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Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist in support of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, points out concerns on an upcoming road construction project in Now Zad, Jan. ... More

First Sgt. Adam Harrell, first sergeant for Charlie

First Sgt. Adam Harrell, first sergeant for Charlie

First Sgt. Adam Harrell, first sergeant for Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, helps sort bags of goods donated by Spirit of America charity foundation, Jan. 15. The ... More

Sgt. Jim Shevlin, a civil affairs Marine with 4th Civil

Sgt. Jim Shevlin, a civil affairs Marine with 4th Civil

Sgt. Jim Shevlin, a civil affairs Marine with 4th Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, posts security while other civil affairs Marines interact with the populous of Now Zad, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. The... More

Sergeant Jeremy Lake, a training NCO with Company L,

Sergeant Jeremy Lake, a training NCO with Company L,

Sergeant Jeremy Lake, a training NCO with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment’s Police Embedded Training Team, ensures that the Marine with PETT understand the fundamentals or rocket propelled grenade... More

Marines hold security down an alley way in a hostile

Marines hold security down an alley way in a hostile

Marines hold security down an alley way in a hostile village in the Now Zad District, Nov. 27. The Marines were clearing the village of insurgent forces as part of Operation Western Gambit.

Col. Yori R. Escalante, the assistant chief of staff

Col. Yori R. Escalante, the assistant chief of staff

Col. Yori R. Escalante, the assistant chief of staff C-9 for Regional Command Southwest, poses for a picture with two Afghan children in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012. Escalante and othe... More

Lance Cpl.'s Zachary Pumpelly and Vincent Myrick, both

Lance Cpl.'s Zachary Pumpelly and Vincent Myrick, both

Lance Cpl.'s Zachary Pumpelly and Vincent Myrick, both combat engineers with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, put together a culvert during the construction of a land bridge in the district of Now Zad, Helmand p... More

Capt. Susan McKinley, female engagement team

Capt. Susan McKinley, female engagement team

Capt. Susan McKinley, female engagement team officer-in-charge (left), and Col. Helen Pratt (right), pass out children’s clothes and engage with local Afghan children outside of the women’s center in Now Zad di... More

Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad

Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad

Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad company, from Kabul, Afghanistan, says, “We are very happy to have the Marines here. Before them, we didn’t have good training or coordination. Now we can do ... More

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) support 20 to 40 incoming and outgoing flights per week at Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Afghanistan. Three ... More

Most decorated infantry battalion returns from Afghanistan

Most decorated infantry battalion returns from Afghanistan

Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Hardin, an independent duty corpsman serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, reunites with his family after returning home Sept. 17, 2012, from a deployment to Afghanista... More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment support

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment support

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment support the photographs of their fallen brethren during a memorial service hosted by the battalion at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing zone here, Sept. 28, 2... More

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon,

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon,

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, is currently deployed to Now Zad, Afghanistan. Clark has served with Marine Corps Security Forces at Camp David. He ... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, ground guide their vehicles on the way to provide security for an improvised explosive device (IED) post blast... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), share some down time while waiting to leave on a convoy mission on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan o... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepare their vehicles for a mounted patrol on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand prov... More

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), walks through a pool of water on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 are cu... More

Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Lt. Col.

Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Lt. Col.

Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Lt. Col. Hawasgul Ahumadee, right, the officer in charge of Now Zad district, greets U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer in charge for the ANCOP Advisor... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a military policeman assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, remains vigilant while conducting ... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, are staged before leaving for a convoy mission on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand p... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brad Coy, a machine gunner

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brad Coy, a machine gunner

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brad Coy, a machine gunner assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2 (CAAT-2), Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), reads during some down time on Forward Operating B... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5),

U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5),

U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, conduct a dismounted patrol en route to Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) station Kwaji Jamal i... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), pose for a group photo on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec.... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Coy, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Coy, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Coy, a machine gunner assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), conducts live fire training near Combat Outpost Now... More

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team,

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team,

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), make preparations to their vehicles prior to conducting live fire training on Combat Outpost Now Zad... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Vansittere, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Vansittere, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Vansittere, a rifleman assigned to Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), fires a M240B machine gun while conducting live fire training near Combat Ou... More

