ScanEagle operators prepare to launch an X-200 ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which will provide overwatch and real-time intelligence to troops on the ground here Nov. 20. The lightweight UAV, with Marine U More
Sgt. Marissa L. Stuart, an intelligence analyst with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Brig. Gen. Glenn M. Walters at Camp Leatherneck, Afghan More
Lance Cpl. Austin Jones, a disbursing clerk, counts money before handing it to a U.S. Army soldier at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, June 2. Jones is one of the two disbursing Marines who were m More
Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) and Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) work together to position a lift under the roto More
Capt. Michael Gasperini, the company commander of Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), explains what his Marines are doing at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, A More
A medical evacuation helicopter looks for the landing zone that was set up by Marines and sailors of 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) July 1, 2011, near Now Zad, Helmand province, More
Marines from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), escort more than 35 local national trucks to forward operating bases in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a resupply mi More
Marines from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward ) pose next to their truck, July 4, at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan. After returning from a convoy, the Marines pro More
Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Nicholas Lavery (left) of Akron, Ohio, refuels dozens of fuel cans during a convoy mission. He and the two other fuel drivers with the logi More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Olathe, Kan., native Lance Cpl. Daniel Korb works on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. The Motor Transport mechanic with 3rd Battalion More
Sgt. Andrew W. Morey readies a .50-caliber machine gun on a UH-1Y Huey at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, July 16. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) moved a detachment of helicopters from Marine Light Attack Helico More
The site of an improvised explosive device blast is littered with vehicle parts along a convoy route Aug. 26, 2011. Marines and sailors with Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.1, 2nd Marine Logis More
U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Michael Tomlinson (left), 2nd Marine Logistics Group Forward, visits with Lt. Cmdr. James Gennari with the U.S. Nurse Corps on Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, Sept. 1 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexandra Melnick, a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, reacts to a joke told by a teammate outside of Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in the Helmand province of Afghanistan Oct. More
East Chicago, Ind., native Lt. Cmdr. James Gennari, the senior nurse for the Shock Trauma Platoon with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reads a passage during a Catholic service. Gennari said his faith is h More
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan on a mission, Jan. 1. Coalition forces in Afghanistan brought in the New Year by continuing counter More
Lance Cpl. Steven Chambers, a military policeman and security team member, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), refuels his truck after returning to Fo More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Dunya Gul, a squad leader with 2nd Tolai, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, looks through his Leopold Mark 4 telescopic sight during advance marksmanship training here, Feb. 24. Th More
Sergeant Ricardo A. Monge, a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Tango Battery, 5th Bn., 11th Marine Regiment, arms the training module of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a dry-fire drill here, Feb More
Sgt. Ricardo A. Monge, a launcher chief with 3rd Platoon, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, receives information from the fire direction center during a dry-fire drill for the High Mobility Ar More
Staff Sgt. Hugo Paniagua, an Aerial Observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 and Brooklyn, N.Y., native, helps Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, get seated as they boar More
Sgt. David Garcia, a Crew Chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Glendale, Ariz., native, flies an American flag over Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The helicopter is en route More
Sailors and Marines from the Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgery System, Surgical Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion (-) Reinforced, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) discuss roles and res More
Lance Cpl Paul C. Maina, motor vehicle operator, Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), clears dirt and debris from the locking slot of a shipping container at Forwar More
An AH-1W Super Cobra from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 swoops in within view of the air traffic control tower aboard Forward Operating Base Edinburgh April 28. Only a few Marines make up the Mari More
Cpl. James Nunez, a welder with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity lot, 1st Maintenance Battalion (-) (Reinforced), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh welds part of a ba More
Sgt. Marissa L. Stuart, an intelligence analyst with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, the Marine Corps uses unmanned aerial vehicles to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for coalit More
Lance Cpl. Austin Jones (left), a disbursing clerk, and Cpl. Calvin Tarbox, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan disbursing office, work together to get th More
A Marine from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) holds a chain to ensure a Mine Resistant Ambush Protect All-Terrain vehicle doesn’t move while a lift slides underneath it aboard Fo More
Marines from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) eat lunch with distinguished visitors at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, June 22, 2011. Dr. Ashton B. Carter, the Unde More
