Gunnery Sgt. José D. Marquez, civil affairs chief with
Gunnery Sgt. José D. Marquez, civil affairs chief with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, posts security in a crowded bazaar in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2010. Marines and sailors... More
Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding
Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, casually converses with guests at RCT 1 and 7’s Relief-in-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has he... More
2nd MarDiv Previews Fight in Helmand Province
Col. Kenneth M. Detreux, the operations officer of 2nd Marine Division forward, visits the Afghan National Security forces compound in Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 12. Detreux said mentoring ANSF is one of t... More
Pfc. Steven L. Blizzard, a driver with Jump Platoon,
Pfc. Steven L. Blizzard, a driver with Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while escorting media through the Nawa Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2010. Jump Pla... More
Maj. Derek Wastila, the officer-in-charge of the Regimental
Maj. Derek Wastila, the officer-in-charge of the Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team, hands a diploma to a graduate of the first ANA instructor course at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, after ANA Col. Abdu... More
Cpl. Zachary Wallick, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon,
Cpl. Zachary Wallick, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, pays his respects to 1st Lt. James Zimmerman, his former platoon commander, during a memorial service at ... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment kneel
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment kneel before a memorial display in honor of Staff Sgt. Jordan Emrick, an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Ma... More
American Idol star Ayla Brown dedicates a song to one
American Idol star Ayla Brown dedicates a song to one of the Marines attending a courtesy performance at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17.
Senator McCain explores Nawa, Nov. 11, with an entourage
Senator McCain explores Nawa, Nov. 11, with an entourage of Marines throughout Regional Command Southwest, including Col. David Furness, the commanding officer or Regimental Combat Team 1, who appears behind an... More
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive device training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team instructed them in identifyi... More
An Afghan National Army soldier re-attaches the barrel
An Afghan National Army soldier re-attaches the barrel of 240G machine gun during a weapons handling class for novice ANA soldiers, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6. Instructors from Camp Dw... More
New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad holds a 240G machine gun in place while a novice ANA soldier replace’s the weapons spring during a weapons handling class for new ANA soldiers, at Camp Dwyer, Helma... More
New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors
An Afghan National Army soldier gets a class in weapons handling, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, after graduating from basic training. Regimental Combat Team 1’s Embedded Train still pro... More
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 arrive on the scene during the detachment’s mass casualty drill at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afgh... More
Deployed squadron refines disaster response during mass casualty drill
Lance Cpl. Carl Schoonover, a radio operator with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, poses as an artillery strike victim during the detachment’s mass casualty drill at Camp Dwyer, He... More
Army surgeon treats burned Afghan baby
Army Maj. Rachel Cuenca, an orthopedic surgeon with the 115th Combat Support Hospital, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, treats a severely burned Afghan baby, Jan. 31. Cuenca is from Kailua, Hawaii.
Afghan National Army mullahs gather with their Navy
Afghan National Army mullahs gather with their Navy chaplain counterparts for a meeting, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, to discuss how the mullahs can better integrate with their local co... More
IE-Doh! Taliban tactic fizzles in Garmsir, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Arturo Valtierra, a mortarman with Redemption II, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, scans for IEDs during a foot patrol to a local Afghan National Police near Patrol Base Gorgak, G... More
Staff Sgt. George Saggeth, a team chief with 3rd Civil
Staff Sgt. George Saggeth, a team chief with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, patrols to Belush, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, with Redemption II, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regime... More
A local girl finds a seat in the Laki Girls School
A local girl finds a seat in the Laki Girls School after the schools ribbon cutting in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. The girls school was adapted from an old women's center that the ... More
Locals of Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan,
Locals of Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, watch a group of US diplomats walk to the Garmsir District Center with a security entourage of Marines, Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Nation... More
Staff Sgt. Ladonna Prosser, the explosive ordnance
Staff Sgt. Ladonna Prosser, the explosive ordnance disposal team leader at Camp Dwyer, debriefs Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance Company, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, on a pressure plate they dis... More
Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine
Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment pass locals of Khalaj Bazaar, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on "Bazaar Friday," Feb. 25. On Fridays, Khalaj Bazaar draws an avera... More
Where Minds Meet: FET bridges gap between Western, Afghan culture
Sgt. Meredith Burns, the team leader of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment’s Female Engagement Team, speaks to a local of Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, about taking advantage of services offered... More
Lance Cpl. Joseph Marshall, a squad automatic weapon
Lance Cpl. Joseph Marshall, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gears up for a patrol in Northern Marjah, March 19. Marshall is from Houston.
