Basetrack

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Basetrack is an independent, civilian experimental media project, and its forward crew was embedded with 1st battalion 8th Marines in 2010 and 2011. We were transmitting sights and sounds from Helmand, Afghanistan, and tracking a thousand Marines who were tasked with implementing the new counterinsurgency strategy in America's longest war. The rest of the Basetrack team works the web from around the planet to track regional news and relevant information and to support the forward crew.
Basetrack was funded by a 2010 Newschallenge Grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It is not owned, or operated by the U.S. Marine Corps, or the U.S. Department of Defense. Opinions expressed here are attributed to individuals, and do not represent official statements from any of the above institutions.
For more information, please visit our website at www.basetrack.org 

Series

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3 Pieces

Interviews with the Marines of USMC 1st Battalion 8th Marines during their deployment in 2010 and 2011, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.


Pieces

Caption: Captain John Campbell, Credit: Balazs Gardi / Basetrack
Captain John Campbell of 1st Battalion 8th Marines spoke to Balazs Gardi, while on deployment in Southern Afghanistan, in 2010.

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
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Caption: Corporal Sean R. Smith, Credit: Balazs Gardi / Basetrack
Corporal Sean R. Smith of 1st Battalion 8th Marines spoke to Balazs Gardi, while on deployment in Southern Afghanistan, in 2010.

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Caption: Corporal Michael Perry, Credit: Balazs Gardi / Basetrack
Corporal Michael Perry of 1st Battalion 8th Marines spoke to Balazs Gardi, while on deployment in Southern Afghanistan, in 2010.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 09:53