Lance Cpl. Nathan Aschenbrenner, an automatic rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, patrols across a field during the first week of Operation Double Check, a battalion-level offensive to rid Khwajadad and other areas in southern Musa Qal’eh district of insurgents. The Marines spent almost a week away from their company position and had to combat cold weather, inadequate shelter, fatigue and hunger, in addition to insurgents, during the first week of the operation.
(via fuckkyeahafghanistan)
