Keywords: Marines destroy IED factories during Operation Black Sand 110805-N-TH989-017.jpg en Sgt Zachary Abernathy a signals collection operator and native of Hot Springs Ark left and Cpl Ryan Eastwick a cryptologic linguist and native of Sacramento Calif both with Alpha Company 2nd Radio Battalion II Marine Expeditionary Force Forward listen to a brief concerning Operation Black Sand at Combat Outpost Shukvani Musa Qal ™ah District Helmand province August 5 Through the combined efforts of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division Forward Regimental Combat Team 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/442618 110805-N-TH989-017 2011-08-13 11 06 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 |