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U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, prepares to take a bite of the birthday cake during a ceremony held in celebration of the 5th Marine Regiment’s 95th birthday her... More

Steel Trainers: The 113th Sustainment Brigade in Afghanistan

Steel Trainers: The 113th Sustainment Brigade in Afghanistan

Soldiers of the 113th Sustainment Brigade are presented certificates of appreciation from Marine Col. Christopher Michelsen, commander of Marine Corps Logistics Command (Forward), Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. From ... More

Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan area of operations tour

Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan area of operations tour

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ronald Baczkowski, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, and members of his party board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afgh... More

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, 3rd

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, 3rd

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), remove AM2 matting, used to construct expeditionary air fields, from the main fueling point at Camp Dwyer's flight line. The Ma... More

Lt. Col. John B. Barranco (left), the incoming commanding

Lt. Col. John B. Barranco (left), the incoming commanding

Lt. Col. John B. Barranco (left), the incoming commanding officer of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 here, takes the VMU-1 colors from Lt. Col. Richard E. Jordan (center), the former CO of the squadro... More

United they serve: CLB-7 Marines continue mission in Afghanistan

United they serve: CLB-7 Marines continue mission in Afghanistan

Cpl. Teganya shows Sgt. Sadaghiani how to operate the Mobile Electronic Power 805 Generator at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin A. Calhoun, the monitor for

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin A. Calhoun, the monitor for

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin A. Calhoun, the monitor for military occupational specialty 3043, tells Cpl. Christopher N. Depellegrin about the re-enlistment possibilities he has as part of the first term alignment... More

RCT-7 Marine Re-enlists to Re-enlist Marines

RCT-7 Marine Re-enlists to Re-enlist Marines

Cpl. Michael R. Gibbons and Cpl. Christina White hold White’s re-enlistment certificate at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, July 31. Gibbons took part in his first re-enlistment ceremony as a career planner July 31. Wh... More

Sgt. Cliff Aughe, a flight medic with C Company, 1st

Sgt. Cliff Aughe, a flight medic with C Company, 1st

Sgt. Cliff Aughe, a flight medic with C Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, New Mexico National Guard, watches over a soldier from the Afghan National Army during an evacuation mission in Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Nathanael Shoemate, an unmanned aerial vehicle

Lance Cpl. Nathanael Shoemate, an unmanned aerial vehicle

Lance Cpl. Nathanael Shoemate, an unmanned aerial vehicle maintainer for Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares a UAV RQ-7B "Shadow"... More

Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding

Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding

Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, casually converses with guests at RCT 1 and 7’s Relief-in-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has he... More

Staff Sgt. Jose Reyna, company gunnery sergeant for

Staff Sgt. Jose Reyna, company gunnery sergeant for

Staff Sgt. Jose Reyna, company gunnery sergeant for Transportation Support Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) stands at attention while his reenlistment certificate is... More

Marines with Transportation Support Compnay B, Combat

Marines with Transportation Support Compnay B, Combat

Marines with Transportation Support Compnay B, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), load essential cargo on several vehicles during a resupply mission to Forward Operating Base Ma... More

CLB-3 arrives in Afghanistan, conducts joint missions with CLB-5

CLB-3 arrives in Afghanistan, conducts joint missions with CLB-5

Cpl. Justin Liden, general support security specialist, Headquarters & Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, guides a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in order to tow an immobilized vehicle Oct.... More

2nd MarDiv Previews Fight in Helmand Province

2nd MarDiv Previews Fight in Helmand Province

Col. Kenneth M. Detreux, the operations officer of 2nd Marine Division forward, visits the Afghan National Security forces compound in Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 12. Detreux said mentoring ANSF is one of t... More

Lance Cpl. Gilberto Gillis, 21, a motor transport operator

Lance Cpl. Gilberto Gillis, 21, a motor transport operator

Lance Cpl. Gilberto Gillis, 21, a motor transport operator with 2nd platoon, Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), ties up the loose ends of a ratchet st... More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), stand in formation during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 18. After supporting subo... More

