A Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
A Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, looks at a distant ridgeline through his Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. The Marines and Afghan Uniformed Police were engaged by insurgent figh... More
Marines along with civilian contractors with Regimental
Marines along with civilian contractors with Regimental Combat Team 6 enjoy a Saint Patrick’s Day barbeque, March 17. The barbeque was designed to give the Marines and sailors a break, help build camaraderie an... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer during a heavy equipment operators course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 21, 2012. Students drive over tall mounds to help instill confide... More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va.
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va. with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) prepares to operate the Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq ... More
A convoy of U.S. Marine vehicles with Bravo Company,
A convoy of U.S. Marine vehicles with Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conducts a Combat Logistics Patrol (CLP) through Sangin in order to provide vital... More
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment lays in the prone while an M1A1 Abrams tank moves in the background, April 18. The Marines of Charlie Company and Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battal... More
Lance Cpl. Charles Flemister, a machine gunner with
Lance Cpl. Charles Flemister, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols through Trek Nawa, an area between the Marjah and Nawa districts, Aug. 16, 2012... More
The mail is guarded 24/7 while aboard FOB Delaram.
The mail is guarded 24/7 while aboard FOB Delaram. “The only thing that will get us both out of the building at the same time is an air strike,” Sergeant Jerusa Muncy from Bronx, N.Y., laughs.
An MV-22 Osprey lowers its back door to allow a forklift
An MV-22 Osprey lowers its back door to allow a forklift to drop off cargo, April 3. Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), opera... More
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army partnered with
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army partnered with Marines during Operation Alekhine’s Gun, a heliborne and motorized raid into an area known for corruption and insurgent occupation. Marines made use of their ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier sits atop a cliff side
An Afghan National Army soldier sits atop a cliff side here, April 20, 2012. Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and ANA soldiers occupy the high ground of OP Shrine, observing the ter... More
The Regimental Combat Team 6 Marine of the day is Cpl.
The Regimental Combat Team 6 Marine of the day is Cpl. Roger F. Jasso, 21, radio operator, from Diboll, Texas. Jasso joined the Marine Corps in August 2008. When Jasso decided to join the Marine Corps, he was ... More
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) recruit provides cover
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) recruit provides cover during a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 16, 2012. Marines with Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,... More
U.S. Marine Col. John R. Shafer, the commanding officer
U.S. Marine Col. John R. Shafer, the commanding officer Regimental Combat Team 6, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony here, July 5, 2012. Since their activation in 1917, 5th and 6th Marine Regiments ... More
Iraqi girls wait with their mothers while they have
Iraqi girls wait with their mothers while they have their medical prescription filled by an Iraqi doctor in Taj Ghatz, Iraq, during a combined medical engagement on Dec. 14, 2007. U.S. Marines with Regimental C... More
An old, broken swing sits on the tailgate of an Afghan
An old, broken swing sits on the tailgate of an Afghan Uniformed Police truck at the Delaram Boy’s High School as a policeman installs a new swing, May 17, 2012. About a dozen policemen from the district center... More
Doc with “million dollar wound” still helping Marines on second deploy...
Petty Officer Third Class Chase Speed, corpsman, Police Advisor Team 2, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, waits for the patrol order before departing friendly lines during a recent regimental operation, March... More
First Sgt. Demond Washington, company first sergeant,
First Sgt. Demond Washington, company first sergeant, Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, pays his respects to Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, during a memorial ceremony in the sweltering Afghanistan sunlight, Sept... More
During the Combat Lifesaver Course, aboard Forward
During the Combat Lifesaver Course, aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II, March 7-9, Navy Corpsmen teach Marines of Regimental Combat Team 6 medical procedures such as how to splint limbs. The CLS is not on... More
Captain Patrick Sullivan (right), 1st. Lt. Michael
Captain Patrick Sullivan (right), 1st. Lt. Michael Bell (center) and Chuck Whitmarsh lead a pack of 33 runners during the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Dela... More
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive officer, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, assesses a check point built by ANA engineers with Capt. Charles Arvisais, executive officer, 2nd Brigade Advisor Team, M... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan June 26, 2012. The Marines faced several challenges during their five-day operation including sm... More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter offloads its cargo on Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 9, 2012. The helicopter was carrying mail for Marines of 1st Ba... More
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Houston, with 1st Squad,
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Houston, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, posts security behind a truck for a patrol in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy Poche, squad leader,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy Poche, squad leader, Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, shows an Afghan Local Police (ALP) recruit where his rounds... More
Staff Sgt. David Simons, a platoon sergeant with Weapons
Staff Sgt. David Simons, a platoon sergeant with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, exits a compound during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army. The Marines buil... More
Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,
Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, traverses over a makeshift bridge during a patrol, April 24, 2012. Theis said he believes quality leadership and lea... More
Afghans training to become Afghan Local Police conduct
Afghans training to become Afghan Local Police conduct a partnered patrol with Marines as their final exercise before graduation, July 16, 2012. Marines with Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Gabriel Lopez, right, and Sgt. David
U.S. Marine Sgt. Gabriel Lopez, right, and Sgt. David B. Loran, left, with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), practice ground-fighting techniques as part of the Marine Corps Mar... More
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, answers a question from a Marine at Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, July 17, 2... More
A caravan of Afgnan camel herders pass U.S. Marines
A caravan of Afgnan camel herders pass U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4), 1st Marine Logistics Group (MLG) Forward, as they conduct a Combat Logistics Patrol (CLP) through Sa... More
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 sits on the machine gun of a CH-53D as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. The squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be deactiv... More
The Delaram District Chief of Police, Abdul Hadi, watches
The Delaram District Chief of Police, Abdul Hadi, watches as an Afghan child tries out a new swing at the Delaram Boy’s High School, May 17, 2012. Members of the district center’s AUP installed the swings. Abou... More
Civilian firefighters cheer on runners in the homestretch
Civilian firefighters cheer on runners in the homestretch of the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. This race took place o... More
Jesse Love, a civilian firefighter aboard Forward Operating
Jesse Love, a civilian firefighter aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, receives his finisher’s medal after completing the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon on base, Ma... More
The “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
The “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines have been deployed to Afghanistan since August 2011. Their main efforts have been reconstruction and creating a security bubble from which the Afghan Nat... More
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 prepares to fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. After 60 years of service, the squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be dea... More
Sergeant Joshua Ott, team leader, scout sniper team,
Sergeant Joshua Ott, team leader, scout sniper team, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes a coffee break before preparing for the day, Aug. 26. Ott and his team helped de... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sharif Muzayen, squad leader,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sharif Muzayen, squad leader, 3rd squad, Police Advisor Team 2 (PAT 2), Alpha company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes attendance of Afghan Local Polic... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. John R. Shafer, Regimental Combat
U.S. Marine Corps Col. John R. Shafer, Regimental Combat Team 6 (RCT-6) commander, and Sgt. Maj. Jamie Deets, RCT-6 sergeant major, await take off in an HV-22 Osprey aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Ni... More
Marines and sailors bow their heads in prayer during
Marines and sailors bow their heads in prayer during a memorial ceremony in the sweltering Afghanistan sunlight, Sept. 1. The ceremony was held to pay final respects to Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, 23, tank gun... More
A memorial is held in memory of Sgt. William C. Stacey,
A memorial is held in memory of Sgt. William C. Stacey, a Marine from Seattle, Wash., who was killed in combat in Now Zad District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on January 31, 2012. Stacey served proudly with ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Ingram, left, forward
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Ingram, left, forward observer, and Cpl. Michael Smith, chemical biological radiological nuclear specialist, both from Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine ... More
Colonel John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental
Colonel John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6 and Sgt. Maj. Jamie Deets, regimental sergeant major, RCT-6, bow their heads in prayer, during the renaming ceremony of the regimental aid stati... More
1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was split across
1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was split across three distinctly different areas of operation. Charlie Company was in Marjah, reinforcing Marine and Afghan forces operating in the city’s remaining troubled ... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Enrique Harris, Assessment
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Enrique Harris, Assessment Officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, talks to children during a patrol through the Nowzad Bazaar, Nowzad, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 20, 2012. Harris v... More
Sailors with Regimental Combat Team 6 and 1st Battalion,
Sailors with Regimental Combat Team 6 and 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stand in formation during the naming ceremony of the regimental aid station March 23, 2012. The Lundy Clinic is named in memory of P... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd
Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, stand in formation and listen to their commanding general, Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, and Marine Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regim... More
Lance Cpl. William Andrews, a squad automatic weapon
Lance Cpl. William Andrews, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, posts security while his Marines clear a nearby compound in Sabzikar, Afghanistan, during oper... More
Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad
Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad company, from Kabul, Afghanistan, says, “We are very happy to have the Marines here. Before them, we didn’t have good training or coordination. Now we can do ... More
Marines celebrate the Afghan New Year, Nowruz, with
Marines celebrate the Afghan New Year, Nowruz, with Afghan soldiers. A party was thrown with food and cultural music in order to strengthen the relationship between Marines and Afghan soldiers. March 20 marks t... More
