U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Steed M. Flint, the

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Steed M. Flint, the senior enlisted advisor for Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, checks his radio prior to leaving for an operation on Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2012. Flint, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, deployed with PAT-5 to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)