A medical evacuation helicopter lands in the landing zone that was set up by Marines and sailors of 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) July 1, 2011, near Now Zad, Helmand province, More
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (Forward) fill their trays with food during a barbeque July 4, at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan. Service members may not get More
Sgt. Andrew W. Morey touches down on board a UH-1Y Huey while an AH-1W Cobra lands yards away at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, July 16. Morey is a native of Somers, N.Y., and a Huey crew chief More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrew Stanley (left), religious program specialist chief, and Chaplain Michael Tomlinson, 2nd Marine Logistics Group Forward, visit with Marines and sailors on Forward Operating B More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Jensen, a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, collects straps that restrained airdrop bundles in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III, Sept 30, 2011. J More
A pair of CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 land at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1. Coalition forces in Afghanistan brought in the New Yea More
Lance Cpl. William Zerr, a bulk fuel specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), checks the fuel gauges at Forward Operating Base Edin More
Corporal Scott J. Olson, a scout sniper instructor with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, demonstrates a shooting position during advanced marksmanship training here, Feb. 24. Olson, a 26-year-old native of S More
A Marine artillery gunner inputs data into the control panel of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a dry-fire drill here, Feb. 26. The panel programs each GPS-guided rocket to fly to the correct g More
An M124 vehicle raises a rocket launcher pod during a dry-fire drill here, Feb. 26. The truck and launcher comprise the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. The HIMARS allows the Marines to support fire missi More
Sgt. Matthew Branch, the assistant security team leader for 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) speaks More
Sgt. Matthew Marsh, a Crew Chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 and Toledo, Ohio, native, scans the surrounding area for activity during a vehicle interdiction operation in southern Helmand province, More
Sgt. David Garcia, a Crew Chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Glendale, Ariz., native, and Cpl. Dexter Moore, a Maintenance Administrative Clerk of South Hill, Va., fold an American flag More
Sailors and Marines of the Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgery System, Surgical Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion (-) Reinforced, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) carry a patient from a More
A rough-terrain container handler off-loads a shipping container from an Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), Logistics Vehicle System Replacement at Forward Operat More
Staff Sgt. James Fishburne, a Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team leader with Marine Air Control Squadron 1 and Waverly Hall, Ga., native, communicates from the air traffic control tower aboard Forward Opera More
A rough-terrain container handler offloads a shipping container from a Company A, CLB-4 logistics vehicle system replacement at FOB Edinburgh, Afghanistan, April 22. The shipping container was delivered to the More
Lance Cpl. Casey Sullivan, the only heavy equipment operator with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity lot, 1st Maintenance Battalion (-) (Reinforced), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) at Forward Operating More
An X-200 ScanEagle is refueled and prepared for future launch here Nov. 20. The aircraft, with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), is calibrated so precise that it req More
Lance Cpl. Austin Jones, a disbursing clerk, assists a Marine in obtaining money from his checking account at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, June 2. Jones is one of the two disbursing Marines wh More
Two Marines from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) hook chains onto a lift so they can tow a damaged vehicle aboard Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, June 20. The main More
Capt. Michael Gasperini (right), the company commander of Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows Dr. Ashton B. Carter (right center), the Undersecretary of D More
Staff Sgt. Robert Jernigan, a joint terminal attack controller with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), ensures all injured service members get on the medical evacuation helicopter July 1, 2011, outside of No More
An Afghan child watches as a coalition forces’ convoy rolls through a village near Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2011. The convoy was going to multiple forward operating bases throughout north More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Corporal Dakota Adkins of Columbus, Ohio, grinds down a screw with his power sander. The tool room noncommissioned officer with 3rd Battalion, 2 More
Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Benjamin Hall (right) passes a box to a fellow motor transport operator with the logistic train for 3rd Battalion, 2n More
A Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 AH-1W Cobra lands at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, July 16. Cobras are one of the aircraft used to provide the much needed overwatch protection to More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffery Varty, with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, scans for enemy activity while escorting religous service personnel on Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2011. Spiritual s More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow (center), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, is greeted by Marines and sailors from Forward Operating Base Edinburgh during a battlefield circulation. First More
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron push barrels of fuel aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Sept 30, 2011. The crew of the C-17 will drop 40 bundles of supplies to a rem More
A CH-53D Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 flies past the window of an observation post at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1. C More
