U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Luke Forelle (second from left),

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 Pashto to gather intelligence during a security patrol here, April 28, 2012. Forelle is among the faces of a historic transition in the making in Helmand province's Garmsir district. On deployment in the key region of Safar, he's a crucial ingredient in the melting pot of service members preparing the Afghan National Security Forces to assume lead security responsibility of Garmsir. In addition, Forelle has used his ability to speak Pashto to contribute to the ongoing development of security and governance in Safar.