Cpl. Josh Mapes, an organizational automotive mechanic

Cpl. Josh Mapes, an organizational automotive mechanic with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, works on a vehicle at the motor transportation lot of Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Oct. 7. Currently at 93 percent, 3/3 Motor T has the highest vehicle readiness percentage of any infantry battalion in Southern Afghanistan, said Staff Sgt. Justin Johnson, the 3/3 Motor T maintenance chief. Mapes is from Elma, N.Y.