The sun rises over Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand

The sun rises over Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand

The sun rises over Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2012. Now Zad is the temporary home for U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. (... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), prepare to transport a vehicle from Combat Outpost Now Zad to Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, He... More

An Afghan vendor weighs a bag of potatoes at a bazaar

An Afghan vendor weighs a bag of potatoes at a bazaar

An Afghan vendor weighs a bag of potatoes at a bazaar in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2013. The Marines of Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, not pictured, w... More

Marine SFAAT taken by surprise for ANA Kandak commander’s departure

Marine SFAAT taken by surprise for ANA Kandak commander’s departure

From left to right, Capt. Jeffrey P. Sparrow, 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Security Force Assistance Advisor Team communications advisor; Capt. Nicolas S. Rapkoch 4th Kandak SFAAT team advisor, ANA Lt.... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Long with 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Long with 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Long with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 scans the area for potential threats at a joint vehicle checkpoint with members of the Afghan National Army and Afg... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Stevens, a fire team

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Stevens, a fire team

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Stevens, a fire team leader assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, scans for potential threats during a night patrol near Combat Outpost Now Zad, Now Zad dis... More

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle as it passes a desert compound in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. The Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southw... More

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle as it passes a desert compound in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. The Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southw... More

A mushroom cloud rises into the air following an airstrike

A mushroom cloud rises into the air following an airstrike

A mushroom cloud rises into the air following an airstrike on confirmed enemy positions during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. A nearby unit called... More

Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles with India

Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles with India

Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. India Company was providing security f... More

A U.S. Marine, right, with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine

A U.S. Marine, right, with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine

A U.S. Marine, right, with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan helps Afghan residents repair their home in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanista... More

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist in support of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, draws plans in the dirt for an upcoming road construction project Jan. 14. The... More

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, sort supplies donated by the Spirit of America charity foundation, Jan. 15. The Marines and Afghan National Police dis... More

Cpl. Diomarys Negron Velez, a Philadelphia native and

Cpl. Diomarys Negron Velez, a Philadelphia native and

Cpl. Diomarys Negron Velez, a Philadelphia native and '08 graduate of Edison High School, hands out backpacks and school supplies to children who attended the reopening of the Asad Sori School, Feb. 6. Negron ... More

Majors Aniela Szymanski, and Richard Graham, the team

Majors Aniela Szymanski, and Richard Graham, the team

Majors Aniela Szymanski, and Richard Graham, the team leaders for Civil Affairs Teams from 4th Civil Affairs Group and 11th Marines Civil Affairs, Regimental Combat Team 8, respectively, participate in a shura,... More

Sgt. Jeremy Lake is a York, Pa., native with Company

Sgt. Jeremy Lake is a York, Pa., native with Company

Sgt. Jeremy Lake is a York, Pa., native with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment’s Police Embedded Training Team. He explains the components of a rocket used in a rocket propelled grenade launcher to ... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment patrol with Javelin Missile Systems through a hostile village in the Now Zad District, Nov. 27. The Marines patrolled for several days and carrie... More

Cpl. Asen Ivanov, a motor vehicle operator with 9th

Cpl. Asen Ivanov, a motor vehicle operator with 9th

Cpl. Asen Ivanov, a motor vehicle operator with 9th Engineer Support Battalion supervises a front end loader as it dumps dirt into a metal triangle during the construction of a land bridge in the district of No... More

Capt. Susan McKinley, female engagement team

Capt. Susan McKinley, female engagement team

Capt. Susan McKinley, female engagement team officer-in-charge pumps up a soccer ball to give to local Afghan children outside of the women’s center in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Jan. 11.

The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines employ a

The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines employ a

The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines employ a four-man team to accompany the Afghan National Security Forces in Now Zad, Afghanistan. The teams are partnered with the Afghan forces in every aspect, they ea... More

Lance Cpl. Brent Wars, a landing support specialist

Lance Cpl. Brent Wars, a landing support specialist

Lance Cpl. Brent Wars, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) helps members of the Afghan National Police load into a Bell 214 helicopter at Forward... More

Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment salute colors while the 1st Marine Division Band played the National Anthem during a memorial service hosted by the battalion at the Camp San Mateo heli... More

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon,

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon,

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, is currently deployed to Now Zad, Afghanistan. Clark has served with Marine Corps Security Forces at Camp David. He ... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, respond to the site of an improvised explosive device (IED) strike in order to assist the Afghan National Army... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a military policeman assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), adjusts his gunner belt before leavi... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Clements, a military policeman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Clements, a military policeman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Clements, a military policeman assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts pre-combat inspections on his vehicl... More

Two U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

Two U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

Two U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), dig a drainage canal on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 are c... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Chenevey, a military

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Chenevey, a military

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Chenevey, a military policeman assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts a dismounted patrol near F... More

Afghan chlildren stare at U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl.

