THE TENSION: Combat Camera: US Marines, Afghan Soldiers Battle Taliban in Marjah, Part 2

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, took over an abandoned compound inside the city of Marjeh, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A helicopter lands for an emergency medical evacuation while Marines and Afghan national army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provide security and prepare to provide covering fire Feb. 13 on the outskirts of the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, steps into an abandoned home after receiving sporadic small-arms fire in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb 14. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, attempts to draw fire from a Taliban sniper who has Marines pinned down Feb. 15 Marjeh, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A helicopter comes in for an emergency medical evacuation while Marines and Afghan national army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provide overwatch Feb. 13 on the outskirts of the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Marines and Afghan national army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take cover in a shallow canal after receiving small-arms fire Feb. 13 in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Marines and Afghan national army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take cover behind a berm after receiving small-arms fire Feb. 13 in the city of Marjeh, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A Marine holds a photo of two men armed with Soviet-made, medium machine guns, found inside of an abandoned compound in the city of Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Marines with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fire mortars on an enemy position Feb. 13 on the outskirts of the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepares to head out on a foot patrol through the streets of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb 15. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, takes cover behind a berm after receiving accurate small-arms fire Feb. 13 in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Related: Combat Camera: US Marines, Afghan Soldiers Battle Taliban in Marjah, Part 1