Lance Cpl. Alex Navarro, a metal worker with Support

Lance Cpl. Alex Navarro, a metal worker with Support

Lance Cpl. Alex Navarro, a metal worker with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), repairs pieces of machinery that will be used on heavy equipment vehicles at Cam... More

Maj. Derek Wastila, the officer-in-charge of the Regimental

Maj. Derek Wastila, the officer-in-charge of the Regimental

Maj. Derek Wastila, the officer-in-charge of the Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team, hands a diploma to a graduate of the first ANA instructor course at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, after ANA Col. Abdu... More

A convoy of military vehicles and their operators with

A convoy of military vehicles and their operators with

A convoy of military vehicles and their operators with Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), wait to depart Command Outpost Amir, Afghanistan, after deli... More

Lance Cpl. Forest Goodbar, 20, heavy equipment mechanic,

Lance Cpl. Forest Goodbar, 20, heavy equipment mechanic,

Lance Cpl. Forest Goodbar, 20, heavy equipment mechanic, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), detaches a piece of equipment from a M9 Armored Combat Earth-Mover a... More

Members of Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine

Members of Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine

Members of Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), render salutes while the National Anthem plays during a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 235th birthday on Camp Dwyer, Afghan... More

CLB-3 minimizes risk to maximize support

CLB-3 minimizes risk to maximize support

Lance Cpl. James Miller, vehicle operator, 1st platoon, Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), guides a Humvee while collecting the battalion's mail aboar... More

Marines with General Support Security Platoon, Headquarters

Marines with General Support Security Platoon, Headquarters

Marines with General Support Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), recover a mine roller near Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Nov. 16. ... More

Ayla Brown, an American Idol semi-finalist, performed

Ayla Brown, an American Idol semi-finalist, performed

Ayla Brown, an American Idol semi-finalist, performed for service members and civilians at Camp Dwyer, the final stop of her Afghanistan concert tour, Nov. 17. Brown is currently pursuing a career in the countr... More

American Idol star Ayla Brown dedicates a song to one

American Idol star Ayla Brown dedicates a song to one

American Idol star Ayla Brown dedicates a song to one of the Marines attending a courtesy performance at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17.

Pfc. Clint Sorg, a motor transport operator with Motor

Pfc. Clint Sorg, a motor transport operator with Motor

Pfc. Clint Sorg, a motor transport operator with Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), takes part in the color guard before a concert at Camp Dwyer, Afgh... More

Senator McCain explores Nawa, Nov. 11, with an entourage

Senator McCain explores Nawa, Nov. 11, with an entourage

Senator McCain explores Nawa, Nov. 11, with an entourage of Marines throughout Regional Command Southwest, including Col. David Furness, the commanding officer or Regimental Combat Team 1, who appears behind an... More

Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive

Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive

Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive device training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team instructed them in identifyi... More

A student at the Balakino School writes part of the

A student at the Balakino School writes part of the

A student at the Balakino School writes part of the English alphabet on a chalkboard in front of his class, Dec. 1. The Balakino School had its grand opening, Dec.1, after Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district gov... More

Multipurpose All Terrain Vehicles are lined up on the

Multipurpose All Terrain Vehicles are lined up on the

Multipurpose All Terrain Vehicles are lined up on the lot belonging to Motor Transport Comany B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), on Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 4. The vehic... More

Pfc. David J. Santapaola,a food service specialist

Pfc. David J. Santapaola,a food service specialist

Pfc. David J. Santapaola,a food service specialist serving as the chaplain's assistant with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is shown in front of the chaplain's office on Camp... More

An Afghan National Army soldier re-attaches the barrel

An Afghan National Army soldier re-attaches the barrel

An Afghan National Army soldier re-attaches the barrel of 240G machine gun during a weapons handling class for novice ANA soldiers, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6. Instructors from Camp Dw... More

