US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantry Marines from 3rd Battalion (BN), 25th ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Adam Ramsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade,
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, stand ready as the brigade’s Quick Reaction Force. The QRF are trained and prepared to employ at a moment’s notice, and are on call to respond t... More
A U.S. Marine flies in a Huey helicopter above Forward
A U.S. Marine flies in a Huey helicopter above Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2010. The Marine is part of a team assisting fellow Marines from Regimental Combat Team 2 to travel abo... More
A Marine attached to the Police Mentoring Team, places
A Marine attached to the Police Mentoring Team, places a Kevlar helmet, one of the four pieces of the battlefield cross, atop a stationary M16-A2 service rifle during Cpl. Joshua Dumaw’s memorial service aboard... More
Cafferetta children run with Marine Corps captain
Capt. Michael Linhares, the forward air controller for Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, runs with local children at Combat Outpost Cafferetta in Now Zad, June 15. Linhare... More
Staff Sgt. David Donaldson, a forward observer with
Staff Sgt. David Donaldson, a forward observer with Regimental Combat Team 2, briefs the class on what they will be covering during the afternoon training session, July 2. Donaldson, a brown-belt instructor, ha... More
Marine and man's best friend strengthen bond
Cpl. Justin Johnson, a military working-dog handler with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, and his 3-year-old dog, Sgt. Joe prepare themselves for a patrol by drinking wat... More
Afghan youngster relaxes with devil dog
Lance Cpl. Joshua Davis, a turret gunner with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, hangs out with a new friend while local Afghans deliver gravel aboard Combat Outpost Caffer... More
Company A Marine catches a ride
Lance Cpl. Bryan Matteson, a SAW gunner for 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, rides along side an Afghan local aboard Combat Outpost Cafferetta, July 4. Many ... More
Weapons Company sergeant leads Marines in the fight
Sgt. Joshua Barber, a squad leader with Heavy Guns Anti-Armor Platoon, Weapons Company, attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, works to detach a mine roller from a ... More
Folks rides with QRF, patrols Now Zad
Lance Cpl. William Folks, a gunner for Weapons Company, Heavy Guns, Anti Armor Platoon, attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, observes the surroundings as his conv... More
Now Zad cook helps secure perimeter
Cpl. Michael Pawlowski, the Now Zad mess chief for Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands behind a M-240B medium machine gun while standing post aboard Combat Outpost Ca... More
Taking the edge off by pumping iron
Cpl. Kirkland Wade, an intelligence analyst attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, performs curls in the make-shift gym aboard Combat Outpost Cafferetta, July 5. Th... More
Mortarman maintains combat readiness
Cpl. Jonathan Roblespaul, a mortarman and section leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, cleans his 60 mm M224 Lightweight Company Mortar tube aboard Combat Outpost... More
Sgt. Maj. Phillip Fascetti, sergeant major of 1st Marine
Sgt. Maj. Phillip Fascetti, sergeant major of 1st Marine Division Forward, prays in front of a battle cross during a memorial ceremony, July 7. Fascetti joined the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment ... More
Sgt. Zaza Chapodze, a fire support chief with Company
Sgt. Zaza Chapodze, a fire support chief with Company B, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, hands a stuffed toy polar bear to a young Afghan boy from Bogholabad village in Bakwa district, Farah ... More
Sgt. IIia Makhatadze, a combat medic with Company B,
Sgt. IIia Makhatadze, a combat medic with Company B, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, administers eye drops to a local Afghan elder during a visit to his village in Farah province, July 22. Op... More
An Afghan elder brings bread to Georgian soldiers from
An Afghan elder brings bread to Georgian soldiers from Company A, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, and other Afghans during a shura in the Farah province, July 22. Over a local Afghan meal, re... More
Staff Sgt. Christoffer Knight, an artillery scout,
Staff Sgt. Christoffer Knight, an artillery scout, and Lance Cpl. Cameron Grischott, a communications technician both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, locate the enemy b... More
Marines Expand Visibility, Afghanistan
Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, observe a controlled explosion in a nearby tree line in Sangin, July 26. Combat engineers rigged the area with Compositio... More
Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,
Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, add cheese to a large pot of noodles, July 26. Many Marines from 3rd platoon played a part in making a meal for the entire company. Some chopped wood while... More
Shelters provide protection from overhead fire
Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, shovel dirt out of a hole to build a shelter, July 27. The Marines used barriers, sandbags and plywood to build a shelter... More
Fallen Marine Honored During Memorial at Delaram II
Staff Sgt. David M. Reigelsperger, the Personal Security Detachment platoon sergeant, adds the last piece to Staff Sgt. Justus Bartelt's battlefield cross, a pair of dog tags, Aug 2. Reigelsperger and the major... More
Navy Lt. Jessica Kazer, an Intensive Care Unit nurse,
Navy Lt. Jessica Kazer, an Intensive Care Unit nurse, provides continuous medical care to two local Afghans while awaiting a casualty evacuation at Camp Delaram II, July 28. Kazer and a team of surgeons, nurses... More
Members of the Afghan National Army and local village
Members of the Afghan National Army and local village elders from Delaram, Afghanistan, listen as the opening prayer is given during the grand opening of the new branch of the National Bank of Kabul in Delaram,... More
Combat Engineer Honored at Memorial
The 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion’s firing detail executes a 21-gun salute before the playing of Taps during Cpl. Paul Miller’s memorial ceremony aboard Camp Delaram II, Aug. 10. Miller, a combat engineer with ... More
Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway
Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway stands in front of the Marines and sailors of Camp Delaram II while discussing current changes taking place in the Marine Corps as well as the great job Ma... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2 bow their heads in prayer during the memorial service held for Cpl. Christopher Boyd aboard Camp Delaram II, Sept. 3. Boyd was a riflema... More
Mortars interrupt silent night in Kajaki
Sgt. Robert Canes, a mortar chief with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Cpl. Nester Hernandez, an ammo team chief, and Cpl. David Needham, a mortar gunner, man a mortar tube aboard Forward Op... More
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Forces, meets with soldiers from 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, aboard Camp Delaram II, Sept. 6. During his v... More
3/12 Marines Light Up the Kajaki Night, Expose Enemy Movement
After an evening full of Taliban engagements, the Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, fire illumination rounds, Sept. 10, into a known Taliban traveling ar... More
Marines with India Battery, 3rdrd Battalion, 12thth
Marines with India Battery, 3rdrd Battalion, 12thth Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, patrol to several locations along the Helmand River’s green zone to clear openings in tree lines, Sept. 11, after r... More
A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward
A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge in Kajaki was attacked with indirect fire, Sept. 12. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental... More
A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward
A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge in Kajaki was attacked with indirect fire, Sept. 12. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental... More
Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the
Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the Police Mentoring Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kneels beside his Afghan National Police counterpart who is providing security outside a compound in... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Saramarie Mason, a steel worker
Petty Officer 2nd Class Saramarie Mason, a steel worker assigned to NMCB-18, speaks to her fellow sailors and Marines with Regimental Combat Team 2 about her grandfather, Clyde Vaughan Mason, who was a prisoner... More
Afghan Battalion Commemorates 6-month Celebration of Service Alongside...
Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general of 2nd Brigade, 215 Corps, approaches the audience during the unit’s reflagging ceremony held aboard Camp Delaram II, Sept. 25. Brig. Gen. Wasea and his soldiers have ... More
Seaman Randall A. Finney, a corpsman with Weapons Company,
Seaman Randall A. Finney, a corpsman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, kneels down and places a set of dog tags on the memorial of Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Ose duri... More
Lance Cpl. Bryant Wahlen, a field artillery cannoneer
Lance Cpl. Bryant Wahlen, a field artillery cannoneer crewman and designated marksman with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, sights in on enemy activity across the He... More
Taking a Break From the Patrol
While on a patrol to find known enemy egress and ingress routes, Cpl. Jonathan Eckert, a military working-dog handler, attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, a... More
These Colors Don't Run - A man in a military uniform holding an americ...
Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, a motor transportation mechanic with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, leans over the edge of a compound in Kajaki to remind his fellow Marines... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin Ivie, 24, from Paris, Ky., and Lance
Lance Cpl. Kevin Ivie, 24, from Paris, Ky., and Lance Cpl. William Branch, 21, from Miami, Fla., were both promoted to the rank of corporal aboard Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Oct. 1. Both Marines are fiel... More
Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st
Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, talks with Governor Naimatullah, Musa Qal’eh District governor, over a traditional Afghan meal duri... More
31st Georgian Battalion Honors Four Fallen Soldiers
(From left to right) Lt. Col. Steven Grass, Regimental Combat Team 2 executive officer, 1st Sgt. Jeffrey Beegle, RCT-2 headquarters company first sergeant, Col. Ebdulahai Neshat, executive officer of 2nd Brigad... More
ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, return to Forward Operating Base Musa Qal’eh after completing a local security patrol in the Musa Qal’eh District center, Oct. 7. The... More
Corporal Terry Nash, a team leader with the Police
Corporal Terry Nash, a team leader with the Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, speaks with an Afghan National Police officer at the conclusio... More
PMT Greets Local Children While Patrolling Musa Qal’eh Farmland
Sgt. Danna Berry, platoon sergeant for Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, waves to on-looking Afghan children during a patrol through the local farmland of Musa Qal’eh... More
Police Mentor Team Patrols Fertile Farmlands of Musa Qal’eh
Marines with Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrol through the local farmland of Musa Qal’eh, Oct. 7. The patrol went to take part in a continuous training regimen... More
Marines Secure Post, Train Afghan Police Force
Lance Cpl. Joshua Declue, a leadership mentor with the Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands guard during a training session with Afghan National Police aboard ANP... More
Afghan National Police practice movement-to-contact
Afghan National Police practice movement-to-contact drills supported by Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, along with police advisors as part of a continuous training ... More
The District Governor of Musa Qal’eh, District Governor
The District Governor of Musa Qal’eh, District Governor Naimatullah, speaks during the opening ceremony of a school supply distribution supported by Marines and sailors with 1st Bn., 8th Marines, alongside Afgh... More
ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion
Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More
ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion
Commander Koka, district chief of the Afghan National Police in Musa Qal'eh, speaks with Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, through an interpr... More
ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion
Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More
First Lt. Aaron C. Alderman, a platoon commander with
First Lt. Aaron C. Alderman, a platoon commander with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, scans the horizon during a partnered patrol, with Afghan National Police, through the stree... More
India Battery Gets Eyes on Kajaki With New Gear, Improves Range and Vi...
Camped out aboard Outpost Athens West, Lance Cpl. Kevin Sullivan, an artilleryman with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, peers through his newly acquired Nokia “Big E... More
A young boy gives the thumbs up while several other
A young boy gives the thumbs up while several other Afghan children play on a new swing set during recess at the local school house in Musa Qal’eh, Oct. 17. According to Capt. Charlie Chiang, civil affairs team... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Reedharnish, a corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Reedharnish, a corpsman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Gravlee, a rifleman with Company B, 1st Bn., 8th Marines, place the identification ta... More
Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa
Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa seed onto an ANP pick-up truck to be distributed to the local villagers in Kajaki, Oct. 25. The ANP worked together in handing out the bags of alfalfa seed ... More
Sgt. Joshua Gray, a squad leader with 81 Millimeter
Sgt. Joshua Gray, a squad leader with 81 Millimeter Mortars Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, hands a young Afghan girl a pack of gum while searching a compound for improvised explosive device mat... More
Children attending a Delaram boys school pause during
Children attending a Delaram boys school pause during class for a visit from Afghan officials and U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry Nov. 4, 2010. Attendance at the school has improved over recent ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Brigade Headquarters,
Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Brigade Headquarters, 215th Corps chase after a ball during a soccer match Nov. 6. The ANA soldiers play soccer to help build esprit de corps and unit cohesion, while at t... More
A Marine color guard stands before the Regimental Combat
A Marine color guard stands before the Regimental Combat Team 2 crest during a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 235th birthday. The Marines of RCT-2, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., have been deployed to... More
Maj. Craig Wolfenbarger, officer in charge of the Georgian
Maj. Craig Wolfenbarger, officer in charge of the Georgian Liaison Team, partnered with the 31st Georgian Battalion watches the relief ceremony for the 31st Georgian Bn., during a ceremony Nov. 10. Wolfenbarger... More
Capt. Christopher Esrey, commanding officer of India
Capt. Christopher Esrey, commanding officer of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Rocco Urso, a squad leader with 3/5, plan a route during a clearing operation, Nov. 14. Marines with 3/... More
Sgt. Ali Javied, the civil affairs team chief with
Sgt. Ali Javied, the civil affairs team chief with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battlion, 8th Marines, hands a gift bag to an Afghan villager during a Greater Eid gift distribution in Musa Qal’eh, Nov.... More
Sgt. Matthew Owen, a squad leader with India Company,
Sgt. Matthew Owen, a squad leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, jumps to block the spike of an Afghan National Army soldier during a friendly volleyball game at ANA Post Nabi, Nov. 16.... More
Lance Corporals Devin Bidtah and James Nelson, Pfc.
