Marines patrol through the desert of Afghanistan

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol to set up an observation post in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra, June 17. Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga)