Once the MARS TASK FORCE entered enemy territory, its only link for outside assistance was by field radio; Burma, 1944.

In enemy territory

Men of the MARS TASK FORCE cross the swollen Schweli river, that forms the boundary between Burma and China, on March 2, 1945.
   Soon after, heavy rains threathened to sweep the "bridge" away. Mules were unpacked and led across one at a time, while men carried the supplies.

Swollen waters, no problem...

Two American soldiers with a Browning M1917 machine gun in position behind a tree. The soldier on the left is armed with an M3 Grease gun (submachine gun); France, 1944.