Lance Corporals Devin Bidtah and James Nelson, Pfc. Uriah Billie and Lance Cpl. Travis Yazzie, share a common past through their ancestors. These Navajo men are brothers as Marines, but more profoundly, because... More
Sgt. Andrew Rogers, a joint terminal attack controller
Sgt. Andrew Rogers, a joint terminal attack controller with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to a pilot on the radio from a nest where he can see the area surrounding Forward Operating B... More
First Lt. Adam Young, tactical advisor for the Embedded
First Lt. Adam Young, tactical advisor for the Embedded Training Team with1st Battalion, 8th Marines, hands a sandbag to an Afghan National Army soldier during the construction of the new ANA and AUP partnered ... More
A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs
A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, applies concrete to the base of a Musa Qal’eh monument in the in the Musa Qal’eh Bazaar O... More
Lance Cpl. Hugo Almanza, a team member with the Police
Lance Cpl. Hugo Almanza, a team member with the Police Mentoring Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks on patrol in front of an Afghan uniformed policeman, Nov. 21. Almanza, a 20-year-old native of Gr... More
U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Jason W. Blydell, platoon commander
U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Jason W. Blydell, platoon commander with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, speaks to local villagers alongside an Afghan Uniformed Police officer, during a pat... More
Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, an infantryman with India
Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, an infantryman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks through a corn field during an operation, Nov. 23. Allen, a 21-year-old native of Fruita, Colo., and his fe... More
Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, sergeant major with the International
Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, sergeant major with the International Joint Command, talks to the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during a command visit, Nov. 24. Bohn thanked the Marines fo... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, enjoy
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner on picnic tables, Nov. 25. The dinner included turkey, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato pie. The Marines, who expected normal field ra... More
Cpl. Jacob M. Desrosiers, a food service specialist
Cpl. Jacob M. Desrosiers, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, carries a cooked turkey to a table to be carved for the Thanksgiv... More
An Afghan soldier walks across a stone wall through
An Afghan soldier walks across a stone wall through the wadi while on a patrol during the practical application section of the platoon tactics course in Musa Qal’eh, Nov. 30. During the course soldiers were tau... More
Sgt. Maj. Phillip A. Fascetti with 1st Marine Division
Sgt. Maj. Phillip A. Fascetti with 1st Marine Division (Forward) kneels in prayer while holding the dog tags of Staff Sgt. Javier O. Ortiz-Rivera during a memorial ceremony at Musa Qal’eh, Dec. 1. Fascetti atte... More
1st Bn., 8th Marines honor fallen warrior
Sgt. Maj. Phillip A. Fascetti with 1st Marine Division (Forward) kneels in prayer while holding the dog tags of Staff Sgt. Javier O. Ortiz-Rivera during a memorial ceremony at Musa Qal’eh, Dec. 1. Fascetti atte... More
Security Patrol through Sangin District
Pertty Officer 2nd Class Jeffery R. Bowman, hospital corpsman, assigned to Police Advisor Team 1, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, goes down the stairs of a Afghan uniforme... More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Slay, recites the officer
Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Slay, recites the officer oath of office, delivered by Col. Paul J. Kennedy, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 2, during his promotion ceremony aboard Forward Operatin... More
Father and son reunited, serving combat tours
Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Hoodenpyle, a construction electrician with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, pins first lieutenant bars on his son, Alex Hoodenpyle, the executive officer of Combat Engineer ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Hoodenpyle, a construction
Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Hoodenpyle, a construction electrician, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, pins first lieutenant bars on his son, Alex Hoodenpyle, the executive officer of Combat Engineer... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Hoodenpyle, a construction
Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Hoodenpyle, a construction electrician, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, pins first lieutenant bars on his son, Alex Hoodenpyle, the executive officer of Combat Engineer... More
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
Petty Officer 3rd Class Raul R. Silva, a hospital corpsman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Headquarters and Service Company, Police Advisor Team 1, and Afghan Uniformed Police conduct a security patrol ... More
Naimatullah Sameen, district governor of Musa Qal’eh
Naimatullah Sameen, district governor of Musa Qal’eh addresses the district governors and their deputies from Kajaki, Now Zad and Washir Districts, during the Northern Helmand Stability Shura held at the Musa Q... More
Brigadier General Abdul Wasea, commanding general of
Brigadier General Abdul Wasea, commanding general of 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, addresses more than 50 village elders, from 13 different villages during a shura to discuss security and GIRo... More
Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Nimruz province,
Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Nimruz province, Afghanistan – Cpl. Brandon Dick, an administration clerk with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team II, passed out bags of Christmas goods sent to him ... More
Cpl. Brendan O'Bryant, a team leader with 1st Platoon,
Cpl. Brendan O'Bryant, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels during a security patrol here, Dec. 22. The Marines frequently patrol from the company's position to ... More
Staff Sgt. Crystal Groves, 25, from Viroqua, Wis.,
Staff Sgt. Crystal Groves, 25, from Viroqua, Wis., the Female Engagement Team staff non-commissioned officer with Regimental Combat Team 2, and an Afghan interpreter, recite the Afghan alphabet with two local a... More
Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia, Nikoloz
Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia, Nikoloz Dzimtseishvili (right), is escorted down the flightline by Lance Cpl. Thomas Merritt, a landing support specialist, with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, during his r... More
An Afghan child, holding a winter coat given to her
An Afghan child, holding a winter coat given to her by Afghan soldiers, walks through a medical outreach event here Dec. 23. “This is an important part of helping the Sangin people,” said Ghalam Fakhai, an Afgh... More
First Lt. Bradley Fromm, the platoon commander for
First Lt. Bradley Fromm, the platoon commander for 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment looks at a weapon he and his Marines retrieved, Dec. 23, 2010, in Sangin. Fromm, 25, from Madiso... More
Lance Cpl. Clancy Cheek, an infantryman with Kilo Company,
Lance Cpl. Clancy Cheek, an infantryman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment places the dog tags of 1st Lt. William Donnelly on his memorial stand during a ceremony here, Dec. 24. Donnelly, bor... More
A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs
A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs Group with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, tosses a brick up to a fellow worker during the construction of the new school house in Ghartallah, Dec. 24. Along wi... More
Marines and sailors of Regimental Combat Team 2 celebrated
Marines and sailors of Regimental Combat Team 2 celebrated a Christmas Eve candlelight service held in the overflow tent at the Forward Operating Base Delaram II dining facility, Dec. 24, 2010. Carolers sang Ch... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2, Joseph P. Poe, battalion gunner
Chief Warrant Officer 2, Joseph P. Poe, battalion gunner for 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, dressed as "Gunner Clause," speaks to Sgts. James Ellis and Vernon Corbett with 1st Bn., 8th Marines, during his visit to... More
Afghan children play soccer in safety of new school
Three Afghan children play a game of soccer outside the new school house being built by local Afghan workers in Ghartallah, Dec. 24. The workers were contracted by the Civil Affairs Group with 1st Battalion, 8t... More
Marines with the Civil Affairs Group, assigned to 1st
Marines with the Civil Affairs Group, assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, take a knee and provide security while conducting a patrol in Musa Qal'eh, Dec. 24. The patrol traveled to Ghartallah to inspect a n... More