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad holds a 240G machine gun in place while a novice ANA soldier replace’s the weapons spring during a weapons handling class for new ANA soldiers, at Camp Dwyer, Helma... More

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

An Afghan National Army soldier gets a class in weapons handling, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, after graduating from basic training. Regimental Combat Team 1’s Embedded Train still pro... More

Seabee Describes Utility Plan of a new building

Seabee Describes Utility Plan of a new building

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jon Lejeune from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 describes the utilities plan of the building he is in with Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Ditizio, NMCB 3, and Sgt. Davidson of Ca... More

Afghan child at arrival/departure tent, Camp Dwyer

Afghan child at arrival/departure tent, Camp Dwyer

An Afghan child sits with his uncle in the arrival/departure tent at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2010. The child was treated for a gunshot wound to the stomach at the U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat T... More

The non-commissioned officer received an opportunity

The non-commissioned officer received an opportunity

The non-commissioned officer received an opportunity to practically apply what they learned in the symposium. The group practiced using various instruments, gaining mastery of some of the common counter-IED gea... More

Mark Wahlberg talks to the Marines with Regimental

Mark Wahlberg talks to the Marines with Regimental

Mark Wahlberg talks to the Marines with Regimental Combat Team 1 about his new movie “The Fighter” and answered a few questions from the Marines at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20. After intr... More

Marines with the Regimental Combat Team 1 pass out

Marines with the Regimental Combat Team 1 pass out

Marines with the Regimental Combat Team 1 pass out stocking during a Christmas party at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2010. The Marines packed each stocking differently to fit the recipien... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, addresses

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, addresses

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, addresses the Marines at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 24. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent spent Christmas Eve with Marines at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan.

Chaplain Christopher Earley, chaplain for 3rd Marine

Chaplain Christopher Earley, chaplain for 3rd Marine

Chaplain Christopher Earley, chaplain for 3rd Marine Air Wing Fwd prepares to baptize Navy Lt. Kelvin Boatner, Tactical Document and Media Exploitation officer by reciting the statement of faith. Many service m... More

U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Kyle Ellison and Sgt. Maj. William

U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Kyle Ellison and Sgt. Maj. William

U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Kyle Ellison and Sgt. Maj. William Frye of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, pay their final respects to their fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Lucus Scott in Camp Dwye... More

Sgt. Laura Townley, 26, small-arms repair technician,

Sgt. Laura Townley, 26, small-arms repair technician,

Sgt. Laura Townley, 26, small-arms repair technician, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), repairs an M32 A1 grenade launcher aboard Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan.... More

Landing support Marines prove sky is the limit

Landing support Marines prove sky is the limit

Lance Cpl. Kyle A. Jernberg, 22, a landing support specialist with Landing Support Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), directs personne... More

Landing support Marines prove sky is the limit

Landing support Marines prove sky is the limit

Lance Cpl. Kyle A. Jernberg, a landing support specialist with Landing Support Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), directs personnel on... More

Brothers in arms: Siblings share Marine brotherhood during Afghanistan deployment

Brothers in arms: Siblings share Marine brotherhood during Afghanistan...

Recently promoted Lance Cpl. Clint Sorg, left, 21, a motor transport operator with Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), talks with his brother, Lance Cp... More

Coalition forces build trust with marginalized Afghan clan during unprecedented negotiations

Coalition forces build trust with marginalized Afghan clan during unpr...

