Keywords: Marines destroy IED factories during Operation Black Sand 110805-N-TH989-281.jpg en Lance Cpl Christopher Davis an anti-tank assaultman with Weapons Company 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 8 and native of Shreveport La uses a command launch unit for a FGM-148 Javelin missile launcher to search for enemies after taking small arms fire from insurgents during Operation Black Sand in the southern portion of Musa Qal ™ah District Helmand province Aug 5 Through the combined efforts of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division Forward RCT-8 and The Republic of Georgia ™s 33rd Light Infantry Battalion the Ladar Bazaar which insurgents used to manufacture and distribute improvised explosive devices was destroyed 2011-08-05 Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan David Chandler https //www dvidshub net/image/442633 110805-N-TH989-281 2011-08-13 11 21 SHUKVANI AF PD-USGov-Military-Navy Helmand Province in the War in Afghanistan 2001-present Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ 33rd Light Infantry Battalion Republic of Georgia |