U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company,
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, sort through mail and care packages during a late-night delivery here March 25, 2012. Mail isn’t delivered daily ... More
Captain Jesse Hills, the team leader for Team 3, Civil
Captain Jesse Hills, the team leader for Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, shows students here how to write his last name in Pashto and in English Feb. 22, 2012. The Marines of Team 3 provided guidance to ... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, speaks to a local resident after searching his compound for weapons and improvised explosive device components here, March 27, 2012. Khaliq encouraged l... More
Qhamarudin Rahmani, a patrolman with the Afghan Uniformed
Qhamarudin Rahmani, a patrolman with the Afghan Uniformed Police, searches a man driving to the Khan Neshin bazaar with his son during a patrol here, March 27, 2012. The AUP led the patrol to a remote village n... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Stirrat, the Police
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Stirrat, the Police Advisor Team senior enlisted advisor, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, shares a joke with Abdul Hamid, a patrolman with the Afghan Un... More
A student recites a poem in Pashto during class here
A student recites a poem in Pashto during class here Feb. 25, 2012. Marines serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, are providing guidance to the local government in Khan Neshin to help them constru... More
The head teacher at the school here follows along as
The head teacher at the school here follows along as his student recites a poem for the class Feb. 25, 2012. Marines serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, are providing guidance to the local gover... More
Two Afghan girls fill jugs of water at a canal in a
Two Afghan girls fill jugs of water at a canal in a small village here, March 27, 2012. The Afghan Uniformed Police led a patrol from the Khan Neshin precinct to a village near Qual-e Now, speaking to farmers a... More
Corporal Joshua Brooks, a Marine serving with Team
Corporal Joshua Brooks, a Marine serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, greets students at the school here Feb. 25, 2012. The Marines of Team 3 provided guidance to the local government here to hel... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was on evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines nea... More
Bismullah Khaliq, the patrol leader with a team of
Bismullah Khaliq, the patrol leader with a team of Afghan Uniformed Police based out of the Khan Neshin precinct, and a fellow patrolman met with farmers during a patrol here, March 24, 2012. Khaliq, said his m... More
Sergeant Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader, Lance Cpl.
Sergeant Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader, Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored vehicle crewman, and Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader, all serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Lig... More
Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil
Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, climbs a dump truck to inspect the contents during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The truck was carrying gravel... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol to Wali
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol to Wali Jan, a small village in Khan Neshin district, March 24, 2012. The AUP patrol leader, Bismullah Khaliq, said his men always show respect and courtesy to loca... More
Qhamarudin Rahmani, a patrolman with the Afghan Uniformed
Qhamarudin Rahmani, a patrolman with the Afghan Uniformed Police, searches a man passing by during a patrol here, March 27, 2012. The AUP led the patrol to a remote village near Qual-e Now, keeping an eye out f... More
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Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, climbs a dump truck to inspect the contents during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The truck was carrying gravel... More
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Abdul Hamid, a three-month
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Abdul Hamid, a three-month veteran of the police force here, stays vigilant on an AUP-led patrol to Wali Jan, a small village in Khan Neshin district, March 24, 2012. Two U.S. ... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol through
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol through farmlands with U.S. Marines from the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, March 26, 2012. The AUP led the pa... More
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Mohammad Nasim walks
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Mohammad Nasim walks his beat March 24, 2012, en route to Wali Jan, a small village in Khan Neshin district. Nasim speaks Uzbek, the native language from his province in northe... More
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general with 1st
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general with 1st Marine Division, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a fire team leader with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, here... More
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a fire team leader with
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a fire team leader with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, salutes Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, during his award ceremony here, March ... More
Second Lt. Andrew McGann, the assistant team leader
Second Lt. Andrew McGann, the assistant team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, pauses a patrol in order to help an American contractor buy goods from a merchant in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. ... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, led an evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small vill... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, directs his patrolmen to search a compound in a village near Qual-e Now, March 27, 2012. The AUP led a mission to the remote village here to speak to fa... More
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police enters a living
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police enters a living area of a compound where his team searched for weapons and improvised explosive device components here, March 27, 2012. The AUP led a patrol to a remote v... More
Children arrive to school here Feb. 22, 2012. Marines
Children arrive to school here Feb. 22, 2012. Marines serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, provided guidance to the local government to help them construct a new school. The current school is mad... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Bryan M. Doss, the Police Advisor
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Bryan M. Doss, the Police Advisor Team intelligence officer, and Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant team leader with the advisor team, both with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Rec... More
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general of 1st
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a fire team leader with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, here, ... More
A young student standing outside the grade school here
