An Afghan National Army engineers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, removes the straps from a recently placed guard post on the patrol base during a reconstruction project here, June 11, 2012. The ANA More
Khan Neshin district governor Shah Mahmood presents a gift to Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, here, June 29, 2012. Turner and his staff conducted their final battle More
U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers pay tribute to Lance Bombardier James Dwyer at the Camp Dwyer Memorial before it was decommissioned here, July 30, 2012. Dwyer, a British commando with 29th Commando Regiment, More
Marines from 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment watch the BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile as it is fired down range, August 29, 2013. There were five shooters at the live fire exerci More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Fasil Rahim, a machine gunner with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, smiles while waiting for the command to begin firing his weapon during a machine gun range with U.S. Marines as More
U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner, the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 sergeant major, observe a moment of silence in respect of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, a More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Sean Grady, a dog handler and pointman with Red Platoon, Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 27-year-old native of Otho, Iowa, and Ace, an improvised explosive device d More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilera, a platoon sergeant with Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Battalion, and 31-year-old native of Los Angeles, works out using portable suspension training equipment during More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Alexander Economou, an engineer squad leader with the Regimental Combat Team 5 Combat Support Advisory Team and 30-year-old native of Hawaii, hands a multi-tool to an Afghan National Army engin More
U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, members of the RCT-5 staff and Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion walk toward a construction site h More
A Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion stands evening watch on a light armored vehicle here, March 3, 2012. During a convoy to Patrol Base Sre Kala, an unexpected sandstorm halt More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment sergeant major, places a French Fourragere on a battlefield cross as Lt. Col. Michael Styskal, the commanding officer of 2nd Bn., 9 More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Roberto Ramirez, an infantry automatic rifleman with Red Platoon, Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 20-year-old native of Brownsville, Texas, collects a local’s More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilera, a platoon sergeant with Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Battalion, and 31-year-old native of Los Angeles, works out with Ahlim, a linguist with Echo Co., using portable More
An Afghan National Army engineer with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, cuts an opening in a HESCO barrier under the supervision of Sgt. Alexander Economou, an engineer squad leader with the Regimental Comb More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. James Pineiro, a platoon commander with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, currently attached to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, gives an overview of a construction site to Col. Roge More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Glenn Stadig, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, provides security for Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, at a vehicl More
U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Spencer E. Scott, the Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment first sergeant, and Capt. Charles E. Anklam III, the commanding officer of Weapons Company, 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, o More
Local children look on as Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilera, the platoon sergeant of Blue Platoon, Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 31-year-old native of Los Angeles, greets an elder duri More
Afghan National Army engineers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, use heavy equipment to fill HESCO barriers during a reconstruction project here, June 11, 2012. The ANA engineers completed several proj More
U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 sergeant major, return from viewing a construction site here, June 29, 2012. Turne More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Riley Dobbs, a squad leader with Weapons Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 21-year-old native of Flushing, Mich., shares a smile with locals during a census More
Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog, lies in front of a battlefield cross as Staff Sgt. Derick Clark, a kennel supervisor with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regime More
An Afghan National Army engineer with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, measures the dimensions of an indirect fire bunker during a reconstruction project here, June 11, 2012. The ANA engineers completed se More
U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks with Lt. Col. Edward Healey, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, before a patrol to a l More
Afghan Border Police patrolman Sanam Shah, a policeman with 2nd Tolai, 1st ABP Kandak, gives candy to local children during a patrol through Sre Kala, March 25, 2012. After Marines and sailors with 1st LAR and More
Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog, is comforted by Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, during a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, a dog han More
An Afghan National Army engineer with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, nails down a wooden beam during a reconstruction project here, June 11, 2012. The ANA engineers completed several projects earlier thi More
U.S. Marine Maj. Victor Ruble, the Regimental Combat Team 5 effects officer, and Staff Sgt. Jeremy Martinez, the RCT-5 personal security detachment platoon commander, greet local children while patrolling throu More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Styskal (right), the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment commanding officer, is accompanied by a young Afghan friend as he leads a foot patrol with Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the Regi More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, comfort each other after paying their respects to a battlefield cross in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, a dog handler and mortarman wh More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Victor Longoria, a Houston native serving with the Regimental Combat Team 5 personal security detachment, scrolls through photos taken by a soldier with the Afghan National Army's 1st Brigade, More
Afghan children walk alongside U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Kartchner, a team leader with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 28-year-old native of Long Beach, Calif., in the hope More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie (center), the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps commanding General, walks with U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, t More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Sean Grady, a dog handler and pointman with Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Ace, an improvised explosive device detection dog, post security during a dismounted pa More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez (left), a corpsman with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 30-year-old native of Waipahu, Hawaii, extends a helping hand to Marin More
Khan Neshin district governor Shah Mahmood presents a gift to U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, here, June 29, 2012. Turner and his staff conducted their More
U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr. and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the commanding officer and sergeant major of Regimental Combat Team 5, case the regimental colors during a transfer of authority ceremony here, J More