A member of Afghan National Interdiction Unit Team
A member of Afghan National Interdiction Unit Team 10 gathers evidence during a raid on a suspected opium production facility here, March 7, 2012. The raid was part of Operation Psarlay Taba, a partnered counte... More
A U.S. Marine with 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Lima Company,
A U.S. Marine with 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, conduct a security patrol around their area of operation in Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 2. Th... More
Lance Cpl. Kyle N. Hudson, a Belleview, Fla., native,
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U.S. Marines, Sailors and Soldiers participate in a
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U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers pay tribute to Lance
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Wolfe and U.S. Navy
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Ronnie Yankey flew a flag of heroes at Weapons Company,
Ronnie Yankey flew a flag of heroes at Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Forward Operating Base Duluth, Afghanistan, for the 351 firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Centers o... More
Khan Neshin district governor Shah Mahmood presents
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
Lance Cpl. Tim Swann (left) and Cpl. Cory Bergman (right),
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE MARJAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan
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Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Kyle Carpenter talks
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Members of the Interim Security Critical Infrastructure
Members of the Interim Security Critical Infrastructure search a local national during Operation Sulaiman, Feb. 17. The ISCI worked side-by-side with Marines during the operation.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Donnelly, a mortarman with
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Donnelly, a mortarman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, adjusts the sights of a mortar tube during a mortar range aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afg... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Craig Turner, the platoon Sgt.
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Members of the Royal Brunei Land Force and U.S. Marines
Members of the Royal Brunei Land Force and U.S. Marines practice military operations on urbanized terrain tactics Nov. 10 at the Penanjong Garrison, Tutong, Brunei. Service members participated in MOUT training... More
U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Jorge A. Guerrero, left, from
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael D. Williams, the regimental
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An Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman kneels by a canal
An Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman kneels by a canal near a local shura, or meeting. The AUP have been working with Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, to provide security for the district.
A local Afghan contractor lays the final layer of bricks
A local Afghan contractor lays the final layer of bricks for the new columns of a security gate at Forward Operating Base Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl Brian Wolfe, a rifleman,
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Local children look on as Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilera,
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric McGovern, a fire team leader
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U.S. Marine Corps Major Thomas Siverts, executive officer
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An Afghan National Army soldier with 3rd Tolai, 3rd
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Members of Steak Team Mission set up the grilling station
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Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte shakes hands
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Lance Cpl. Eric D. Moreno (left), with 3rd Battalion,
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U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. James L. Peebles, a platoon
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Royal Brunei Land Force service members and U.S. Marines
Royal Brunei Land Force service members and U.S. Marines assume attack positions during military operations on urban terrain training Nov. 13 at the Penanjong Garrison, Tutong, Brunei. The service members condu... More
Haji Hayatullah (dressed in white and gray), an Afghan
Haji Hayatullah (dressed in white and gray), an Afghan Local Police commander leads ALP patrolmen toward gunfire in the desert surrounding Nawa. During a patrol through the district, Afghan National Army soldie... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Golbronson, a team
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Golbronson, a team leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, provides security inside a compound during a clearing mission in the village of Mama Cares, Helmand provinc... More
U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen assigned to Weapons Company,
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Service members from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion,
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Staff Sgt. Seth Collard, a platoon sergeant with Kilo
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Russman, an infantryman attached
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Master Chief Frank Dominguez, left, command master
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Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Gul Ahmad (left), the
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Nelson Blanco, a squad leader with
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Cincinnati native, Pfc. Mackenna Murphy keeps a lookout
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A designated marksman team of infantry Marines with
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Scott from Dayton,
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Using a whistle, Cpl. John Moutos, a dog handler with
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U.S. Marines observes as Sgt. Joseph Mussulin, a squad
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Marines unload from an Amphibious Assault Vehicle during
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A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flies
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Corporal Sean J. Gallagher Jr. (top left) of Collingdale,
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U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th
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U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner, the commanding officer
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edward Amores, a mortarman
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Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields judges the championship tug-of-war
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U.S. Marine Maj. Victor Ruble, the Regimental Combat
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 Cpl. Eric McGovern, a fire team leader
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An Afghan National Army Soldier (ANA) participated
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U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen assigned to Weapons Company,
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A young Afghan girl smiles after receiving a winter
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TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Corporal
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Vicky Olivier, a member of Female
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Cpl. Linton C. Sangster, a 21-year-old native of Cleveland,
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U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding
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Lance Cpl. Noel Guliano, from Los Angeles, is strapped
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Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers search a compound
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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member runs out of
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A Marine color guard stands at attention before the
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PATROL BASE PASERLAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan—
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A local boy holds up a peace sign to U.S. Navy Seaman
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Marines with the Personal Security Detachment patrol
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Lance Cpl. Matthew Frank runs diagnostic checks on
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Local residents of the towns of Gawragi and Negari
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Haji Hayatullah, a council member and Afghan Local
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Vicky Olivier, a member of Female
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An Afghan National Army soldier 1st Brigade, 215th
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Two Marines compete in a sumo wrestling match Nov.
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A local Afghan contractor wets down fresh cement in
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Staff Sergeant Said Yasin, a platoon sergeant with
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Colonel Kenneth M. DeTreux, the commanding officer
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael D. Williams, right, the regimental
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Jordan Kozyarski and Lance Cpl. Jaquaye
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An Iraqi watches as U.S. Marines (not pictured) with
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Tenski, a dog handler
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroji Yamashita,
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U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner, the commanding officer
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Cpl. John Sapp, a Marine currently in Corporals Course,
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Lance Cpl. Ronald Hinson from Heath Springs, South
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members move a mock
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Cpl. Toney G. Watkins, a Davison, Mich., native, coils
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Kleber Villalva, a section leader
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U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen assigned to Weapons Company,
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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment,
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Keith Carpenter, a mortarman
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A U.S. Marine Improvised explosive device Detection
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A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion,
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Corporal Glenn Stadig, a squad leader with Weapons
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Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Tolai, 3rd Kandak,
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U.S. Marines Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine
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U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen assigned to Weapons Company,
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental
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An Afghan National Army soldier along with an interpreter
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An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
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Ace, an improvised explosive device detection dog,
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Yatsuka
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