US Marines part of BLT 1/6, 22nd MEU during Operation Asbury Park; shown is a SAW gunner, and likely his AG or team-leader assisting in fires direction.

This operation is also one of the largest showcases of the so called "Kandahar Plate Carrier" (also called Kandahar Black Ops vest, Black Ops Vest/Plate Carrier, or "Haji Vest") which was an afghan domestic plate carrier used in place of issued equipment due to funding or acquisition issues