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14 October 2010: Operation BLACK TIP

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Garvey, India Company. Nawa, Afghanistan. October 2010.

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Garvey, India Company. Nawa, Afghanistan. October 2010.

India Company conducted Operation BLACK TIP reinforced with elements from the battalion, resulting in four detainees. — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 1 October to 1 December 2010 Read more »

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29 September – 1 October 2010: CAC Gowragi Clearing Operation

Lance Corporal Kyle Lamoreaux, Combined Action Company. Gowragi, Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. September 2010.

“[T]he Combined Action Company worked in support of India and Kilo Company at the newly-established Check Point (CP) Wrightsman in the vicinity of the Gowragi and Negari villages in Nawa District. This CP provided interdiction to allow continued freedom of movement from Lashkargah to Garmsir. Ultimately intended to be an un-partnered police check point, CP Wrightsman was initially manned by Hades 1 and 2, then subsequently turned over to Kilo Company for later handover to the Nawa Police.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period of 1 October 2010 through 1 December [sic] 2010
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21 September 2010: Operation MAKO

Gunnery Sgt. Chris Denham, India Company. Trek Nawa, Afghanistan. September 2010.

Gunnery Sgt. Chris Denham, India Company. Trek Nawa, Afghanistan. September 2010.

India Company conducted Operation MAKO, a clearing operation looking for enemy weapons caches and fighters in Trek Nawa. — Source: I Marine Expeditionary Force Read more »

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22 July 2010: ‘Dealer 54’ Crash

India Company responding to the Dealer 54 crash site. Trek Nawa, Afghanistan. July 2010.

India Company responding to the Dealer 54 crash site. Trek Nawa, Afghanistan. July 2010.

An AH-1 Cobra from HMLA-369 was shot down while in support of India Company during Operation THRESHER, killing the two pilots. The operation was suspended one day for a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission. Read more »

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18 July 2010: Joe Wrightsman

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Cpl Joe L. Wrightsman at Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 21, 2010.

Corporal Joe Wrightsman drowned in the Helmand River while attempting to save the life of an Afghan National Policeman.
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