U.S. Marine Sgt. Marc Leon Guerrero (left), a squad
U.S. Marine Sgt. Marc Leon Guerrero (left), a squad leader with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 27-year-old native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, converses with Afghan National Policem... More
An Afghan boy walks alongside U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Steve
An Afghan boy walks alongside U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Steve Rimmer, the 4th Platoon commander for Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 29-year-old native of Knoxville, Tenn., while Rimmer and fel... More
Afghan men travel to the Garmsir Agricultural High
Afghan men travel to the Garmsir Agricultural High School to vote in district community council elections under the safe watch of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Chrivia, a mortarman with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company,... More
Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled (left) provides
Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled (left) provides security outside the Garmsir Agricultural High School while fellow policeman Sher Agha (right) searches local elders waiting to vote in district community ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ken Bissonette, a dog handler
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ken Bissonette, a dog handler with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Babbitt, Minn., scans a nearby road while halted with Chatter, ... More
Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha (left) searches
Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha (left) searches an Afghan elder before clearing him to enter the Garmsir Agricultural High School and vote in district community council elections here, April 17, 2012. Durin... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a dog handler
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a dog handler with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Northglenn, Colo., and Fancy, an improvised explosive device detectio... More
Afghan boys curiously observe U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
Afghan boys curiously observe U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander Johnson, a rifleman with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old native of Bayard, Neb., while Johnson and f... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a 21-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a 21-year-old dog handler with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Northglenn, Colo., and his improvised explosive device detection dog ... More
Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled provides security
Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled provides security outside the Garmsir Agricultural High School during district community council elections here, April 17, 2012. During the Afghan-led elections in Helmand... More
Afghan National Police patrolman Charyogli Allahberdi
Afghan National Police patrolman Charyogli Allahberdi searches a local man at a vehicle checkpoint outside the Hazar Joft Bazaar with U.S. Marines from Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, d... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Rick Ulrich, a 22-year-old radio operator
U.S. Marine Cpl. Rick Ulrich, a 22-year-old radio operator with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Orangeville, Pa., watches an Afghan National Police patrolman interact with... More
Afghan elders converse outside the Garmsir Agricultural
Afghan elders converse outside the Garmsir Agricultural High School while U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Chrivia (right), a mortarman with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year... More
Fancy, an improvised explosive device detection dog,
Fancy, an improvised explosive device detection dog, stands next to Afghan National Police patrolman Dost Mohammad (right) while U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a 21-year-old dog handler with Guard Force... More
Afghan National Police patrolman Dost Mohammad (second
Afghan National Police patrolman Dost Mohammad (second from left) waits for vehicles to approach Checkpoint Drahbiash while U.S. Marines with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, interact wi... More
Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled (left) provides
Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled (left) provides security outside the Garmsir Agricultural High School while fellow policeman Sher Agha (right) searches local elders waiting to vote in district community ... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Steve Rimmer, the 4th Platoon commander
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Steve Rimmer, the 4th Platoon commander for Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 29-year-old native of Knoxville, Tenn., shakes an Afghan boy’s hand on a security patrol wit... More
Afghan National Police patrolman Charyogli Allahberdi
Afghan National Police patrolman Charyogli Allahberdi searches a local man at a vehicle checkpoint outside the Hazar Joft Bazaar with U.S. Marines from Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, d... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a 21-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stuart Ferreri, a 21-year-old dog handler with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Northglenn, Colo., speaks to a local boy as Afghan National Police pa... More
Afghan elders speak with Afghan National Policeman
Afghan elders speak with Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha outside the Garmsir Agricultural High School while waiting to vote in district community council elections here, April 17, 2012. During the Afghan-le... More
Afghan National Policeman Hajji Mohammad (left) provides
Afghan National Policeman Hajji Mohammad (left) provides security on a road leading to the Garmsir Agricultural High School while an Afghan elder travels by to vote in district community council elections here,... More
Afghan National Police patrolman Abdul Rasul Mangi
Afghan National Police patrolman Abdul Rasul Mangi (left) and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kirk Lacy, a 19-year-old rifleman with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Jasper, Texas, ... More
Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha (left) searches
Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha (left) searches an Afghan elder before clearing him to enter the Garmsir Agricultural High School to vote in district community council elections here, April 17, 2012. In Nov... More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Bao Tuong, a 20-year-old armorer with
U.S. Marine Pfc. Bao Tuong, a 20-year-old armorer with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Garden Grove, Calif., smiles at a fellow Marine’s comment while waiting for his hand... More