Photos of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Byline: Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
Date: 2008-04-12 02:08:00
Vector 21B binoculars, a component of the new Target Location, Designation, and Hand-off System, overlooks mortarman from Weapons Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, during a live-fire mortar range in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The 24th MEU is the first unit to use the TLDHS in a combat environment while in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Byline: Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
Date: 2008-04-12 01:50:00
Mortarman with Weapons Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO-International Security Assistance Force, take cover after successfully firing a mortar during a live-fire range in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The 24th MEU travels outside friendly lines to hone their skills in order to prepare for upcoming operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Byline: Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
Date: 2008-04-12 01:19:00
Cpl. Andrew S. Leroy, fire supportman, Fire Support Team, Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO-International Security Assistance Force, examines terrain using Vector 21B binoculars, a component of the new Target Location, Designation, and Hand-off System during live-fire mortar range in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The 24th MEU is the first unit to use the TLDHS in a combat environment while in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Byline: Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
Date: 2008-04-12 01:16:00
2nd Lt. Peter L. Hackett, forward observer, Lance Cpl. Quentin J. Rhone, radio operator, and Cpl. Andrew S. Leroy, fire supportman, with Fire Support Team, Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO-International Security Assistance Force, scan the terrain to locate their next target using the new Target Location, Designation, and Hand-off System during a live-fire range in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The 24th MEU is the first unit to use the TLDHS in a combat environment while in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Byline: Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
Date: 2008-04-12 01:09:00
A forward observer from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO-International Security Assistance Force, pin points his next target on the new Target Location, Designation, and Hand-off System during a live-fire mortar range in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The 24th MEU is the first unit to use the TLDHS in a combat environment while in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Byline: Cpl. Randall A. Clinton
Date: 2008-04-02 12:13:00
A vehicle target explodes after being shot by Marines of the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force. The Marines left the wire for the first time since arriving in country stirring up a range of emotions.
Byline: Cpl. Randall A. Clinton
Date: 2008-03-25 16:16:00
A Marine from Personal Security Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, drives off base for the first time. Leaving the wire for the first time brought with it a range of emotions from anxiety to exhilaration.
Byline: Cpl. Randall A. Clinton
Date: 2008-04-02 11:46:00
Sgt. Cody Gaeta, radio operator, Personal Security Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, monitors his Marines as they protect other Marines from the battalion during a heavy machine gun shoot, here. Gaeta's experience in Iraq was helpful in keeping the nerves of his Marines in check during their first excursion off base.
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