Photos of Fox 2/7 Marines in Afghanistan, 2008.
All photos from Leatherneck Magazine. Photos by Corporal Cory A. Tepfenhart.
1 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, a U.S. Marine of 2d Platoon, Company F, 2/7, armed with an
M240G machine gun, walks past two Afghan children during a security patrol
through the local area of Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh
Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to
Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine
Corps image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
2 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Marines of Company F, 2/7 prepare their ammunition
prior to a security patrol through Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. Second
Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Air-Ground
Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light infantry
battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
3  Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, a U.S. Marine of 2d Platoon, Company F, 2/7 walks past some
Afghan children during a security patrol through the local area of Musa Qal’eh,
Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, based out of Marine
Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light
infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
4  Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, a U.S. Marine of 2d Platoon, Company F, 2/7 walks past some
Afghan children during a security patrol through the local area of Musa Qal’eh,
Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, based out of Marine
Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light
infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
5  Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, a U.S. Marine of 2d Platoon,
Company F, 2/7 passes a group of Afghan children
during a security patrol through the local area of
Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh
Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Air-
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., is
a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to
Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by Cpl
Cory A. Tepfenhart)
6  Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Marines and sailors of 2d Platoon, Company F,
2/7 patrol along a small river through the local area of Musa Qal’eh,
Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, based out
of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.,
is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps
image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
7 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, Leathernecks of Company F, 2/7, providing visible security in the
area of Musa Qal'eh, Afghanistan, are so commonplace that the local children
accept them. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, based out of Marine
Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light
infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
8 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Army Sergeant Har, followed
by Marines of 2d Platoon, F/2/7, conducts a
security patrol through the local area of Musa Qal’
eh, Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh
Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Air-
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.,
is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to
Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by
Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
9 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Marine Corporal Joel McWharter, squad leader, 2d
Platoon, Company F, 2/7, conducts a security patrol through the local area of
Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment,
based out of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms,
Calif., is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by
Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
10 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Marine Corporal Joel McWharter,
squad leader, 2d Platoon, Company F, 2/7, conducts a
security patrol through the local area of Musa Qal’eh,
Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment,
based out of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light infantry
battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image by Cpl
Cory A. Tepfenhart)
11 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Benjamin Esparza of 2d
Platoon, Company F, 2/7 walks through a cornfield on a security patrol in the
local area of Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. Second Battalion, Seventh Marine
Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine
Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps image
by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)
12 Afghanistan - 3 October 2008
On Oct. 3, 2008, U.S. Marines of 2d Platoon, Company F, 2/7 conduct a security
patrol through the local area of Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. Second Battalion,
Seventh Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to
Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine
Corps image by Cpl Cory A. Tepfenhart)