Cpl. Anesone Bentley, a driver for Shaker Mobile, Fox
Cpl. Anesone Bentley, a driver for Shaker Mobile, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, unloads boxes of water at a patrol base in northern Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19.
Lance Cpl. Parker Hobbs, a combat engineer with Fox
Lance Cpl. Parker Hobbs, a combat engineer with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, searches for weapons caches in a village in Southern Marjah, March 23, during Operation Watchtower. Watchtower, d... More
Coalition personnel depart a shura in Southern Marjah
Coalition personnel depart a shura in Southern Marjah District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, via an MV-22 Osprey, concluding Operation Watchtower, March 25.
Operation Watchtower: Fox Company searches for insurgents, finds peace
Coalition personnel depart a shura in Southern Marjah District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, via an MV-22 Osprey, concluding Operation Watchtower, March 25.
Afghan National Security forces oversee poppy eradication
Afghan National Security forces oversee poppy eradication in Northern Marjah, March 26. Afghanistan's active destruction of poppy, which began this year, is the second phase of a nationwide poppy eradication pr... More
Afghan Army cooks create traditional meals
Faizullah, a civilian cook for the Afghan National Army's 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, prepares rice for ANA soldiers at Camp Garmsir, the ANA compound at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 10. The r... More
Lance Cpl. Jeffery Quota, a native of Bryan, Ohio,
Lance Cpl. Jeffery Quota, a native of Bryan, Ohio, inspects an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the Regimental Combat Team 1 Armory, Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 11. The 2009 Bryan High Schoo... More
Lance Cpl. Kory Bailey, a native of East Liverpool,
Lance Cpl. Kory Bailey, a native of East Liverpool, Ohio, stands post at the Camp Dwyer flightline, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 12. The 2008 Beaver High School graduate serves as a gate sentry for M... More
War hero turned mentor guides Marines in Middle East
Sgt. Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, an Omaha, Neb., native, addresses Regimental Combat Team 1 dog handlers about the importance of their contribution to counterinsurgency operations in Southern Helmand province, April... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shujaee, the commanding general of 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, reviews his troops during the brigade's week... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Katherine Lisi, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., is promoted to first lieutenant during a ceremony here, May 26. Lisi, the officer-in-charge of the F... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of International Security Assistance Force, evaluates an Afghan National Army soldier inside the Regi... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A soldier cranes his neck to see U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answer a Marine's question here, June 5. Gates stopped at Dwyer during his... More
Fallen squad leader lives on, operation Enduring Freedom
CAMP HANSEN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment pay their final respects to Sgt. Joseph Garrison, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2/8, during a ... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Jacob
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Jacob Rooney, a native of Rochester Hills, Mich., performs atomic crunches, June 21, during the 18-day Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Instructor Courses here.... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Joseph Estrada lifts a pallet of water with a tram Combat Outpost Gorgak, Aug. 4. Estrada, a native of Staten Island, N.Y., is a maintenance manager ... More
Detroit native coordinates disaster response drill in Afghanistan
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian White, the antiterrorism force protection officer with Regimental Combat Team 1, coordinates a practice response to a mass casualty dril... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Col. David
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Col. David Furness, Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, addresses coalition and Afghan forces and Afghan government officials during a transition of authorit... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Col. David
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Col. David Furness, Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, addresses coalition and Afghan forces and Afghan government officials during a transition of authorit... More
Sgt. Alan Cummings, a native of Lee, Mass., plays the
Sgt. Alan Cummings, a native of Lee, Mass., plays the role of a double amputee during a combat lifesaver drill here, Dec. 7. Cummings and approximately 100 Marines from 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Forces ... More
Bill Robb, the family readiness with 2nd Battalion,
Bill Robb, the family readiness with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, helps offload a shipment of Christmas trees given away here, Dec. 10. The trees were provided through an Irvine, Calif., high school's fo... More
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (left) observes colors
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (left) observes colors before presenting the Navy Cross to the family of Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan here, Jan. 17. Hogan, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment a... More
An Afghan National Army soldier receives instructions
An Afghan National Army soldier receives instructions on how to scan for improvised explosive devices, during an IED course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Em... More
Lance Cpl. Roberto Medina, a grenadier with Fox Company,
Lance Cpl. Roberto Medina, a grenadier with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gears up for a patrol in Northern Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19. Medina is from Pacoma, Calif.
