Center, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment, Marine Air Control Group 28, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, is the AN/TPS-59 (v) 3 Ballistic Missile Defense Radar. This system provides coverage for 300 nautical miles, showing the center all air traffic in the area and is the largest radar system in the Marine Corps standing 30 feet tall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Sgt. Timothy Brumley
Date: 2009-12-17 07:17:00
Lance Cpl. Joseph Frey, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 40, directs a forklift carrying cargo to be loaded on a KC-130J Hercules aircraft here Dec. 17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Brumley)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Sgt. Timothy Brumley
Date: 2009-12-17 06:58:00
A KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 is one of the numerous Hercules aircraft the unit uses to transport everything from troops, supplies, ammunition, fuel and food in support of Marine Expeditionary Brigade operations in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Brumley)

Unit: Marine Aircraft Group 40
Byline: Sgt. Timothy Brumley
Date: 2009-12-18 10:00:00
A KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 40, prepares to take off from Kandahar Airfield Dec. 17. The Raiders of VMGR-352 are constantly flying and transporting everything from troops to supplies, ammunition, fuel and food to ultimately support the troops on the ground. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Brumley)