A Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine

A Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, looks at a distant ridgeline through his Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. The Marines and Afghan Uniformed Police were engaged by insurgent fighters from the distant ridgeline through the previous days. The enemy’s fires have proven ineffective as the Afghan flag continues to fly over the new AUP security post.