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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-Marines move in a formation through the desolate Afghan desert, Nov. 27, as part of Operation Western Gambit. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers made a presence in areas of the Now Zad and Musa Qal’eh districts that have, until now, remained isolated from coalition forces and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/27/2011 12:17 AM |
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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-A Marine aims down the sight of his rifle while
holding security in a insurgent controlled village in the Now Zad
District, Nov. 27, as part of Operation Western Gambit. He held security
while Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers cleared compounds
within the village, hoping to flush out enemy forces. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/26/2011 8:17 PM |
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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-Marines post security on top of a building in a
village within the Now Zad District that was riddled with insurgent
forces, Nov. 27. The Marines were conducting the clearing portion of
Operation Western Gambit, where they attempted to flush out insurgent
forces in the area. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/26/2011 8:14 PM |
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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-Marines help each other climb atop a roof to
establish a security position against insurgent forces in an insurgent
influenced area of the Now Zad District, Nov. 27. The Marines seek high
ground to gain effective support-by-fire positions to protect Marines
maneuvering in open fields. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/26/2011 8:11 PM |
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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment patrol with Javelin Missile Systems through a hostile village in the Now Zad District, Nov. 27. The Marines patrolled for several days and carried all necessary provisions on their backs. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/26/2011 7:50 PM |
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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-Marines hold security down an alley way in a
hostile village in the Now Zad District, Nov. 27. The Marines were
clearing the village of insurgent forces as part of Operation Western
Gambit. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/26/2011 6:37 PM |
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| Now Zad, Afghanistan-Marines and an infantry detection dog hold security in an isolated village in the Now Zad District that has never seen coalition forces, Nov. 27. The Marines were engaged in several firefights with insurgent forces during their movement through the area. , Cpl. Clayton VonDerAhe, 11/26/2011 10:26 PM |
Now i'm sure that some of those captions aren't quite right. The British were definitely present in force in Musa Qaleh, and definitely had been "seen" in Now Zad prior to the US handover. Not sure what was established in the way of FOBs but Musa Qaleh definitely had something.
ReplyDelete...Seems like a repeat of the Para to Royal Marine handover in Helmand back in 2006-/2007 - Para's came in and decided it was necessary to hold ground and got overstretched, Marines decide to lose some ground to gain mobility and take the fight to the enemy, then eventually realise that they need to hold more of the ground and have to move back in. Only this time it was UK to US Marine forces.
Grim, Now Zad is a district, which meens there is more than one area. Those villages had never been visited before. It is in the article
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