Marines serving with Engineers Platoon, 2nd Battalion,

Marines serving with Engineers Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, construct a new perimeter surrounding the base using HESCO walls and concertina wire May 4, 2012. Combat engineers have torn down some of the fortified walls to shrink the bases perimeter. The Marines plan to reduce their base's guard posts in half by the end of their seven-month deployment.