The Afghan National Army medic course focuses on teaching soldiers basic medical treatment, including evacuation procedures, hemorrhage control and emergency medicine. The Embedded Training Team, with Regimenta More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, religious program specialist, Regimental Combat Team 6, retells a story about Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Lundy Jr., corpsman, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, March More
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. The engineer tolai built approximate More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, greets Marines with the Advisor Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, March 29, 2012. Wasea attended the Afghan Nat More
Lance Cpl. Thomas Nichols, food service specialist, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, checks the temperature on some chicken, with Cpl. Peter Espinoza, food service chief, 1st Bn., 7th Marines, April 2, 2012. More
Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) uses his forklift to pick up cargo, April 3, 2012. Wantuch supports 12 shops, bringing fuel More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Pirozudin, medic, heavy weapons tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, role-plays as a casualty during the ANA medic course final exam, March 29, 2012. The final exam required th More
Lance Cpl. Juston Dickerson, supply administrator, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), covers the wall at his workplace with photos of his wife, Adriana, and newborn daughter, Itzel. Dickerso More
Corporal Francis Collado, a warehouse clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), talks with Lance Cpl. Ana Nunez, a food service specialist with Combat Logistic Regiment-15, 1st Marine Lo More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Abdul Kareem, a soldier with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, sights in with his M24 sniper rifle, during a live-fire range, May 2, 2012. The kandak will use the rifle in overwatc More
Captain Stephen Walker, operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses 2-by-4s to form the outside edges of a terrain map, April 21, 2012. Walker learned to build a More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Weapons Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, wait for orders to move out, April 24, 2012. The kandak conducted Operation High Noon 15, a three-day clearing operation t More
Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols with his dog, Dharma, April 24, 2012. This is Rodriguez’s last deployment and the first for Dharma, More
Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, rests during a clearing patrol, April 26, 2012. This is Theis’ second deployment to Afghanistan and his first as a s More
An Afghan soldier slices tomatoes to arrange with sliced cucumbers as part of a meal, April 29, 2012. Two to three Afghan National Army soldiers eat from the same rice bowl during meals to show unity and build More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Azetullah, a soldier with 1st Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215 Corps, fires his M-16 assault rifle during an Afghan led range April 29, 2012. The range is part of the kandak’s 30-da More
Corporal Francis Collado, a warehouse clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), was born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y. She provides and issues Marines and sailors with equipment needed d More
Staff Sgt. Maribel Valdez, the adjutant with 1st Marine Division (Forward), balances being a mother to five children and being a Marine while deployed to Afghanistan, May 15, 2012. She uses what she's learned f More
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Corea, an assaultman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, discusses how to demolish an insurgent fighting position with Lance Cpl. Cameron Brown, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Norberto Zamora, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols to a new compound during Operation Jaws, May 27, 2012. Zamora wanted to be a corps More
Staff Sgt. John Wildman, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, scans the horizon during a security halt in support of Operation Jaws, May 28, 2012. Wildman’s platoon engaged insurgent in the town More
Three Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, search for possible enemy combatants during Operation Jaws, in Zamindawar, an area known as an insurgent stronghold, May 26, 2012. The Marines cleared the More
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Corea, an assaultman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, inspects a hole in a wall during Operation Jaws, May 26, 2012. Corea often works with the combat engineers, discussing best way to More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Yudin, a machinegunner with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, looks through the sights of his M240 machinegun, May 30, 2012.
Sergeant Thomas Brown, squad leader, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, explains the parts of a 60mm mortar system to Afghan National Army soldiers at Patrol Base Detroit, Af More
Private First Class Timothy Workman, mortarman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands with his M16 assault rifle outside his tent at Patrol Base Paser Lay, Afghanistan, A More
An Afghan National Army soldier gave Lance Cpl. Nathan Pontious, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, this Pashtu to English dictionary. Pontious learned to speak Pas More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Noremberg, pointman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares to patrol, Aug. 26, 2012. Noremberg was shot in the side Small Arms Protective Insert plate, More
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
Lance Cpl. Ethan Payne, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, waits to load into his vehicle before a convoy, Aug. 28, 2012. Payne is proud of what he and his pl More
Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Asrar Hussain, an officer with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, stands with 1st Lt. Stephen Huff, platoon commander, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Com More
Sergeant Vincent Laughlin, a motor transport operator, left, Sgt. Joshua Williams, the adjutant noncommissioned officer in charge, center, and Cpl. Valentino Nevarez, a motor transport mechanic, all with I Mari More
Captain Matthew Pasquali, a pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 211, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), maneuvers his AV-8B Harrier II Plus into a parking spot, Sept. 18, 2012. The squadron operates throughout H More
Sergeant Christopher Sherrill, a noncommissioned officer with the warfighter exchange service team, Combat Logistic Regiment 15, supervises Marines inside a mobile store, Sept. 25, 2012. The store is in a conta More
Lance Cpl. Lamarr Johnson, left, an administrative clerk, and Lance Cpl. Henry Cervantes, an administrative clerk, both with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, lower the flag during e More
Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, relax while waiting to return home after a seven-month deployment, Sept. 25, 2012. The battalion deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, during the su More
Afghan National Army soldiers listen during a debrief after their simulated patrol, Oct. 11, 2012. The soldiers took enemy contact from their right, and responded with suppressing fire and squad movements.
