January 2011 - Marines of Kilo Company,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marineshavebeen
operating in the upper
Sanginvalleyforthreemonths. When they
arrived, Marines say
they couldn't move beyond several hundred
feet from their post before
being engaged by Taliban fighters. Over
their time here,
they have expanded that security
zone, but they still meet
theTaliban
almost daily in fire fights. In this video,
Marines are seen patrolling, scouting, searching
for IEDs, shooting at
Taliban fighters and searching compounds.
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines is based out
of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
U.S. Marine Corps video produced by Sgt. Dean Davis
