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A rock arrangement, warning villagers that IEDs are

A rock arrangement, warning villagers that IEDs are

A rock arrangement, warning villagers that IEDs are hidden beyond this point, ISAF soldiers providing engineering support, find an IED in the background, on day two of Kalak Hode, an Afghan National Army indepe... More

Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat

Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat

Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, congratulates a soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, for completing the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Instructor cou... More

Pvt. Meriaj Kahn, driver with Route Clearance Tolay,

Pvt. Meriaj Kahn, driver with Route Clearance Tolay,

Pvt. Meriaj Kahn, driver with Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, salutes during a graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. Kahn, 25, from Jalalabad, w... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with Weapons Tolai, 1st

Afghan National Army soldiers with Weapons Tolai, 1st

Afghan National Army soldiers with Weapons Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, wait for orders to move out, April 24, 2012. The kandak conducted Operation High Noon 15, a three-day clearing operation t... More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols with his dog, Dharma, April 24, 2012. This is Rodriguez’s last deployment and the first for Dharma, ... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, rests during a clearing patrol, April 26, 2012. This is Theis’ second deployment to Afghanistan and his first as a s... More

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak along with his coalition force partner check the accuracy of his shots in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Commandos use night opt... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak learn about shooting weapons around stationary objects in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to improve... More

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group sweeps through a field with a metal detector during a training exercise aboard Camp Davis, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. A team of two EO... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak are instructed on proper operation of tools used in discovering and dealing with improvised explosive devices during combat engineer training in ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, searches for an improvised explosive device during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The co... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak leave a simulated compound after searching it during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The commandos, a... More

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, prepare their vehicles and weapons for use during convoy live fire training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The... More

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion while being transported ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The... More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, mans a security post during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014. Webb, a native of Montg... More

A soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National

A soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National

A soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, displays his certificate for completing the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Instructor Course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 5, 20... More

Sgt. Abdul Khaleq, squad leader with Route Clearance

Sgt. Abdul Khaleq, squad leader with Route Clearance

Sgt. Abdul Khaleq, squad leader with Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. Khaleq,... More

An Afghan boy watches a Marine post security during

An Afghan boy watches a Marine post security during

An Afghan boy watches a Marine post security during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army, April 24, 2012. The patrol was part of Operation High Noon 15, a clearing operation through the area. The AN... More

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, follows

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, follows

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, follows Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April 24, 2012. Rodriguez excelled as a dog handler b... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, searches through his rifle scope during a patrol April 24, 2012. Theis has led his Marines through numerous firefigh... More

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak works to align his night vision sights with the range targets in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Commandos use this to improve th... More

An Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak teaches about shooting weapons around stationary objects in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to im... More

An explosive ordnance disposal robot lays damaged at

An explosive ordnance disposal robot lays damaged at

An explosive ordnance disposal robot lays damaged at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device detonation during 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group's predeployment tra... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak listen to instruction on safely discovering and dealing with improvised explosive devices during combat engineer training in Washer district, Hel... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, searches for an improvised explosive device during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The co... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak approach a simulated disabled vehicle in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The commandos, along with their coalitio... More

An Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak sets up a litter for a simulated casualty during combat mission training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2013. Th... More

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, greet each other before conducting convoy live fire training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The commandos, alo... More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 take off after transporting Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju... More

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helico... More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, scans the surrounding area with binoculars from a security post during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13... More

A soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan

A soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan

A soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, receives his certificate for completing the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Instructor Course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 5... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. He grad... More

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, a team leader with Weapons

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, a team leader with Weapons

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, talks to a local Afghan boy about the area, April 24, 2012. Ellington’s platoon partnered with Afghan soldiers ... More

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, plays

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, plays

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, plays fetch with her toy after a patrol, April 25, 2012. Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, rewa... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, discusses the plan for his squad with his team leader, Lance Cpl. John Ellington, during a patrol, April 24, 2012. T... More

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak fires his weapon at range targets in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Commandos use night optics to improve their nighttime weapon... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak practice shooting weapons around stationary objects in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to improve fa... More

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepares to clear a road of possible improvised explosive devices during the company's predeployment training at Camp Davis, N.C... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak searches for a buried improvised explosive device during combat engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16, ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak searches for an improvised explosive device during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The com... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak search a simulated compound during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The commandos, along with their co... More

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, prepare their vehicles and weapons for use during convoy live fire training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, maneuver into a village as the run rises in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known Ta... More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 take off after transporting Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju... More

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, troubleshoots network connectivity from a satellite phone during a mission in Helmand province, ... More

A soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan

A soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan

A soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, receives his certificate for completing the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Instructor Course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 5... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. He grad... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrols through a field, during Operation High Noon 15, April 24, 2012. Theis’ squad partnered with Afghan National A... More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols with Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, April 25, 2012. Dharma has found two confirmed i... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, discusses the plan for his squad with his team leader, Lance Cpl. John Ellington, during a patrol, April 24, 2012. T... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak along with their coalition force partner work to align weapon night vision sights with the range targets in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak practice moving between stationary objects with weapons in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to improv... More

