A hospital corpsman assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion,
A hospital corpsman assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, provides security in Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan. The Marines patrolled the bazaar to meet Afghans in the area. (... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. George J. Flynn III, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. George J. Flynn III, commanding officer, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks with local village elders on Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay, Afgha... More
A U.S. Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th
A U.S. Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (2/4), Regimental Combat Team 8 conducts a biometric scan of a local national on Combat Outpost (COP) Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2011... More
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8 receive a brief before Operation Western Gambit on Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2011. The operat... More
Lance Cpl. Jake Zalesky, a motor transportation operator
Lance Cpl. Jake Zalesky, a motor transportation operator with Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), carries hygiene items to his truck during convoy preparation ... More
A Marine from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer
A Marine from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), uses a metal detector to sweep to a culvert during a route reconnaissance mission of Route Red, wh... More
Bridging economies, communities; Marines construct long-term Afghan br...
Marines with Bridge Platoon show the progress of a bridge replacement project to members of the 1st MLG (Forward) staff near the town of Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Feb. 29. The local Afghans became concerned ove... More
A heavy equipment operator from Bridge Platoon, Alpha
A heavy equipment operator from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) unloads excavated soil from a construction site near the town of Shir Ghazay d... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian P. Mullen with
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian P. Mullen with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, dons his Kevlar helmet before boarding a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle t... More
Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th
Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) dig into the Afghan dirt during a two-day road reconstruction project along Route Yellow ne... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 gather for a promotion ceremony at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan June 1, 2012. The... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 aim at their targets during a battle sight zeroing (BZO) range on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brent Martin, right, a Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brent Martin, right, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, demonstrates an arm bar takedow... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Maclaine with
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Maclaine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, reports to the front of the formation on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stand in formation for an awards ceremony on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 2... More
Rolling thunder: Marine tankers provide safety for operational forces
Marines with Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, complete maintenance on an M1A1 Abrams tank at Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay, Aug. 19, 2012. The Marines have been supporting the area’s mo... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to Afghan National Civil Order
A U.S. Marine assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), provides security from the gun turret of his vehicle while conducting a convoy mission in He... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), conduct a convoy mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan on Nov. 26, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 deployed t... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, visits Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield circulat... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7, addresses the Marines on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield ... More
Recently repaired vehicles wait for transportation
Recently repaired vehicles wait for transportation back to Camp Leatherneck after Marines with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity section repaired them on Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay. The mission of the IMA i... More
Soldiers with the 32nd Georgian Battalion provide security
Soldiers with the 32nd Georgian Battalion provide security at a local school in Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The soldiers, along with Marines from the Georgian Liaison Team 6, Regimental Combat Team... More
Major Rudy Salcido, the commanding officer of Georgian
Major Rudy Salcido, the commanding officer of Georgian Liaison Team, 32nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, and Lt.Col. Phridoni Tereladze, the Georgian commanding officer, pay their ... More
Sergeant Jordan Nguyen, a food service specialist with
Sergeant Jordan Nguyen, a food service specialist with the Georgian Liaison Team, 32nd Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, poses with his fellow food service specialists before they begin cooking for ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Carnegie, a tank crewman
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Carnegie, a tank crewman from Pasadena, Calif., assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, waits to move a M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle on forward operating base Shir Ghazay... More
The sun sets over Combat Outpost Faizel, where U.S.