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Correa, infantryman, Golf Company,
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Correa, infantryman, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, interacts with Afghan children while on a patrol through Musa Qa’leh District, Afghanistan, April 23, 2012. Correa, from ... More
The Marines and sailors of the Shock Trauma platoon,
The Marines and sailors of the Shock Trauma platoon, 2nd Medical Battalion, received a certificate of commendation for their work during August 2011 to March 2012. The STP is a small, mobile medical unit design... More
Seaman Christian Adkins, corpsman, Alpha Company, 1st
Seaman Christian Adkins, corpsman, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, scans the surrounding area during Operation Gospand-Sia in the Sangin Valley District, July 11, 2012. The ... More
U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6, Police
U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6, Police Transition Team, monitor Iraqi men running a 100 meter dash at Mualimeen Iraqi police station in Al Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 15. U.S. Marines with Regimental Co... More
Iraqi doctors give medical examinations and prescriptions
Iraqi doctors give medical examinations and prescriptions in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2007. U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry and Iraqi soldiers are conducting a combined medical engagement to giv... More
Petty Officer 1st Class George Fricke, leading petty
Petty Officer 1st Class George Fricke, leading petty officer, regimental aid station, Regimental Combat Team 6, drills the Lundy Clinic placard in place with help from Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, RCT-... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Goff, field artillery cannoneer,
Lance Cpl. Steven Goff, field artillery cannoneer, Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols through Delaram, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012. The Marines with Echo Battery maintain... More
A young child stands in the rubble outside his home
A young child stands in the rubble outside his home in Washir, May 3, 2012. The rubble came from walls collapsing after an IED set by insurgents detonated just outside the child’s home.
When good weather and work schedules permit, the Marines
When good weather and work schedules permit, the Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6 love to play basketball at Forward Operating Base Delaram II. Team sports is a great way to build camaraderie and cohesion ... More
First Lt. John D. Black, platoon commander, Weapons
First Lt. John D. Black, platoon commander, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to village locals in the northern Musa Qa’leh wadi, May 9, 2012. During operation Ox Bow, Marines detained ... More
Iraqi girls wait with their mother while she has her
Iraqi girls wait with their mother while she has her medical prescription filled by an Iraqi doctor in Taj Ghatz, Iraq, during a combined medical engagement on Dec. 14, 2007. U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat... More
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Stagg from Van, Texas, explosive
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Stagg from Van, Texas, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 789th EOD Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, inspects a part of the karez system for a reported possibl... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jeffrey Schuele, officer
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jeffrey Schuele, officer in charge, Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, instructs an Afghan Local Police (ALP) recruit d... More
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 sits on the machine gun of a CH-53D as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. The squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be deactiv... More
An AMK-27 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
An AMK-27 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) wtih Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4), 1st Marine Logistics Group (MLG) (Forward) approaches an V-22 Osprey, near Combat Outpost (C... More
Runners picked up their pace as they came down the
Runners picked up their pace as they came down the homestretch during shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. This race took pl... More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kyle Rudolph with
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kyle Rudolph with Headquarters Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 scans for suspicious activity through his Rifle Combat Optic ... More
Civil Affairs Group Marines, Sgt. Christopher L. Junkins
Civil Affairs Group Marines, Sgt. Christopher L. Junkins (left) and Sgt. Christopher A. Betts (right) with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment discuss the mission before leaving Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 1, 2... More
Capt. Rodrigo Cantu Hands an Iraqi Child a Toy
Capt. Rodrigo Cantu, attached to Regimental Combat Team 6, Police Transition Team 8, hands an Iraqi child a toy. The Marines of PTT-8 are conducting foot patrols with their Iraqi police counter-parts to develop... More
Female Enagement Team Marines in Afghanistan
Sergeant Christina Scott, a Female Engagement Team member in direct support of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, comforts an Afghan baby while visiting the small town of Kightewahn in the Kajaki District, Mar... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Daniele, corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Daniele, corpsman for 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment’s battalion aid station counts pills for a prescription, April 21, 2012. Growing up, Daniele had to look after and ca... More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor King, builder,
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor King, builder, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, bumps fists with a local child in the Khanishin District bazaar, July 19, 2012. King, a Navy Seabee, was part of a civi... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 prepare for the
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 prepare for the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 has taken over for RCT-6 who was deployed to Helmand pro... More
Gunnery Sgt. Robert Gussman, data planner, RCT-6, from