Col. Randall Newman, the Regimental Combat Team 7 commanding
Col. Randall Newman, the Regimental Combat Team 7 commanding officer, addresses guests at RCT 7 and 1’s Relief-In-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has helped Afghanis... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment kneel
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment kneel before a memorial display in honor of Staff Sgt. Jordan Emrick, an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Ma... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad eagerly
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad eagerly awaits his ANA instructor course diploma during the first ANA instructor course graduation ceremony at Camp Dwyer, Oct. 27.
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment pay their respects to to 1st Lt. James Zimmerman, formerly the commander of the company's 3rd Platoon, during his memorial service at Patrol Base Sh... More
A mess hall at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan,
A mess hall at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, displays morale-boosting letters from military supporters during a courtesy catered steak dinner that preceded a performance by American Idol star Ayla ... More
A Nawa local maneuvers a tractor through a bustling
A Nawa local maneuvers a tractor through a bustling bazaar during a visit by Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham and Gillibrand, Nov. 11. The senators visited Nawa to assess the progress of counterinsurgency ope... More
Lance Cpl. Aaron Ellison, an assistant instructor with
Lance Cpl. Aaron Ellison, an assistant instructor with the Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team, gives a vehicle checkpoint class to novice Afghan National Army soldiers at Camp Dwyer, Helmand provin... More
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 hose down the emergency site during the detachment’s mass casualty drill at Camp Dwyer, Helmand provi... More
A local Afghan National Army mullah and Navy chaplain
A local Afghan National Army mullah and Navy chaplain discuss the importance of education during a meeting, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1. Because Afghanistan is an Islamic republic, Regi... More
Cooks at Patrol Base Gorgak, home of Weapons Company,
Cooks at Patrol Base Gorgak, home of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, prepare pizza for the Marines, Feb. 11. The cooks like to provide the Marines with at least one home-cooked meal per day... More
Sgt. Maj. Brent Cook, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
Sgt. Maj. Brent Cook, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, passes out trinkets to children gathered for the ribbon cutting of the Laki Girls School, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. C... More
Karl W. Eikenberry, the US ambassador to Afghanistan,
Karl W. Eikenberry, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, discusses progress in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, with Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Feb. 21, while walking through a bazaar just outsi... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance
Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance Company, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, scour an improvised explosive device course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23.
Local merchants sell produce at Khalaj Bazaar, Garmsir
Local merchants sell produce at Khalaj Bazaar, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on "Bazaar Friday," Feb. 25. On Fridays, Khalaj Bazaar draws an average of about 3,000 villagers who gather to buy... More
(From left to right) Lance Cpl. Michael Baker, a driver
(From left to right) Lance Cpl. Michael Baker, a driver for Shaker Mobile, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Beier, a turret gunner with Shaker Mobile, unload water at a pat... More
Navy Seaman Amaya Rivera, a corpsman with Fox Company,
Navy Seaman Amaya Rivera, a corpsman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, heads out on patrol in Southern Marjah District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 23, the first day of Operation Wa... More
Lance Cpl. Parker Hobbs, a combat engineer with Fox
Lance Cpl. Parker Hobbs, a combat engineer with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, unearths an AK-47 magazine in Southern Marjah, March 23, during Operation Watchtower. Fox Company found approxima... More
Afghan National Security forces oversee poppy eradication
Afghan National Security forces oversee poppy eradication in Northern Marjah, March 26. Afghanistan's active destruction of poppy, which began this year, is the second phase of a nationwide poppy eradication pr... More
Cpl. Matthew Mikulandra, a native of Chardon, Ohio,
Cpl. Matthew Mikulandra, a native of Chardon, Ohio, attempts to repair a light, April 11, at the Harvest Falcon living quarters, which house the majority of the Regimental Combat Team 1 Marines at Camp Dwyer, H... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Vaughn, a native of St. Charles,
Lance Cpl. Christopher Vaughn, a native of St. Charles, Mo., stands post at the Camp Dwyer flightline, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 12. Vaughn is a military policeman for Marine Wing Support Squadron... More
(From left to right) Cpl. Robert Melendez and Lance
(From left to right) Cpl. Robert Melendez and Lance Cpl. Michael A. Meyer, from Chicago and Fresno, Calif., police the Regimental Combat Team 1 Motor Transportation lot, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghani... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shujaee, the commanding general of 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, addresses his troops during the brigade's we... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Katherine Lisi, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., is promoted to first lieutenant during a ceremony here, May 26. Lisi, the officer-in-charge of the F... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of International Security Assistance Force, evaluates an Afghan National Army soldier inside the Regi... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Service members here applaud an emotional speech by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, June 5. Gates stopped at Dwyer during his farewell tou... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - (From left
