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Operation Spear Gun

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US Marine Corps Captain Daniel F. O'Brien, Alpha Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, talks about Operation Spear Gun in the village of Urmus, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Apr. 4, 2012. Operation Spear Gun was a five-day operation during which Coalition forces were sent to disrupt the insurgents' finances, control threats, and discover any improvised explosive devices that may be present in the village prior to Afghan forces assuming control. (US Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sergeant Albert J. Carls/Released). Provided by I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd).



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