Haji Abdul Manaf, the district governor of Nawa, addresses a crowd of elders during a shura, in Trek Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. Trek Nawa, a relatively ungoverned region between the Marjah an... More

Sgt. Rodolfo A. Espinoza, heavy vehicle section leader

Sgt. Rodolfo A. Espinoza, heavy vehicle section leader

Sgt. Rodolfo A. Espinoza, heavy vehicle section leader and load master, Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gives a lecture on decision making to lance corporals d... More

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 arrive on the scene during the detachment’s mass casualty drill at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afgh... More

Deployed squadron refines disaster response during mass casualty drill

Deployed squadron refines disaster response during mass casualty drill

Lance Cpl. Carl Schoonover, a radio operator with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, poses as an artillery strike victim during the detachment’s mass casualty drill at Camp Dwyer, He... More

Army surgeon treats burned Afghan baby

Army surgeon treats burned Afghan baby

Army Maj. Rachel Cuenca, an orthopedic surgeon with the 115th Combat Support Hospital, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, treats a severely burned Afghan baby, Jan. 31. Cuenca is from Kailua, Hawaii.

The Marines from 1st Platoon, Motor Transport Company

The Marines from 1st Platoon, Motor Transport Company

The Marines from 1st Platoon, Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), perform pre-combat checks and inspections of their vehicles before embarking on a com... More

Afghan National Army mullahs gather with their Navy

Afghan National Army mullahs gather with their Navy

Afghan National Army mullahs gather with their Navy chaplain counterparts for a meeting, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, to discuss how the mullahs can better integrate with their local co... More

Generators and utility equipment on Camp Dwyer

Generators and utility equipment on Camp Dwyer

Generators and utility equipment repaired by U.S. Marines assigned to Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) sit on a lot at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, before be... More

Cpl. James McCarthy, 29, generator mechanic, Support

Cpl. James McCarthy, 29, generator mechanic, Support

Cpl. James McCarthy, 29, generator mechanic, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), repairs a generator aboard Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Feb. 17. Marines with CLB-3'... More

Cpl. Alfred J. Joseph, a tactical data network specialist

Cpl. Alfred J. Joseph, a tactical data network specialist

Cpl. Alfred J. Joseph, a tactical data network specialist with Communications Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is shown outside of t... More

Staff Sgt. Ladonna Prosser, the explosive ordnance

Staff Sgt. Ladonna Prosser, the explosive ordnance

Staff Sgt. Ladonna Prosser, the explosive ordnance disposal team leader at Camp Dwyer, debriefs Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance Company, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, on a pressure plate they dis... More

Where Minds Meet: FET bridges gap between Western, Afghan culture

Where Minds Meet: FET bridges gap between Western, Afghan culture

Sgt. Meredith Burns, the team leader of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment’s Female Engagement Team, speaks to a local of Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, about taking advantage of services offered... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, a combat camera production

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, a combat camera production

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, a combat camera production specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), makes his way toward a CH-53D Super Stallion Helicopter to participate in heliborne flight extracti... More

A CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy

A CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy

A CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 starts in preparation for a heliborne extraction flight operation at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 4. HMH-362 conducts heliborne e... More

Marines from 1st Platoon (Reinforced), Motor Transport

Marines from 1st Platoon (Reinforced), Motor Transport

Marines from 1st Platoon (Reinforced), Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) cross the Helmand River on a floating bridge built by the Army in Helmand pro... More

Cpl. Anesone Bentley, a driver for Shaker Mobile, Fox

Cpl. Anesone Bentley, a driver for Shaker Mobile, Fox

Cpl. Anesone Bentley, a driver for Shaker Mobile, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, unloads boxes of water at a patrol base in northern Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19.

The Harvest Hawk equipped KC-130J rests on the runway

The Harvest Hawk equipped KC-130J rests on the runway

The Harvest Hawk equipped KC-130J rests on the runway at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, March 24. The one-of-a-kind Harvest Hawk system includes a version of the target sight sensor used on the AH-1Z Cobra attack hel... More

Cpl. Joshua E. Berryhill oversees one Afghan National

Cpl. Joshua E. Berryhill oversees one Afghan National

Cpl. Joshua E. Berryhill oversees one Afghan National Army soldiers demonstrating the proper way to mark a possible Improvised Explosive Device threat to his peers. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native is an IED lan... More