Gunnery Sgt. Robert Gussman, data planner, RCT-6, from Beaumont, Texas, oversees the linking of all the forward operating bases with secure communications. This is crucial to the success of the Marines for thei... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical platoon sergeant with Headquarters Tolai, 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, demonstrates the proper procedures for inserting an intravenous during an ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lamar Jackson, from Atlanta,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lamar Jackson, from Atlanta, checks a patient’s pulse during a training exercise, June 8, 2012. Jackson, a corpsman at the Battalion Aid Station for 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimenta... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Coins a infantry rifleman from
Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Coins a infantry rifleman from Mayberry, N.C. with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) observes a field in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect ce... More
Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native
Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native and a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conducts a security patrol during Operation Double Check, an ongoing operation to promot... More
Soldiers with the 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps,
Soldiers with the 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, set up a communications antenna before they erect it, March 27. The ANA raised the VHF antenna in order to communicate between Forwa... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with Weapons Company,
An Afghan National Army soldier with Weapons Company, 2nd Kandak, 215th Corps, gives candy to some local Afghan children in Deh Mushek village, Afghanistan during Operation Trap House, May 24, 2012.
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive officer, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, surveys the surrounding area of a check point built by ANA engineers March 21, 2012. Neshat said he was impressed with th... More
Navy Lt. Rebecca Murphy and Capt. Patrick Sullivan
Navy Lt. Rebecca Murphy and Capt. Patrick Sullivan display their certificates after winning the men’s and women’s divisions of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afgha... More
An Afghan National Army soldier searches an Afghan
An Afghan National Army soldier searches an Afghan local’s truck for contraband during a partnered security patrol, June 6, 2012. During the patrol, ANA and Marines from Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,... More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, slept in the open during Operation Double Check, an operation to clear several villages along the southern Musa Qal’eh riverbed to establish a secu... More
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, greets Capt.
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, greets Capt. Paata Nakani, battalion commander with the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion, during his visit to Afghanistan March 14, 2012. Panetta thanked the Georgian... More
Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator,
Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), drives his forklift to the base’s fuel depot, April 3, 2012. Wantuch brings fuel to every ... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observe a compound within a village before they search it for enemy forces, April 18, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Co. took part i... More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Stephen with Police Advisor Team
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Stephen with Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, supports a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 16, 2012. T... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, briefs General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, and other senior ANA and coalition ... More
Combat Engineers with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment
Combat Engineers with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) Karmah, Iraq, on November 13, 2007, Expand the berthing area at an observation post in Karmah, Iraq. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Mult... More
The city of Sangin lays before U.S. Marines with Bravo
The city of Sangin lays before U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4), 1st Marine Logistics Group (MLG) (Forward), as they conduct a Combat Logistics Patrol (CLP) in order to prov... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Cummins, a squad leader
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Cummins, a squad leader with Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, teaches a class to Afghan Local Police (ALP) recruit... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, the religious
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, the religious program specialist for Regimental Combat Team 6, works at his desk at the Fighting Sixth Chapel aboard Marine Corps Camp Delaram II, Afghanistan. An RP’s du... More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Muhammad Rahim, Weapons Company,
Afghan National Army Pvt. Muhammad Rahim, Weapons Company, 2nd Kandak, 215th Corps, fires at insurgents while on post in the village of Deh Mushek, Afghanistan, during Operation Trap House, May 26, 2012.
A spray painted sign hangs on some of the gym equipment
A spray painted sign hangs on some of the gym equipment that Cpl. Frank McDermott built to avoid the long wait times at other gyms, July 7, 2012. McDermott, of Deleran, N.J., used his hobby of building things t... More
Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade,
Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, treats a patient with a broken nose at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 7. Abbas, 45, from Daykundi Province joined th... More
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), arrived at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 28, 2012, to begin the process of closing the base. ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Swiggard, a rifleman
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Swiggard, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, uses the Handheld Interagency Identification D... More
Two Afghan children watch as a Marine convoy passes
Two Afghan children watch as a Marine convoy passes through Marjah, Sept. 2, 2012. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, deployed to Trek Nawa, an area between the ... More