Afghan chlildren stare at U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl.

Afghan chlildren stare at U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edgar Jimenezrojas, a military policeman assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, as he co... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer in charge for the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts operations during a convoy mission nea... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cuttler Brost works on

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cuttler Brost works on

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cuttler Brost works on a drawing while his teammate Lance Cpl. Daniel L. Orcutt takes a nap on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2012. Brost an... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer in charge for the Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), dons a Santa suit on Forward Operating Base Now Z... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damien T. Whitaker, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damien T. Whitaker, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damien T. Whitaker, a military policeman assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, conducts a dismounted patrol en ro... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Ryan Pelkey , assigned to combined

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Ryan Pelkey , assigned to combined

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Ryan Pelkey , assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), loads ammunition while conducting live fire training near Combat Outpost Now ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Genemichael Juan, the

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Genemichael Juan, the

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Genemichael Juan, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge for combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), observes distant targets while... More

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team,

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team,

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), make preparations to their vehicles prior to conducting live fire training on Combat Outpost Now Zad... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Leach, left and Gunnery

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Leach, left and Gunnery

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Leach, left and Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Ray, both explosive ordnance technicians assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), wait to leave for an operation on C... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), prepare to transport a vehicle from Combat Outpost Now Zad to Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, He... More

Afghan children pauses to have their picture taken

Afghan children pauses to have their picture taken

Afghan children pauses to have their picture taken at a bazaar in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan 1, 2013. The Marines of Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, not pic... More

A member of the Afghan National Army searches an Afghan

A member of the Afghan National Army searches an Afghan

A member of the Afghan National Army searches an Afghan citizen at a vehicle checkpoint in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2013. The searches were conducted to limit the movement of enemy forces... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment pause during a dismounted patrol to visit an Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) post in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2013.... More

An Afghan child carries a shovel next to a desert compound

An Afghan child carries a shovel next to a desert compound

An Afghan child carries a shovel next to a desert compound in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. As harvest season approaches, children and farmers working local fields are a common scene throughout ... More

A heavy equipment operator moves a storage unit at

A heavy equipment operator moves a storage unit at

A heavy equipment operator moves a storage unit at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, after the arrival of a combat logistics patrol from Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Com... More

Goats and camels graze in a field near the village

Goats and camels graze in a field near the village

Goats and camels graze in a field near the village of Now Zad in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), passed the animal ... More

Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles with India

Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles with India

Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. India Company was providing security f... More

Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commanding general of

Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commanding general of

Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commanding general of 1st Marine Division (Forward), speaks to elders from all across Now Zad, during a meeting in the village of Barekzai, Jan. 8. Osterman spoke about improvemen... More

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist

Cmdr. Martin Sepulveda, a civil affairs team specialist in support of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, scouts road construction sites with local civilian contractors here, Jan. 14. ... More

Afghan National Police and Marines with Charlie Company,

Afghan National Police and Marines with Charlie Company,

Afghan National Police and Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, sort bags of goods donated by the Spirit of America charity for the villagers of Now Zad, A... More

Marines with Civil Affairs Teams from 4th Civil Affairs

Marines with Civil Affairs Teams from 4th Civil Affairs

Marines with Civil Affairs Teams from 4th Civil Affairs Group and 11th Marines Civil Affairs, Regimental Combat Team 8, inspect the progress of work being done by locals of Now Zad, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. Civil ... More

An Afghan Uniformed Police Officer fires a .50 caliber

An Afghan Uniformed Police Officer fires a .50 caliber

An Afghan Uniformed Police Officer fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a live fire exercise hosted by the Marines from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment’s Police Embedded Training Team, Sept. 4. ... More