Corporal Jesse Swayze, patrol supervisor, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest) (left), and Cpl. Erin Castle, topographic analyst, 1st Intel Battalion, RC(SW), wear shirts with the names o More
Lance Cpl. Julio Tapia (second from left), and Lance Cpl. Chad Quintana (fourth from right) and more than 250 coalition servicemembers, civilian contractors and one linguist begin the Marine Corps Marathon Forw More
Lieutenant Col. Jeffrey J. Kenney, Afghan security forces officer in charge, Regimental Combat Team 7, is serving his 12th deployment. He has 37 years of experience in the Marine Corps and will be honored Nov. More
The Eagle, Globe and Anchor is earned by Marines during Marine Corps recruit training. After weeks of training, the recruits earn the small piece of metal and the title United States Marine. Both active and ret More
Sergeant Cordero Gonzalez, center, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, introduces himself to Afghan National Army Sgt. Gulagh, right, team leader, 1st Tolai, 1st Ka More
Sergeant Sean Naquin, senior police advisor, Nawa Police Advisor Team, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, talks to new detainees at the police headquarters, Nov. 20, 2012. The team spent the More
Staff Sgt. Jaime Butler, left, administration chief, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, enjoys a Thanksgiving Day meal with Sgt. Corey Branner, logistics and supply chief with the bat More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, flip tires for more than one mile, Nov. 25, 2012. The workout pushes Marines to use their entire body to flip the large tires.
Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, patrols through southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The patrol teamed with Afgh More
Sergeant Austin Perry, squad leader, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, renders a salute at the beginning of a memorial service honoring Lance Cpl. Anthony Denier, Dec. More
Lance Cpl. Kody Broderick, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, stands post, Dec. 11, 2012. Broderick, from North Pole, Alaska, is used to harsh winters More
Lance Cpl. Robert Walters, combat photographer, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, takes a photograph while on a patrol through the battalion’s area of operations, Nov. 11, 2012. Walt More
Regimental Combat Team 7 held a commander’s conference with key coalition leaders operating within RCT’s area, Dec. 19, 2012. The leaders discussed the future of Afghanistan and the coalition forces’ direction More
Marines light candles before a five-kilometer vigil walk in remembrance of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims, aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2012. Approximately 100 servicemembers and civ More
Corporal Casey Hunter, vehicle commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, joined the Marine Corps when he was 22. He used his life experience to lead and train his Marines an More
Corporal Frank Blundetto, team leader, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, and his three siblings all earned the title United States Marine. Blundetto, currently serving in Sangi More
Petty Officer 3rd Class George Felli, hospital corpsman, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, was born in Accai, Ghana. He moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., when he was 14 and is currently More
Ten Marines made up the supply shop with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward), in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines retrograded more than 800 million pieces of equipment in additio More
Lance Cpl. Anthony Zavala, ammunition technician, Regimental Combat Team 7, suffered third degree burns on his right hand. He was out of work for three to four months because of the injury but refused to let it More
Corporal Rocio Sanchez, electronic key management system clerk, Retrograde and Redeployment in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operational Group, Regional Command (Southwest), is currently serving aboard Ca More
Lance Cpl. Anton Belelyuk, a team leader serving with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, performs 30 burpees at the first checkpoint of the battalion’s squad competition here, March 22, 2013. Ma More
A Marine applies a tourniquet to his squad member’s leg during the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment squad competition here, March 22, 2013. The Marines demonstrated proper medical care for simulated casualtie More
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
Marines and sailors join Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6 and Sgt. Maj. Jamie Deets, regimental sergeant major, RCT-6 for a photo in front of the newly named Lundy Clinic. The name More
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive officer, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, address ANA soldiers with 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, during a visit to a newly built check point. The engineer More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, addresses Afghan soldiers from his unit during his visit here, March 29, 2012. The kandak is taking on more responsibil More
Food service specialists prepare steak fajitas for Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Two Marines will typically begin preparing food five hours before dinner for the battalion. They make sure every More
Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) carries cargo to a MV-22 Osprey, April 3, 2012. Wantuch fields calls from 12 different shop More
Corpsmen stand in formation in front of their medic bags during the Afghan National Army medic course graduation, March 29, 2012. The graduating ANA medics received a medical bag with their certification after More
Lance Cpl. Juston Dickerson, supply administrator, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), looks through photos of his newborn daughter, Itzel. Dickerson said the hardest thing he’s ever experien More
Lance Cpl. Ana Nunez, a food service specialist with Combat Logistic Regiment-15, 1st Marine Logistic Group (Forward), talks with Cpl. Francis Collado, a warehouse clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine More
An Afghan serves chai tea to a Marine before dinner, April 29, 2012. Marines with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, eat with their Afghan National Army counterparts to build trust.
