U.S. Marine Sgt. Victor Longoria, a personal security

U.S. Marine Sgt. Victor Longoria, a personal security officer with Regimental Combat Team 5, provides security for Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of RCT-5, as he speaks with local residents near a bazaar here, June 26, 2012. Turner and his staff conducted their final battlefield circulation of Marjah, Nawa, Garmsir and Khan Neshin districts, observing the progress made by Afghan security forces and the district governments over the last year. The regiment will soon transfer authority of coalition positions in southern Helmand province to RCT-6, before heading home to Camp Pendleton, Calif.