KORANGAL VALLEY, Afghanistan – 3rd Battalion Marines and sailors dash for a waiting CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the extraction phase of Operation Cornhuskers. The Marines used a vertical envelopment strategy to gain access to areas where coming in ground vehicles or on foot would give away their element of surprise.
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Published May 27, 2012 at 720 × 1080 in 18 – 25 December 2004: Operation CORNHUSKERS / Christmas Eve Ambush