U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, left, Platoon

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, left, Platoon Commander of 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Wilfredo Rios, a section leader also assigned to 3d Plt., scan a field for insurgents while receiving contact aboard Patrol Base Manion, west of Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. The Marines were part of a joint three-day operation during which they supported Afghan National Army soldiers in disrupting Taliban activities and clearing the area of enemy fighters. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal, Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan/ Released)

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