U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean D. Bagby, a mortarman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean D. Bagby, a mortarman from Tucson, Ariz., assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment (3/9), confirms the correct alignment of a M252 81 mm mortar system while setting up a gun position on forward operating base Payne, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. The Marines of 3/9 prepared to conduct a night fire mission in order to disrupt enemy activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)