Staff Sgt. James A. Arbuthnot, a technician with 2nd

Staff Sgt. James A. Arbuthnot, a technician with 2nd

Staff Sgt. James A. Arbuthnot, a technician with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, surveys a road during the unit's predeployment training aboard Camp Davis, N.C., Feb. 12, 20... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak searches for a buried improvised explosive device during combat engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16, ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, searches for an improvised explosive device during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The co... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak drive as though in a convoy during vehicle recovery training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The commandos, al... More

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, receives instruction before conducting convoy live fire training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The commando... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, maneuver into a village as the run rises in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known Ta... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, maneuver into a village as the run rises in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known Ta... More

Navy corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,

Navy corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,

Navy corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, review medevac procedures with British soldiers during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014. The corpsmen, along with a platoon of inf... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Bharam Kahn, honor graduate

Afghan National Army Sgt. Bharam Kahn, honor graduate

Afghan National Army Sgt. Bharam Kahn, honor graduate of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Instructor Course, receives a certificate of achievement by Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Comb... More

A Marine rests his feet during a partnered patrol with

A Marine rests his feet during a partnered patrol with

A Marine rests his feet during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army, during Operation High Noon 15, April 25, 2012. Marines and ANA soldiers set up a temporary patrol base on the second day of the o... More

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, take

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, take

Dharma, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, take a break during a patrol, April 25, 2012. Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, exercises Dharm... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols with his team leader, Lance Cpl. John Ellington, during a patrol, April 24, 2012. Theis located several impr... More

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak waits to align his night vision sights with range targets in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Commandos use night optics to improv... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak practice shooting weapons around stationary objects in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to improve fa... More

Debris from a simulated improvised explosive device

Debris from a simulated improvised explosive device

Debris from a simulated improvised explosive device blocks a road during 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group's IED training at Camp Davis, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. Two Marines with 2... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak searches for a buried improvised explosive device during combat engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16, ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, searches for an improvised explosive device during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The co... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak review what to do if a vehicle were to become disabled during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The com... More

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, prepares his automatic weapon for use during convoy live fire training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The co... More

An Afghan National Army Commando with 1st Company,

An Afghan National Army Commando with 1st Company,

An Afghan National Army Commando with 1st Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak mans a radio behind improvised cover during a clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a security patrol during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, maneuver into a village as the run rises in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known Ta... More

Lance Cpl. Alan Revilla, machine gunner, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Alan Revilla, machine gunner, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Alan Revilla, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, mans a M240B medium machine gun throughout the night from a security post during a mission in Helmand province, Afgh... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, traverses over a makeshift bridge during a patrol, April 24, 2012. Theis said he believes quality leadership and lea... More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Rodriguez, a dog handler with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stands with his dog, Dharma, next to the kennel he built for her, April 26, 2012. The kennel, made from extr... More

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, (right) a team leader with

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, (right) a team leader with

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, (right) a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, jumps over a deep wadei and into the arms of his squad leader, Cpl. Ryan Theis, and Afghan National Arm... More

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak checks the accuracy of his shots in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Commandos use night optics to improve their nighttime weapon ... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak practice shooting weapons around stationary objects in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to improve fa... More

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,

A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group documents the site of a simulated improvised explosive device with a camera during the unit's training operation at Camp Davis, ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak searches for a buried improvised explosive device during combat engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16, ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, adjusts his detection equipment during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The commandos, alo... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak climbs over the top of a vehicles during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The commandos, along with ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak communicates the position of a patrol over a radio during combat mission training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 26, ... More

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, helps move simulated casualties to a safe location during react to improvised explosive device training in Washer district, Helmand province,... More

Lance Cpl. Patrick Durphy, a combat engineer attached

Lance Cpl. Patrick Durphy, a combat engineer attached

Lance Cpl. Patrick Durphy, a combat engineer attached with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, recuperates in the shade during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. Th... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a security patrol during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known ... More

Lance Cpl. Jorge Navejas, intelligence analyst, Headquarters

Lance Cpl. Jorge Navejas, intelligence analyst, Headquarters

Lance Cpl. Jorge Navejas, intelligence analyst, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, tracks intelligence reports during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014... More

Lance Cpl. William Hanagan, a radio operator with Weapons

Lance Cpl. William Hanagan, a radio operator with Weapons

Lance Cpl. William Hanagan, a radio operator with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, jumps over a wadei and into the arms of his squad leader, Cpl. Ryan Theis and Afghan National Army Pvt. Has... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Division, patrols past an Afghan child, April 26, 2012. Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with the ... More

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan Commando from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak fires his weapon at range targets in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Commandos use night optics to improve their nighttime weapon... More

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan Commandos from 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak instruct on shooting weapons around stationary objects in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Commandos use these techniques to improve... More

Two technicians with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Two technicians with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Two technicians with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group take cover before detonating a simulated explosive during the unit's training exercise at Camp Davis, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak searches for a buried improvised explosive device during combat engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16, ... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, adjusts his equipment during engineer training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. The commandos, along with th... More

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

An Afghan commando from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak climbs over the top of a vehicle during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The commandos, along with t... More

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak communicate with others over a radio during mission training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2013. The commandos, al... More

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