U.S. Marine Corps Capt. 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 April 4, 2012 along with associated scenes of
the action.
Operation Spear Gun was a 5 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.
U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. Albert J. Carls