Lance Cpl. Jimmy Williams, a radio operator with Regimental

Lance Cpl. Jimmy Williams, a radio operator with Regimental

Lance Cpl. Jimmy Williams, a radio operator with Regimental Combat Team 1, checks the frequency on a 152 AN/PRC radio system here, March 29. The 21-year-old graduated from Westport High School and said his favo... More

Afghan Army cooks create traditional meals

Afghan Army cooks create traditional meals

Faizullah, a civilian cook for the Afghan National Army's 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, prepares rice for ANA soldiers at Camp Garmsir, the ANA compound at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 10. The r... More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Quota, a native of Bryan, Ohio,

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Quota, a native of Bryan, Ohio,

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Quota, a native of Bryan, Ohio, inspects an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the Regimental Combat Team 1 Armory, Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 11. The 2009 Bryan High Schoo... More

Lance Cpl. Kory Bailey, a native of East Liverpool,

Lance Cpl. Kory Bailey, a native of East Liverpool,

Lance Cpl. Kory Bailey, a native of East Liverpool, Ohio, stands post at the Camp Dwyer flightline, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 12. The 2008 Beaver High School graduate serves as a gate sentry for M... More

War hero turned mentor guides Marines in Middle East

War hero turned mentor guides Marines in Middle East

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, an Omaha, Neb., native, addresses Regimental Combat Team 1 dog handlers about the importance of their contribution to counterinsurgency operations in Southern Helmand province, April... More

The Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics

The Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics

The Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) sergeant major and commanding officer uncase their flag during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 15. The ... More

Weather Marines forecast for coalition troops in Afghanistan

Weather Marines forecast for coalition troops in Afghanistan

Sgt. Zachary M. Salter checks the automated weather observation system at the Marine Air Control Squadron 2 compound at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 15. The system takes weather readings every five minutes an... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Mullah Mehrdil, left, a mullah from Lash Kar-Gah, leads the room of Afghan National Army soldiers in a final prayer as part of the Voices of Relig... More

Cpl. Eduardo Valdez Rojas, from San Diego, a landing

Cpl. Eduardo Valdez Rojas, from San Diego, a landing

Cpl. Eduardo Valdez Rojas, from San Diego, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), poses for a picture after his award ceremony, April 26, aboard Ca... More

The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 color

The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 color

The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 color guard present the battle colors during the VMU-2 change of command ceremony at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. The Marines and sailors said goodbye to Lt. ... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shujaee, the commanding general of 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, reviews his troops during the brigade's week... More

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares an RQ-7B Shadow UAV for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aer... More

Gunnery Sgt. Brian D. Cook, the aviation ordnance chief

Gunnery Sgt. Brian D. Cook, the aviation ordnance chief

Gunnery Sgt. Brian D. Cook, the aviation ordnance chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, exits through the hatch of a unique variant of the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules located on Camp Dwyer... More

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Dorman cleans a local child's burn here, May 15. The native of Miami Gardens, Fla., is the senior line c... More

Cpl. Matt B. Young, a crew chief with Marine Aerial

Cpl. Matt B. Young, a crew chief with Marine Aerial

Cpl. Matt B. Young, a crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 252, and a native of Cannon Falls, Minn., looks out the window of a KC-130J during an aerial refueling operation in support of Marine Fighte... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan —Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion look at the estimated 1,200-1,500 lbs. of desert sand compacted on top of a Light Armored V... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Katherine Lisi, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., is promoted to first lieutenant during a ceremony here, May 26. Lisi, the officer-in-charge of the F... More

IED Strike brings father, son closer

IED Strike brings father, son closer

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Master Gunnery Sgt. and Lance Cpl. Frank Buchanan share father and son time here, June 5. The master gunnery sergeant is the communications chief of Regimental Comba... More

Cpl. Andy L. Girona, an airframe mechanic with Marine

Cpl. Andy L. Girona, an airframe mechanic with Marine

Cpl. Andy L. Girona, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, and a native of Bethlehem, Pa., lubricates and inspects an AH-1W Cobra's hinges for corrosion on Camp Dwyer, Afghanist... More

