U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Cheek, right, 2nd squad

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Cheek, right, 2nd squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, watches from a distance as Lance Cpl. Jason Kelleher sweeps for a suspected improvised explosive devise during a security patrol in Fulad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 6, 2012. Marines halted the patrol until it was safe to continue in search of suspected enemy fighters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew J. Good)