An Afghan boy watches a Marine post security during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army, April 24, 2012. The patrol was part of Operation High Noon 15, a clearing operation through the area. The AN More
Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, follows Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April 24, 2012. Rodriguez excelled as a dog handler b More
Captain Stephen Walker, operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine regiment explains how the grid system for a terrain map is built to Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, t More
Afghan soldiers with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, trained with the M24 sniper rifle, May 2, 2012. A Marine scout sniper teamed trained the Afghans during the weeklong course, covering maintenance, mark More
Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, searches through his rifle scope during a patrol April 24, 2012. Theis has led his Marines through numerous firefigh More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Azetullah, a soldier with 1st Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215 Corps, fires his M16 assault rifle during an Afghan led range April 29, 2012. Afghan soldiers shot in three different More
Staff Sgt. Maribel Valdez, the adjutant with 1st Marine Division (Forward), displays photos of her five children on the wall behind her and on her desk, May 15, 2012. Valdez deployed in January and tries to tal More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Norberto Zamora, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares a rehydration solution for a Marine, May 28, 2012. Marines face temperatures more More
Staff Sgt. John Wildman, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes cover during a firefight, during Operation Jaws, May 28, 2012. The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, cleared a kno More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Norberto Zamora, a corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes a knee during a security halt, during Operation Jaws, May 27, 2012. The Marines and sailors with the battalion More
Lance Cpl. Cameron Brown, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Corea, an assaultman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, examines a hole in a wall during Operation Jaw More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Yudin, a machinegunner with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, looks through his scope of his M240 machine gun, May 30, 2012. Yudin, a native of Seattle, plans to apply More
Sergeant Thomas Brown, squad leader, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, shows Afghan National Army soldiers the proper setup of the 60mm mortar system at Patrol Base Detroit, More
Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol through Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2012. Trek Nawa, an area between Nawa and Marjah districts, contains known ins More
Lance Cpl. Nathan Pontious, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, is currently deployed to Trek Nawa, an area between the Marjah and Nawa districts. Pontious learned P More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Noremberg, pointman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, sits in the back of his vehicle with Lance Cpl. Robert Owens II, team leader with Noremberg’s company More
Lance Cpl. Grant Ciffone, slackman, scout sniper team, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares for a partnered operation, Aug. 26, 2012. Ciffone said his seniors, Sgt. Jo More
Lance Cpl. Ethan Payne, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares to load into his vehicle for a convoy, Aug. 28, 2012. Payne enlisted in the Marine Corps l More
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
Servicemembers from different countries salute the U.S. flag during a remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2012. Marines shared a sense of pride as the flag was raised over the base, and eventually set at half-staff.
A Marine ground crewman supervises the tarmac as a pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II Plus exits his cockpit, Sept. 18, 2012. The Marines are a part of Marine Attack Squadron 211, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). More
Marines enter the back of a container filled with typical store items, including food, protein, hygiene gear and drinks, Sept. 25, 2012. The warfighter exchange service team travels throughout the area, providi More
Lance Cpl. Henry Cervantes, left, and Lance Cpl. Lamarr Johnson, both administrative clerks with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepare to march after raising the American flag ov More
The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, emblem sits outside their battalion headquarters, Sept. 29, 2012. The Marines were involved in more than 300 firefights and found approximately 300 improvised explosive devices d More
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to a class on proper patrol movements during their reception, staging, onward movement and integration training, Oct. 11, 2012. The ANA soldiers simulated various possible s More
Major Speros Koumparakis, detachment commander, 9th Communications Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), runs the Marine Corps Marathon Forward to honor his fallen friends, Oct. 28, 2012. Koumparakis said he More
A British runner is followed closely by a group of U.S. servicemembers, during the Marine Corps Marathon Forward, Oct. 28, 2012. The participants enjoyed the race, dressing in costumes and posing for photographs.
Captain Dustin Kerlin, pilot, Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, recently reunited with his brother, Lt. Col. Matthew Kerlin, deputy commander, Embedded Training Team, 777 Squadron. The br More
An Eagle, Globe and Anchor represents more than a symbol of the Marine Corps. The eagle represents the United States, the globe means worldwide service and the anchor stands for the Marine Corps’ rich naval tra More
A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, patrols the surrounding area of Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Nov. 16, 2012. Marines partnered with Afghan National Army sold More