Taliban ambush from tree line, US Marines counter attack and lay down heavy suppressive fire (Sangin,Afghanistan)

(3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, Lima Company) in Sangin, Afghanistan take incoming small arms from a treeline, they counter attack with heavy suppressive fire.

In Sangin, 3/7 relieved the 40th Commandos of the British Royal Marines and began clearing operations in some of the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan. It was reported the Marines of 3/7 encountered the most contact with enemy forces since Vietnam. They were also the first to utilize helicopters for reinforcement under fire since the 70's. (Info below on history of the 3/7th)