U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 sight in on makeshift targets outside Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2012. Marines calibrat More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 6 conduct a conditioning run on Patrol Base 7171 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The run complete More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ken Kajihiro with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 mans an MK19-3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher at a guard post on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, More
Members of the Steak Team Mission prepare appetizers for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 4, 20 More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 execute bayonet techniques during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) session on Patrol Base 7171 in Helmand p More
A view from behind an MK19-3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher manned by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ken Kajihiro with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 at a guard post on More
Members of the Steak Team Mission prepare appetizers for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 4, 201 More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 execute an uppercut punch during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) session at Patrol Base 7171 in Helmand pr More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Hotchkiss with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, mans an M240B machine gun at a guard post on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, Helmand province More
Ronie Yankey, a member of the Steak Team Mission, prepares appetizers for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afgha More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 practice a leg sweep technique during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) session at Patrol Base 7171 in Helma More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Hotchkiss with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 surveys the area at a guard post on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, Helmand province, Afghanis More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Wingate with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 mans an M240B machine gun at a guard post on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghani More
Tony Booth, right, a member of the Steak Team Mission, prepares appetizers for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brain Conklin with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 waits inside a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Patrol Base 7171, Helmand prov More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Wingate with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 surveys the area from a guard post on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, A More
Ronie Yankey, center front, a member of the Steak Team Mission, passes out appetizers to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 sight in on makeshift targets outside Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan April 5, 2012. Marines calibrate More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Baldwin with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 serves chow on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2012. Baldwin ser More
Ronie Yankey, left, a member of the Steak Team Mission, passes out appetizers to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, serve chow on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2012. Marines serve meals to sustain the nu More
Members of the Steak Team Mission prepare steaks for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 4, 2012. S More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol through a poppy field on their way to Patrol Base (PB) Mohmon in the Lui Tal district, Helmand province, Afgha More
Commander Christopher Fronk, 2nd Marine Division (Forward) chaplain, finds time to care for every creature, great and small, in his flock by taking time to break bread with one of the pack mules Marines use to More
Richard Ellerson, right, a member of the Steak Team Mission, serves beans to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Af More
Self reflection and mental preparation are important parts of the day. After all the preparations are complete, Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, 2nd Marine Division (Forward) chaplain, takes time to rest and read. “We More
Members of the Steak Team Mission serve steaks to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. Ste More
With a strong arm and warm heart the chaplain greets his Marines in the name of the friendship and peace. Part of the chaplains job is to help Marines find the inner peace that motivates them to continue the f More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol in a poppy on their way to Patrol Base (PB) Mohmon in the Lui Tal district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Apr More
Terry Castle, right, a member of the Steak Team Mission, prepares steaks for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Af More
As many militaries before them, the Marines of Task Force Leatherneck receive solace in the Mass and sacraments provided by Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, 2nd Marine Division (Froward) chaplain. Wrapped in his stole, More
Jason Reasonover, left, a member of the Steak Team Mission, prepares steaks for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, More
Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, 2nd Marine Division (Froward) chaplain gives communion to Marines and Sailors of Task Force Leatherneck as part of the Mass. The Monaca, Pa., native repeats this ritual as many times as More
Members of the Steak Team Mission serve steaks to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. Stea More
Tony Booth, right, a member of the Steak Team Mission, serves ice cream to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base7171, Helmand province, Afgha More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 eat a meal prepared by the Steak Team Mission on Patrol Base 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. Steak T More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 eat a meal prepared by the Steak Team Mission on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 4, 2012. Stea More
Members of the Steak Team Mission prepare steaks for U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 4, 201 More
Richard Ellerson, left, a member of the Steak Team Mission, serves beans to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, Helmand province, More
Terry Castle, right, a member of the Steak Team Mission, serves steaks to U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Patrol Base (PB) 7171, Helmand province, A More