PATROL BASE TRANSFORMER, Helmand province, Islamic

PATROL BASE TRANSFORMER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines of 3rd Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrol in a single file line through a field of wheat in the green zone of Sangin, Helmand province, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, April 17. “Sweeping the area minimizes a bigger footprint as we move across areas,” said Sgt. Christian A. Marlow, a squad leader for 3rd Plt. “Taking your time is important because you don’t know where the IED is at.”