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Description	English: Original Caption: METHAR LAM, Afghanistan (April 6, 2005) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during an operation to capture suspected Anti-Coalition Forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan recently. The 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro. فارسی: مهترلام افغانستان، ۶ آوریل ۲۰۰۵ – آلونزو گونزالس به همراه گروهان کیلو گردان سوم هنگ سوم تفنگداران دریایی، در حال حرکت در کوچه‌ای برای یافتن علائم بیماری حین عملیاتی برای دستگیری نیروهای مشکوک ضد ائتلاف در نزدیکی مهترلام افغانستان. گردان سوم هنگ سوم تفنگداران دریایی در حال برقراری امنیت و پایداری منطقه در پشتیبانی از عملیات آزادی بلندمدت است. تصویر از سرجوخه جیمز ال. یاربورو.
Date	6 April 2005
Source	Also uploaded at en.wikipedia earlier; a description page is/was here. 2006-11-24 upload date by Palm dogg at en.wikipedia
Author	Cpl. James L. Yarboro, U.S. Marine Corps

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Image title	Petty Officer 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales, a Hospital Corpman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during Operation Mavericks, an operation that Marines conducted to capture suspected Anti Coaltion Forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan on March 19, 2005. 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal James L. Yarboro) Released
Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 10D
Author	Corporal James Yarboro
Exposure time	1/180 sec (0.0055555555555556)
F-number	f/6.7
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	00:07, 1 January 1980
Lens focal length	24 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
File change date and time	11:13, 8 April 2005
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	00:07, 1 January 1980
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Image compression mode	3
Shutter speed	7.4918518066406
APEX aperture	5.4883270263672
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	2.9708557128906 APEX (f/2.8)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire
Supported Flashpix version	0,100
Colour space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	3,443.9461883408
Focal plane Y resolution	3,442.0168067227
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard

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