Engineers keep fellow Marines in fight
FORWARD OPERATING BASE PAYNE, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Black grease stains cover his arms after working for hours in the hot weather. The young Marine takes a drink from a warm water bottle that sat beside him as he worked. He accidentally smudges his face with grease as he wipes the sweat away. Then he looks up to his corporal standing over him and says, “All done boss,” with a grin on his face. They work on everything from Light Armored Vehicles to fabrication work and repair or modification of items such as engineer equipment, motor transport gear, weapons, generators and air conditioners. They are responsible for keeping units running, fixing equipment when it goes down, and replacing items when they no longer work and cannot be repaired. Deabers, a 2007 graduate of Bowie High School, and the six-man engineer team said they know they will never come into work the same way they showed up. Grease stains and dirt cover their desert utilities and fatigue radiates through their bodies as the sun fades below the horizon each day, but they are devoted to supporting their fellow Marines and sailors. Editor’s note: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is currently assigned to 2nd Marine Division (Forward), which heads Task Force Leatherneck. The task force serves as the ground combat element of Regional Command (Southwest) and works in partnership with the Afghan National Security Force and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations. The unit is dedicated to securing the Afghan people, defeating insurgent forces, and enabling ANSF assumption of security responsibilities within its area of operations in order to support the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance.
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The engineers use more than 400 pieces of equipment to keep the mobile LAVs weighing more than 12 tons running. Lathes, shapes, milling machines, grinders and many more tools are just some examples of what Marines like Deabers and Cpl. Joshua R. Tellez
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