U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Martin Argueta, a 19-year-old rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Yuma, Ariz., native provides security while helping Afghan National Army sol More
Malim Wazir, the head teacher of Safar School, speaks about the crucial role of education in Garmsir district’s future to Safar elders during a shura outside the school here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders a More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Javier Garza, a machine gunner with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Donna, Texas, interacts with Afghan children while halted dur More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Luke Forelle, the 3rd Platoon commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 28-year-old native of New York City, walks through a farming village during a security pa More
Lt. Cmdr. Lanny F. Littlejohn, 39, from Spartanburg, S.C., a physician with Charlie Surgical Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), stitches up an injured Marine inside a Mobile Trauma Bay at Combat Out More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Jared Streeter and Army Sgt. Pedro Reyes, an information operations officer and a Military Information Support Operations team member attached to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak wit More
Approximately 40 elders and 150 students meet with Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, to discuss the growth of education in Garmsir district during a shura More
An Afghan boy petitions U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Bones, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Brookings, Ore., for candy after recei More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Luke Forelle, the 3rd Platoon commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 28-year-old native of New York City, laughs at a comment made by a local elder after shar More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicolas Bourgeois, a 20-year-old rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Ft. Worth, Texas, native provides security while helping Afghan National More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., keeps his dog More
Malim Wazir (left), the head teacher of Safar School, listens to Afghan National Army Maj. Mohammad Omar, the 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps operations officer, speak about security and education in Garms More
Afghan children joke with U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Javier Garza, a machine gunner with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Donna, Texas, while Garza stands ha More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Luke Forelle (center), the 3rd Platoon commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 28-year-old native of New York City, poses with local elders, their children and More
Lt. Cmdr. Lanny F. Littlejohn, 39, from Spartanburg, S.C., doctor with Charlie Surgical Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), wraps up a Marine’s injured finger with gauze inside a Mobile Trauma Bay at More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan Bolt, a 20-year-old mortarman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Prosser, Wash. native, learns how to count in Pashto from a local boy while hel More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Ferrin, a 21-year-old rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Clinton, Utah, holds security at an intersection while halted during a secu More
A student of the Safar School smiles while listening to local elders speak about security and education in Garmsir district during a shura here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders and 150 students met with Afgha More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Luke Forelle (second from left), the 3rd Platoon commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 28-year-old native of New York City, speaks with local children in Pas More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Bones, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Brookings, Ore., hands an Afghan child a piece of gum while ha More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Baumer, a 22-year-old rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Indianapolis native uses a biometric scanner to gather information on a local More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., shares a momen More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Evan Frickey, a 21-year-old dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pets Cookie, an improvised explosive device d More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Luke Forelle, the 3rd Platoon commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 28-year-old native of New York City, speaks with a local elder during a security patrol h More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Joshua Boudreau (left), 23, from Cartersville, Ga., and Ryan Courture, 27, from Olustee, Okla., riflemen with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, use metal de More
An Afghan National Army soldier jokes with local children while helping Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the bazaar's legitimate vendors during O More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Windy, an improvised explosive device detection More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Jordan, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old native of Hollywood, Fla., scans his surroundings during a security patrol More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Brian Hernandez (left), 19, from San Francisco, and Nick Montez (right), 20, from Lewiston, Idaho, a mortarman and an improvised explosive device dog handler with the 81mm mortar platoon More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., walks past a p More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Evan Frickey, a 21-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, plays w More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Shane Molatch (left), 20, from Denver, and Joshua Boudreau, 23, from Cartersville, Ga., riflemen with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security at More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Channing Bergen, 19, from Waterloo, Wisc., and Sgt. Robert Cronk, 25, from Baroda, Mich., a rifleman and a combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regim More
A member of the Afghan Local Police provides security on the perimeter of the Safar School compound here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders and 150 students met with Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Mar More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Windy, an improvised explosive device detection More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Dustin Shoemaker, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 25-year-old native of Ferndale, Wash., walks through a field toward Observation Post Th More
An Afghan boy watches Afghan National Army soldier Abdul Ghayed (right), fellow ANA soldiers and U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the bazaar More
A teacher hands out school supplies donated by American children to students of the Safar School following an education shura here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders and 150 students met with Afghan National Se More
SAFAR BAZAAR, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. John Corsi, a 22-year-old team leader with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Jupiter Farms, Fla., calls in a r More
A student of the Safar School holds pencils he received from a teacher following an education shura here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders and 150 students met with Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Mar More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, patrols past a tractor full of Safar School students as they depart an education shura here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders and 150 More
An Afghan boy watches Afghan National Army soldier Abdul Ghayed (right), fellow ANA soldiers and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the Safar More