A young student standing outside the grade school here greets Cpl. Joshua Brooks, a Marine serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, as Brooks patrols into the school grounds Feb. 25, 2012. The Marine... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, speaks to a local resident after searching his compound for weapons and improvised explosive device components, as U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Sant... More
Captain Jesse Hills, the team leader for Team 3, Civil
Captain Jesse Hills, the team leader for Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, shares a laugh with students talking to Team 3's linguist, while visiting the school here Feb. 22, 2012. The Marines of Team 3 pro... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, searches a compound for weapons or improvised explosive device components here, March 27, 2012. The AUP led a patrol to a remote village near Qual-e Now... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was on evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines nea... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Spear, a
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Spear, a corpsman serving with the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, speaks to Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Mohammad... More
The head teacher at the school here follows along as
The head teacher at the school here follows along as his student recites a poem for the class Feb. 25, 2012. Marines serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, are providing guidance to the local gover... More
Noor Mohammad, a 9-year-old student, is one of the
Noor Mohammad, a 9-year-old student, is one of the many children attending the village school here. Marines serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, provided guidance to the local government here to ... More
Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil
Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, peeks through a newly placed culvert in a road just outside of Combat Outpost Castle in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. Trav... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, asks a local man to enter and search his compound while Abdul Habib, an AUP patrolman, and U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, a police advisor, ... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Stirrat, the Police
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Stirrat, the Police Advisor Team senior enlisted advisor, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, compliments Mohammad Nasim, a patrolman with the Afghan Unifo... More
Second Lt. Andrew McGann, the assistant team leader
Second Lt. Andrew McGann, the assistant team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, debriefs his Marines after a patrol that served as a site survey to civil affairs projects in Kahn Neshin, Afghanist... More
Afghan Uniformed Police Sgt. Mateen (center), flanked
Afghan Uniformed Police Sgt. Mateen (center), flanked by fellow policemen, was responsible for leading a patrol of police to the canal where Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls lost his rifle during a patrol Feb. 23, 201... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol through
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol through farmlands with U.S. Marines from the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, March 26, 2012. The AUP led the pa... More
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company,
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, sort through mail and care packages during a late-night delivery here March 25, 2012. Mail isn’t delivered daily ... More
U.S. Marines serving with the 1st Light Armored
U.S. Marines serving with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Police Advisor Team welcomed 1391, the Afghan New Year, with the Afghan Uniformed Police during a dinner celebration here, March 22, 2012... More
Second Lt. Andrew McGann, the assistant team leader
Second Lt. Andrew McGann, the assistant team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, patrols though a bazaar in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. Under the leadership of McGann, a 26-year-old na... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol through
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol through farmlands with U.S. Marines from the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, March 26, 2012. The AUP led the pa... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, gives a mission brief to his policemen before setting off on a patrol to a village near Qual-e Now, March 27, 2012. The AUP team led the patrol, meeting... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, led an evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small vill... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant team leader with the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, provided support and guidance during an Afghan Unifor... More
Second Lt. Andrew McGann is the assistant team leader
Second Lt. Andrew McGann is the assistant team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, a California-based Marine unit deployed to Khan Neshin, Afghanistan. Under the leadership of McGann, a 26-year-old... More
U.S. Navy corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class Abir Majumdar
U.S. Navy corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class Abir Majumdar and Staff Sgt. Khris Decapua, an assistant team leader with the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, take a br... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Stirrat, the Police
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Stirrat, the Police Advisor Team senior enlisted advisor, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, trains and mentors Afghan Uniformed Police in Khan Neshin dist... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored vehicle crewman serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was the point man an evening resupply patrol to anothe... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, speaks to a local resident after searching his compound for weapons and improvised explosive device components here, March 27, 2012. Khaliq encouraged l... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored vehicle crewman serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was the point man an evening resupply patrol to anoth... More
Bismullah Khaliq, the patrol leader with a team of
Bismullah Khaliq, the patrol leader with a team of Afghan Uniformed Police based out of the Khan Neshin precinct, met the village elders of Wali Jan, a small village here, after patrolling nearly three miles fo... More
Bismullah Khaliq, the patrol leader with a team of
Bismullah Khaliq, the patrol leader with a team of Afghan Uniformed Police based out of the Khan Neshin precinct, speaks with U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant team leader with the Police ... More
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Abdul Hamid, a three-month
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Abdul Hamid, a three-month veteran of the police force here, stays vigilant on an AUP-led patrol March 24, 2012, on the way to the small village of Wali Jan. Two U.S. Marines a... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant team leader with the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, follows an Afghan Uniformed Police-led patrol here, M... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police halt during
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police halt during a patrol to search a man passing by here, March 27, 2012. The AUP led the patrol to a remote village near Qual-e Now, keeping an eye out for evidence of enemy ... More