Photos US Forces In Afghanistan

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The US military camp known as Camp Antonik was handed over to the Afghan Special Forces Corps on this Sunday morning.

The handover ceremony was held at the 205th Maiwand Corps headquarters with the participation of ANDSF and US forces.

The leadership of the 205th Maiwand Corps appreciated the assistance and support of these Coalition forces and said goodbye to them.

Camp Antonik will continue to be the headquarters of the Afghan Special Forces. Godspeed Gentlemen.
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Do you think afghan protects this base without US military support?
like case Soviet go out afghan,communist afghan can't flight with mujahideen!

 

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Do you think afghan protects this base without US military support?
like case Soviet go out afghan,communist afghan can't flight with mujahideen!

Remains to be seen, but with the coalition draw down scheduled to be complete by 11Sept there are no rules saying forces can't be distributed as needed. Best of luck to them......

 

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Marines injured by IED near the town of Marjah in Helmand province. August 21, 2010. (REUTERS / Bob Strong)

A medic holding the hand of a wounded 159th Brigade Task Force soldier during his transfer to the Kandahar hospital. August 24, 2011

 

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Ex Delta Force Operator "Shrek" John McPee in the Tora Bora days

 

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Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, run to security positions after offloading from a CH-53E Super Sea Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2014.

 

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US marine with 1/3 weapons co. carries an M240 over his shoulder while on patrol in farmland northeast of Marjah. Operation Moshtarak, 14th February 2010.

Operation Moshtarak (Dari for Together or Joint), also known as the Battle of Marjah, was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pacification offensive in the town of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It involved a combined total of 15,000 Afghan, American, British, Canadian, Danish, and Estonian troops, constituting the largest joint operation of the War in Afghanistan up to that point. The purpose of the operation was to remove the Taliban from Marja, thus eliminating the last Taliban stronghold in central Helmand Province. The main target of the offensive was the town of Marjah, which had been controlled for years by the Taliban as well as drug traffickers.

 

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VBIEDs are still being used in Afghanistan. As the coalition draw down continues the chance at suicide martydom [ticket to paradise] narrows. Lead vehicle was a Husky & all survived unscathed. [Well all survived xcept the suicide bomber, no ticket to paradise for you but a nice dinner to the stray doggies].

 

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1 February 2011. An M1A1 Abrams of Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division in Helmand Province.

 

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US Marines engage in a fire fight with Taliban snipers on a mountain range near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. 2004

During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded. US Marine Corps Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC). 6/2/2004

 

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U.S. soldier from the 4-101 Pathfinder Company gives a pen to an Afghan toddler in RC South. OEF 11-12

 

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Kandahar.

 

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Sgt. Michael Trevino, personal security detail, non-commissioned officer, 172nd Infantry Brigade, utilizes a foot bridge to cross a swollen river outside of the village of Marzak while locals wash clothing on the far bank. Marzak has historically been a stronghold for the insurgency over the past decade until the Afghan and U.S forces took advantage of the winter months to establish a local police force at the request of the elders and secure the village from foreign fighters who transit the area during the fighting season.

 

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MSG Micheal B. Riley, known as DJ Mike Nice, in the civilian world, from 10th Special Forces Group, pictured in Afghanistan 2018. Mike was killed a year later on June 25th, 2019 while engaged in combat operations in Afghanistan

 

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"MSG Micheal B. Riley, known as DJ Mike Nice, in the civilian world, from 10th Special Forces Group, pictured in Afghanistan 2018. Mike was killed a year later on June 25th, 2019 while engaged in combat operations in Afghanistan"

And now, all for nothing it seems!!! What a waste on all the coalition forces!!

 

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The State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan

Evacuations in Kabul will likely be the last major mission for U.S. CH-46 "Phrogs," which served in this same role in Saigon nearly 50 years ago.

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In addition, the Pentagon says that this NEO could be the second largest in American military history, the other being the evacuation of Americans and others from South Vietnam in 1975. As The War Zone has already reported, there is evidence that at least one of the State Department's now-abandoned Sea Knights in Afghanistan, which it originally obtained second-hand from the U.S. Marine Corps, took part in both operations.

 

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After Kabul explosions three American KS-135 tanker aircraft are sent to the region of Afghanistan at once, which may be a harbinger of air strikes on the known positions of IS in this country.

 

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GOD BLESS the United States Marine Corp and her wonderful honorable Marines one and all, who's gallant exploits will ever endeavor mankind....and especially bless the 13 Marines lost on this treacherous day on a mission no one should have died performing......... ?? ?

 

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US Marines at Kabul airport. Apparently one of the last group photos there.

 

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US Marines at Kabul airport. Apparently one of the last group photos there.
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JOB WELL DONE LADS...........Well Done!!! And God Bless ya, you're all going home safe..............