Keywords: 011228-N-2383B-516 U. S. Marine on watch.jpg en 011228-N-2383B-516 At the U S Marine Corps Base in Kandahar Afghanistan Dec 28 2001 -- LCpl Chris Cassa from Westford Mass positions his weapon in place as he gears up for the evening watch LCpl Cassa of India Company 26th MEU SOC has been in the fields of Kandahar for two weeks now and has been defending and maintaining security of the base perimeter U S Marines are in Afghanistan operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera RELEASED 2001-12-28 011228-N-2383B-516 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 330 U S Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Marine Corps in Kandahar Province People with machine guns 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Male soldiers Military people on duty December 2001 photographs Military people in 2001 People of the United States in 2001 December 2001 in Afghanistan Photographs taken on 2001-12-28 Desert Camouflage Uniform in 2001 PASGT Men at work People of Middlesex County Massachusetts M249 light machine guns Taken with Nikon D1H |