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle launches from

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle launches from

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle launches from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, June 7. Deployed Marine Corps UAV squadrons use small, lightweight vehicles that are able to stay in the air for several hours to s... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Jacob

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Jacob

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Jacob Rooney, a native of Rochester Hills, Mich., performs atomic crunches, June 21, during the 18-day Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Instructor Courses here.... More

Lance Cpl. Jessica Craver, a motor transportation operator

Lance Cpl. Jessica Craver, a motor transportation operator

Lance Cpl. Jessica Craver, a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, carries a .50-caliber machine gun barrel for mounting onto an MK48 logistics vehicle system prior to convoy operatio... More

Lance Cpl. German Torres Changanaqui, 21, originally

Lance Cpl. German Torres Changanaqui, 21, originally

Lance Cpl. German Torres Changanaqui, 21, originally from Lima, Peru, but now a resident of Palmdale, Calif., and an amphibious vehicle crewman with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (For... More

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right), a native

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right), a native

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right), a native of Monterey, Calif., gives a hand shake to Staff Sgt. Shawn C. Vernon (left), from Fort Worth, Texas, a motor transportation chief with the Embedded Partne... More

First Lt. Garrett J. Verhagen (left), originally from

First Lt. Garrett J. Verhagen (left), originally from

First Lt. Garrett J. Verhagen (left), originally from Cincinnati, the engineer platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) speaks to Lt. Col. Craig P. Barnett (righ... More

Lance Cpl. Alexander F. Maloof, from McLean, Va., a

Lance Cpl. Alexander F. Maloof, from McLean, Va., a

Lance Cpl. Alexander F. Maloof, from McLean, Va., a personnel retrieval and processing specialist with the Personnel Retrieval and Processing Detachment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) irons a flag July 1... More

Lt. Asef Balball, center, a Navy chaplain, speaks through an interpreter with Afghan National Army soldiers during a Mullah Shura at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan.

Lt. Asef Balball, center, a Navy chaplain, speaks through an interpret...

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (Jul. 25, 2011) Lt. Asef Balball, center, a Navy chaplain, speaks through an interpreter with Afghan National Army soldiers during a Mullah Shura at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. The Shura al... More

Lt. Asef Balball, left, a Navy chaplain, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during a Mullah Shura at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan.

Lt. Asef Balball, left, a Navy chaplain, speaks with Afghan National A...

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (Jul. 25, 2011) Lt. Asef Balball, left, a Navy chaplain, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during a Mullah Shura at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. The Shura allowed members of the Afgh... More

Lt. Asef Balball, left, a Navy chaplain, speaks with

Lt. Asef Balball, left, a Navy chaplain, speaks with

Lt. Asef Balball, left, a Navy chaplain, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during a Mullah shura at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. The shura allowed members of the Afghan National Army and Regimental Combat T... More

Detroit native coordinates disaster response drill in Afghanistan

Detroit native coordinates disaster response drill in Afghanistan

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian White, the antiterrorism force protection officer with Regimental Combat Team 1, coordinates a practice response to a mass casualty dril... More

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - A local man speaks at the

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - A local man speaks at the

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - A local man speaks at the graduation of a farming cooperative course here, Aug. 14. Local farmers participated in the training.

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 5 arrive in a U.S. Airforce C-17 aircraft from Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 16. RCT-5 is currently preparing to take over command ... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine Cpl. Lincoln Barnes, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes part in a counter Improvised Explosive Device training here, Aug. 18. RCT-5 is preparing to take over... More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Members

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Members

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Members of the Regimental Combat Team 5 Personal Security Detachment conduct a patrol during counter improvised explosive device training here August 21. The exercise... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Dakin T. Werneburg with Marine

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Dakin T. Werneburg with Marine

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Dakin T. Werneburg with Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA) 269, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) tracks life-limited components and analyzes data, aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand Province, ... More

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