Combat Camera Video: Patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan (B-Roll)

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of a patrol through a shopping bazaar in the city of Marjah, Afghanistan which only days earlier, was a kinetic combat zone. Scenes include Marines paying battle damage claims to business owners and service members interacting with the local populace showing them the newly established security in the region. (Produced by Cpl. Jennifer Calloway, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs. Length: 00:13:09. Exceeds YouTube length limits.)

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Combat Camera: Sandstorm MRAP Patrol Near Tikrit, Iraq

U.S. Army soldiers of the 573rd Clearance Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, climbs into his mine resistant ambush-protected vehicle before departing on a convoy route clearing mission near Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 22. (Photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Heckman, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. soldiers of the 573rd Clearance Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. listen to a weather update as they wait for the go command while staging up to depart on a convoy route clearing mission near Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 22. (Photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Heckman, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jovan Nikolic of Dawsonville, Ga., and Sgt. Kevin Baker of Jamestown, Ind., assigned to the 573rd Clearance Company, and attached to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division discuss mission details as they wait to depart on a convoy route clearing operation near Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 22. The amber glow in the air is caused by the filtered light of a sandstorm and is accented by the search lights of Nikolic and Baker's mine resistant ambush-protected vehicle. (Photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Heckman, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jovan Nikolic of Dawsonville, Ga., and Sgt. Kevin Baker of Jamestown, Ind., assigned to the 573rd Clearance Company, attached to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. discuss mission details before departing on a convoy route clearing operation near Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 22. (Photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Heckman, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An amber luminous glow caused by the filtered light of a sandstorm is accented by the search lights of mine resistant ambush protected, or MRAP vehicles utilized by the U.S. Army 573rd Clearance Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. The vehicles where staging up before departing on a convoy route clearing mission near Tikrit, Iraq., Feb. 22. (Photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Heckman, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

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Combat Camera: Operation Moshtarak Outside Badula Qulp

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jesse Underwood engages enemy forces during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. The International Security Assistance Force operation is an offensive mission being conducted in areas of Afghanistan prevalent in drug-trafficking and Taliban insurgency. Underwood is from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force.)

U.S. Army Soldiers engage enemy forces during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. The International Security Assistance Force operation is an offensive mission being conducted in areas of Afghanistan prevalent in drug-trafficking and Taliban insurgency. The soldiers are from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force.)

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Combat Camera Video: 8-1 CAV Cloak Troop Operate in Afghanistan, Part 1

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of U.S. soldiers with Cloak Blue Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment registering Afghanistan Border Police (ABP) into the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment System (HIIDES) at checkpoint 6, in preparation for an upcoming specialized training course, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2010. (Produced by Master Sgt. Juan Valdes, Defense Imagery Management Operations Center. Part 1 of 3. Length: 00:01:26.)

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Video: USS Carl Vinson Flight Operations

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of sailors aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducting flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. (Produced by Spc. Seaman Aaron Shelley, Defense Imagery Management Operations Center. Length: 00:02:20.)

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Video: F-18 Super Hornet Launch, USS Carl Vinson at Sea

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of an F-18 Super Hornet fighter jet launching off the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as the USS Bunker Hill pulls alongside for a re-fueling at sea. (Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Van Dien, Defense Imagery Management Operations Center. Length: 00:01:54.)

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Combat Camera Video: MV-22 Osprey Operations in Afghanistan, Part 2

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft being using in operations in Afghanistan. Scenes include Marines inside the MV-22 Osprey while it is flying in the air, Marines getting off the back off the aircraft, Marines inspecting the area around the aircraft, the MV-22 Osprey taking off and the MV-22 landing on a runway. (Produced by Cpl. Jennifer Calaway, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Length: 00:08:51.)

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Combat Camera Video: MV-22 Osprey Operations in Afghanistan, Part 1

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft being using in operations in Afghanistan. Scenes include the MV-22 Osprey landing on a runway, the MV-22 Osprey taxing down the runway, Marines inspecting the aircraft and Marines boarding the aircraft. (Produced by Cpl. Jennifer Calaway, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Length: 00:10:17.)

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Combat Camera Video: US Marines AV-8B Harrier, Operation Moshtarak (OEF)

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of the AV-8B Harrier and Marine operators using the Harrier's unique contribution to support warfighters on the ground as part of Operation Moshtarak in the city of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (Courtesy Video, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Length: 00:05:36.)

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Combat Camera: Teufelhunden Battalion Continues Marjah Operation

Cpl. Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the scope of his rifle to check out suspicious activity while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Platoon, provides security on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Seaman Beau Chandler, a hospitalman and Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Erickson, a corpsman, both with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment relax after a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Cpl. Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, points out suspicious activity while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Platoon, checks it out with the scope of his rifle on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. The Marines and Afghan national army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, share a light-hearted moment before entering Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. The Marines and Afghan national army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16. During the patrol, the Marines found a large cache of improvised explosive device-making materials, which were later destroyed during a controlled detonation. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Sgt. Rick Keller, a scout sniper with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security from a compound in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16. The Marines took shelter inside the compound after clearing it of insurgents and improvised explosive devices. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, set up security inside a compound in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16. The Marines took shelter inside the compound after clearing it of insurgents and improvised explosive devices. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs.)

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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.)

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Lance Cpl. Sammy Guajardo, a dog handler with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, looks out over a compound where he has taken shelter during the push into the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, were 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 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, 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.)

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take cover behind a mud wall 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. (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, speaks to a villager 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.)

Marines and Afghan national army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment look out across the compound in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, where they've been taking shelter for the last several days. A gas station nearby erupts into flames after being rocketed by insurgents, 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.)

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take cover behind a berm 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, raise the national flag over the compound where they've established a foothold inside 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.)

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, move across a field in search of cover 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. (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 accurate small-arms fire Feb. 13 in the city of Marjeh, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1/6, were 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 Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take cover behind a berm 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. (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 in 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. (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.)

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Combat Camera Video: Canadian Forces Conduct Air Assault Mission, Operation Moshtarak

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2010 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of Canadian Helicopter Force Afghanistan conducting an air assault mission in support of Operation Moshtarak. Scenes include Canadian forces boarding a helicopter, views from inside the helicopter while it is in the air, Canadian forces exiting off the back on the helicopter and Canadian forces being briefed on the mission. (Produced by Lance Cpl. A.J. Lugo. American Forces Network Afghanistan. Length: 00:06:59.)

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