Afghan girls are searched by members of the Female

Afghan girls are searched by members of the Female

Afghan girls are searched by members of the Female Engagement Team as they enter the Asad Sori School for its re-opening in September. More than 30 girls attended the school’s opening, marking success efforts t... More

Marines help each other climb atop a roof to establish

Marines help each other climb atop a roof to establish

Marines help each other climb atop a roof to establish a security position against insurgent forces in an insurgent influenced area of the Now Zad District, Nov. 27. The Marines seek high ground to gain effecti... More

Col. Helen Pratt stops to pose for a photo inside the

Col. Helen Pratt stops to pose for a photo inside the

Col. Helen Pratt stops to pose for a photo inside the newly renovated women’s center in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Jan. 11. The center was official opened during a ceremony at the facility.

Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion work to

Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion work to

Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion work to finish construction of a land bridge in the district of Now Zad, Helmand province, Jan. 14. The building project allows free movement through the riverbed, wh... More

Lance Cpl. Brent Wars (left) and Lance Cpl Justin MacRae

Lance Cpl. Brent Wars (left) and Lance Cpl Justin MacRae

Lance Cpl. Brent Wars (left) and Lance Cpl Justin MacRae (right), landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), approach a Bell 214 helicopter after guidin... More

Marines of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment place

Marines of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment place

Marines of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment place Kevlar helmets on an M4 assault carbine in order to form a memorial battle cross during a memorial service hosted by the battalion at the Camp San Mateo helic... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Gouveia, with Fox

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Gouveia, with Fox

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Gouveia, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, responds to the site of an improvised explosive device (IED) strike to provide securi... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), share some down time while waiting to leave on a convoy mission on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan o... More

Gear belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Clements,

Gear belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Clements,

Gear belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Clements, a military policeman assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is staged as he prepares hi... More

A. U.S. Marine assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

A. U.S. Marine assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

A. U.S. Marine assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7) takes a nap in the Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) center on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, D... More

Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) 1st Lt.

Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) 1st Lt.

Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) 1st Lt. Azimuddin Assadi, left, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, officer in charge ANCOP Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, near Forwa... More

An Afghan National Civil Order Policeman (ANCOP) looks

An Afghan National Civil Order Policeman (ANCOP) looks

An Afghan National Civil Order Policeman (ANCOP) looks on as U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a dismounted patrol ne... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order

U.S. Marines assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a convoy mission near Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2

U.S. Marines assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2

U.S. Marines assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2 (CAAT-2), Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), relax in their living quarters on Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanist... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Borneo, the officer in charge for the Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), dons a Santa suit on Forward Operating Base Now Z... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Vansitterer, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Vansitterer, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Vansitterer, a rifleman assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, provides security outside of Afghan Uniformed P... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd

A U.S. Marine assigned to Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd

A U.S. Marine assigned to Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7) conducts live fire training near Combat Outpost Now Zad, Dec. 29, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 conducted live fire training... More

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team,

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team,

U.S. Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), make preparations to their vehicles prior to conducting live fire training on Combat Outpost Now Zad... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), move their vehicle in place to conduct live fire training near Combat Outpost Now Zad, Dec. 29, 2012. The Marines of Fox 2/7 d... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5),

U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5),

U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, wait to leave for an operation on Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2012. ... More

An Afghan boy observes U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl.

An Afghan boy observes U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl.

An Afghan boy observes U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zack Adams, a rifleman assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), as he maintains security on Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand prov... More

An Afghan boy interacts with U.S. Marines assigned

An Afghan boy interacts with U.S. Marines assigned

An Afghan boy interacts with U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at a bazaar in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2013. The Marine... More

Captain Ryan D. Schramel, the former commanding officer

Captain Ryan D. Schramel, the former commanding officer

Captain Ryan D. Schramel, the former commanding officer of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stands in front of a formation of Marines as Sgt. Maj. Gary T. Bow, the battalion sergeant major, ... More

Captain Ryan D. Schramel, the former commanding officer

Captain Ryan D. Schramel, the former commanding officer

Captain Ryan D. Schramel, the former commanding officer of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stands in front of a formation of Marines as Sgt. Maj. Gary T. Bow, the battalion sergeant major, ... More

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