The sun sets over Combat Outpost Faizel, where U.S. Marines assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team (GLT) 8, Regimental Combat Team 7 conduct operations, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 8, 20... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Georgian Liaison Team-8, Regimental Combat Team 7, provide security during a partnered base security presence patrol outside Forward Operating Base Shir ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak,
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Tolay, 215th Corps, load blankets from a truck near Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2013. U.S. Marines with 3rd... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. George J. Flynn III, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. George J. Flynn III, commanding officer, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks with local village elders on Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay, Afgha... More
U.S. Navy corpsman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Navy corpsman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, conduct a casualty evacuation on Combat Outpost (COP) Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2011. The corpsman... More
Afghan National Army Lt. Norhak, right, reviews the
Afghan National Army Lt. Norhak, right, reviews the battle plan with U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8 during a brief for Operation Western Gambit on Combat Ou... More
Lance Cpl. Jake Zalesky, a motor transportation operator
Lance Cpl. Jake Zalesky, a motor transportation operator with Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), sets his book aside to prepare for a convoy in Shir Ghazay, A... More
Two Marines from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer
Two Marines from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), use metal detectors to sweep a hill during a route reconnaissance mission of Route Red, which e... More
Marines from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer
Marines from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) show the progress of a bridge replacement project to members of the 1st MLG (Fwd) staff near the ... More
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua P. Langley
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua P. Langley and Lance Cpl. Kurt P. Kochanski with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, conduct a pre-combat checks and pre-co... More
Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th
Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) carry a culvert into place, March 14. The culvert is a tunnel built under a bridge that all... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Reid with Fox
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Reid with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 marches towards the front of the formation during a promotion ceremony at Forward Operati... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 aim at their targets during a battle sight zeroing (BZO) range on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Velasquez with Fox
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Velasquez with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, executes a head lock during the grappling portion of a Marine Corp Martial Art Program... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Patrick Trujillo, back left,
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Patrick Trujillo, back left, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, reads Lance Cpl. Matthew Maclaine's promotion warrant on Forward Operating Bas... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel H. Jackson, a motor
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel H. Jackson, a motor transport operator assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), provides security from the gun turret of hi... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to Afghan National Civil Order
A U.S. Marine assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), provides security from the gun turret of his vehicle while conducting a convoy mission in He... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (center)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (center) commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, meets with Lt. Col. Pridon Tereladze (right) the 32nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion commander on Forw... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7, addresses the Marines on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield ... More
Marines with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity
Marines with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity section repair a broken generator on Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2013. Charged with providing maintenance to the camp, the IMA also prov... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devon Gilreath, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devon Gilreath, hospital corpsman, places a homemade cap on a student of a local school in Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. Gilreath is with Georgian Liaison Team 6, Regimental C... More
Corporal Bryan Strickler, an armorer with the Georgian
Corporal Bryan Strickler, an armorer with the Georgian Liaison Team, 32nd Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, performs a function check on an M240G machine gun, March 2, 2013. Most of the Marines with... More
Sergeant Scott Cody, a motor transportation mechanic
Sergeant Scott Cody, a motor transportation mechanic with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, pays his final respects to a fallen comrade during a memorial ceremony fort Staff Sgt. Jon... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion,
U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, conduct routine maintenance on a M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle on forward operating base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. Th... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Valdenegro, left, from
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Valdenegro, left, from Laton, Calif., and assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team (GLT) 8, Regimental Combat Team 7, delivers a mission brief on Forward Operating Base S... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, Georgian Army soldiers with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, and U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and Georgian Liaison ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak,
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Tolay, 215th Corps, load blankets from a truck near Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2013. The Marines with 3/7 ... More
U.S. Navy corpsman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Navy corpsman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8 conduct a casualty evacuation on Combat Outpost (COP) Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2011. The corpsman ... More
Lance Cpl. Jake Zalesky (second row down, standing
Lance Cpl. Jake Zalesky (second row down, standing sixth from right), a motor transportation operator with Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), poses with his M... More
Two Marines from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer
Two Marines from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), use a metal detector to sweep a culvert during a route reconnaissance mission of Route Red, whi... More
Marines from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer
Marines from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) show the progress of a bridge replacement project to members of the 1st MLG (Fwd) staff near the ... More
Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th
Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) place nuts and bolts on a culvert, March 14. The culvert is a tunnel built under a bridge t... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Sugg, right, with Fox
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Sugg, right, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5), Regimental Combat Team 6 reads the promotion warrant for Lance Cpl. Cameron Reid with Fox Company, 2/5 at F... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Hardin with Fox Company,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Hardin with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 checks his shot group during a battle sight zeroing (BZO) range on Forward Operating Base Shir G... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, face off during the grappling portion of a Marine Corp Martial Arts Program session on Forward Operating Base Shir Gh... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Patrick Trujillo, right, with
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Patrick Trujillo, right, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, reads Lance Cpl. Matthew Maclaine's promotion warrant on Forward Operating Base Sh... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Roberto Alviso, right, with
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Roberto Alviso, right, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, reads Sgt. Brain Clark's award certificate on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), conduct a convoy mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 deployed to ... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to Afghan National Civil Order
