U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Reed, a 22-year-old

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Reed, a 22-year-old squad automatic weapon gunner with the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Plano, Texas, and Afghan National Army soldier Abdul Malik wait for the command to press forward on a security patrol here, Nov. 30. When partnering on security patrols and operations, Reed mentors ANA soldiers on patrolling techniques and the conduct of vehicle checkpoints. He is among the faces of a historic transition in the making; a crucial ingredient in the melting pot of service members preparing the Afghan National Security Forces to assume lead security responsibility in Helmand province's Garmsir district.