Cpl. Clayton Leatherwood, Forward Operating Base Edinburgh fuel farm non-commissioned officer-in-charge, Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) ch More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Carillo, a gunner with 3rd Platoon, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, inputs data into the control panel of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a dry-fire d More
Sgt. Kenneth P. Freeman (left), security team leader, and Cpl. Peyton Anderson (right), military policeman, both with Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward)and work out on More
Sgt. Matthew Marsh, a Crew Chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 and Toledo, Ohio, native, searches the surrounding area for activity during a vehicle interdiction operation in southern Helmand provin More
Sgt. David Garcia, a Crew Chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Glendale, Ariz., native, folds an American flag while flying over Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. HMLA-369 sent More
Sailors and Marines of the Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgery System, Surgical Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion (-) Reinforced, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) work on multiple patien More
Lance Cpl. Adam R. Tornatore, motor vehicle operator, Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), helps an Afghan driver change a damaged tire on his truck at Forward Oper More
Sgt. Travis Shiflett, an air traffic controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 1 and Richmond, Ohio, native, passes word to pilots from the air traffic control tower aboard Forward Operating Base Edinburgh Ap More
An X-200 ScanEagle is inspected and cleaned prior to launch here Nov. 20. The aircraft, with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), can stay airborne for nine to 14 hours More
Lance Cpl. Zachary Martin, an optics technician with "The Magnificent Bastards," 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stands post at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1. Mar More
Lance Cpl. Austin Jones, a disbursing clerk, answers the questions of two Marines who dropped by the recently-open disbursing office at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, June 2. Jones is one of the More
Two Marines from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) assist another Marine in lifting a damaged Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle aboard Forward Operating Base Edin More
Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) show distinguished visitors around the maintenance lot at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, June 22, 2011. Dr. Ashton B. More
A group of Afghan children watch as a coalition forces’ convoy rolls through a village near Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2011. The convoy was going to multiple forward operating bases throug More
Staff Sgt. Robert Jernigan, a joint terminal attack controller with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), communicates via radio with a medical evacuation helicopter July 1, 2011, outside of Now Zad, Helmand pr More
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (Forward) eat during a barbeque July 4, at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan. Service members may not get the day off, but they More
Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, strap down pallets of water on a 7-ton, flat-bed truck. The logistics train with the unit deliv More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Sergeant Jason Littleton (far left) of Reidsville, Ga., stands with his Motor Transport mechanic Marines. He is the Maintenance Section chief f More
Staff Sgt. Sean Redmond is the air traffic control chief at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan. Redmond is in constant communication with coalition units in his area of operations. He is personally r More
U.S. Marines at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh practice martial arts techniques during a visit by 2nd Marine Logitics Group Forward chaplain Sept. 17, 2011. Spiritual services are offered weekly to service me More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow (left), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receives a cup of coffee form a sailor with Bravo Surgical Company during a battlefield circulation stop at Forwar More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Christopher Oerter, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, flies a low level approach to a drop zone in Afghanistan, Sept 30, 2011. Oerter and More
Inflatable storage containers at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh store fuel in order to support ground operations, air operations and equipment on the FOB. The bulk fuel Marines at FOB Edinburgh dispense appro More
Gunnery Sgt. John Delgado, a Crew Chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 and Rock Falls, Ill., native, waves the Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, off a CH-53D Sea Stallio More
Sgt. David Garcia, a Crew Chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Glendale, Ariz., native, unfolds an American flag while flying over Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The helicop More
A nurse with the Shock Trauma Platoon, Surgical Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion (-) Reinforced, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) fills a syringe at the STP/FRSS at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afgha More
Policemen with the Afghan National Police patrol the road near an ANP checkpoint as Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) vehicles pass by in Helmand Province, Afghan More
An Army UH-60A Black Hawk flies over the air traffic control tower aboard Forward Operating Base Edinburgh April 28. The Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team provides air traffic control as well as vital comm More
The Intermediate Maintenance Activity lot at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh provides expedient repairs to many battle damaged vehicles in support of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5. In ad More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE EDINBURGH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Stewartstown, Penn., native Cpl. Jaramie Black looks for a replacement bolt. The Motor Transport mechanic with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regimen More