A U.S. Marine assigned to Afghan National Civil Order Police Advisory Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), provides security from the gun turret of his vehicle while conducting a convoy mission in He... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (right) commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (right) commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, meets with Lt. Col. Pridon Tereladze, the 32nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion commander on Forward Oper... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (left) commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (left) commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7, addresses the Marines on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield c... More
Lance Cpl. Travis King, heavy equipment mechanic, repairs
Lance Cpl. Travis King, heavy equipment mechanic, repairs a Kalmar forklift at Combat Outpost Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. King is with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity section, which provides... More
Haji Mohammad, a village elder, talks with members
Haji Mohammad, a village elder, talks with members of the 32nd Georgian Battalion and Georgian Liaison Team 6, Regimental Combat Team 7, Regional Command Southwest, in Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. T... More
Sergeants Earl Roost and Ryan Vanarsdall, motor
Sergeants Earl Roost and Ryan Vanarsdall, motor transportation operators with Georgian Liaison Team, 32nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, salute during a memorial ceremony for Staff... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. Wilmer Rivas, left, and Joshua
U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. Wilmer Rivas, left, and Joshua Carnegie, from Lennox and Pasadena, Calif., respectively, both assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, confer with each other while conducting maint... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Valdenegro, center, from
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Valdenegro, center, from Laton, Calif., and assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team (GLT) 8, Regimental Combat Team 7, delivers a mission brief on Forward Operating Base... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, Georgian Army soldiers with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, and U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and Georgian Liaison ... More
Wakel Said Ali, left, a tribal elder from Juz Ghoray,
Wakel Said Ali, left, a tribal elder from Juz Ghoray, speaks during a shura near Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2013. U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Reg... More
A Marine from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer
A Marine from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), uses a metal detector to sweep a culvert during a route reconnaissance mission of Route Red, which... More
A heavy equipment operator from Bridge Platoon, Alpha
A heavy equipment operator from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) pauses to survey his work before moving on to his next task near the town of S... More
Sgt. Dale Steinecke Jr., an engineer equipment mechanic
Sgt. Dale Steinecke Jr., an engineer equipment mechanic with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), slams home a pole-driver on an engineer st... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Sugg, right, with Fox
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Sugg, right, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5), Regimental Combat Team 6 reads the promotion warrant for Lance Cpl. Cameron Reid with Fox Company, 2/5 at F... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 fire at paper targets during a battle sight zeroing (BZO) range on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand provinc... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Randall Bowker with Fox Company,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Randall Bowker with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, executes a head lock during the grappling portion of a Marine Corp Martial Arts Program sess... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5), Regimental Combat Team 6, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghani... More
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Fox Company,
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepare to be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Forward Operating Base Sh... More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Andrew C. Williams looks up at
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Andrew C. Williams looks up at the vehicle turret gunner, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel H. Jackson, as they conduct a convoy mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2012. ... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), conduct a convoy mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 deployed to ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major, Regimental Combat Team 7, addresses the Marines on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefiel... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels (right)regimental sergeant major, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, talks to Maj. Rudy Salcido on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More
Haji Mohammad, a village elder, passes a notebook to
Haji Mohammad, a village elder, passes a notebook to a student at a local school in Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2012. The school supplies were donated by the Marines of Georgian Liaison Team 6, Regimenta... More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Kauffman, an electrician with the
Lance Cpl. Daniel Kauffman, an electrician with the Georgian Liaison Team, 32nd Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7, works on an electrical box, March 11, 2013. Kauffman, a 22-year-old native of Coldwa... More
U.S. Marine Corps Anthony Andress, left, and Sgt.
U.S. Marine Corps Anthony Andress, left, and Sgt. Christopher Cannella, both tank mechanics from Milford, Conn., and Margate, Fla., respectively, both assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, conduct rout... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian
U.S. Marines assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team (GLT) 8, Regimental Combat Team 7, prepare to leave Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2013. The Marines ... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, Georgian Army soldiers with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, and U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and Georgian Liaison ... More
Wakel Said Ali, left, a tribal elder from Juz Ghoray,
Wakel Said Ali, left, a tribal elder from Juz Ghoray, speaks during a shura near Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2013. U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Reg... More
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle from
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle from Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) illuminates the bazaar near the town of Shir Ghazay duri... More
After two long days of work, Marines with Engineer
After two long days of work, Marines with Engineer Support Company Detachment, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), work well into the night to finish a road reconstruction proj... More
Lance Cpl. Cameron Reid with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,
Lance Cpl. Cameron Reid with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 stands front and center during a promotion ceremony on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 fire at paper targets during a battle sight zeroing (BZO) range on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand provinc... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Maher, right, with
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Maher, right, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, oversees a grappling match during a Marine Corp Martial Arts Program session on For... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Maclaine, front,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Maclaine, front, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares to be promoted to the rank of Corporal during a promotion ceremony ... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Roberto Alviso, front right,
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Roberto Alviso, front right, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, reads a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal award certificate on Forwa... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), conduct a convoy mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2012. The Marines of 2/7 deployed to ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel H. Jackson, a motor
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel H. Jackson, a motor transport operator assigned to Motor Transport Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), provides security from the gun turret of hi... More