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - (From left to right) Sgt. Thomas Salima, a native of Pago Pago, American Samoa; and Cpl. Anthony Brewer, from Pittsburgh, heave 'Lola' along an exercise circuit here,... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The Regimental
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The Regimental Combat Team 1 color guard performs during a transfer of authority ceremony here Aug. 28. After a yearlong deployment, RCT-1 transferred the command of ... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The Regimental
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The Regimental Combat Team 1 color guard performs during a transfer of authority ceremony here Aug. 28. After a yearlong deployment, RCT-1 transferred the command of ... More
Lance Cpl. Travis A. Nichols, a Springfield, Ohio native,
Lance Cpl. Travis A. Nichols, a Springfield, Ohio native, plays the role of a wounded Marine during a combat lifesaver drill here, Dec. 7. Nichols and approximately 100 Marines from 4th Marine Division, Marine ... More
Lance Cpl. Donald Hickman, a Detroit native, selects
Lance Cpl. Donald Hickman, a Detroit native, selects a free Christmas tree from among approximately 700 delivered by students and faculty members of an Irvine, Calif., high school, Dec. 10. The rifleman with 2n... More
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses a crowd gathered
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses a crowd gathered here to watch him present the Navy Cross to the family of Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan, Jan. 17. Hogan, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Reg... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of International Security Assistance Force, evaluates an Afghan National Army soldier inside the Regi... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Shujaee, commanding
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Shujaee, commanding general of 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, addresses the graduates of the first ANA instructor course at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 27.
Senator McCain speaks with Maj. Gen. Richard Mills,
Senator McCain speaks with Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, the commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, after arriving in Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, for a short tour, Nov. 11. Senators Lieberman, Gr... More
Sgt. Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the sergeant major of Regimental
Sgt. Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the sergeant major of Regimental Combat Team 1, pays respects to 1st Lt. James Zimmerman, formerly the commander of 3rd Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, dur... More
American Idol star Ayla Brown proudly displays a plaque
American Idol star Ayla Brown proudly displays a plaque of appreciation presented to her by Col. David Furness, the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 1, after a courtesy performance at Camp Dwyer, He... More
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive device training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team instructed them in identifyi... More
A crowd gathers as Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district
A crowd gathers as Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district governor of Marjah, cuts the ribbon during the grand opening of the Balakino School, Dec 1. In an area where months prior there were virtually no schools, M... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad, one
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad, one of the first graduates of the ANA instructor course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, makes his rounds while an ANA soldier ground guides a vehicle... More
Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district governor of Marjah,
Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district governor of Marjah, shakes hands with a local business owner at the Izmat Bazaar in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24. The bazaar is located in a region that has ... More
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeromy Ortega, a hospitalman
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeromy Ortega, a hospitalman and the independent duty corpsman with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, helps coordinate the emergency response during the... More
Sgt. Timothy Arndt poses with graduates of a police
Sgt. Timothy Arndt poses with graduates of a police skills training course, during their graduation ceremony, at the Garmsir District Center, Jan. 30.
With a little bit of creativity and supplies from military
With a little bit of creativity and supplies from military supporters at home, the cooks at Patrol Base Gorgak, home of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, scrounge up ingredients to grill pizz... More
A local girl wears mascara to the ribbon cutting of
A local girl wears mascara to the ribbon cutting of the Laki Girls School, in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. During the Taliban occupation of Laki, women weren't allowed to be seen in... More
A local of Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan,
A local of Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, watches a group of US diplomats walk to the Garmsir District Center with a security entourage of Marines, Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Nat... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance
Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance Company, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, scour an improvised explosive device course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23.
Lance Cpl. Christopher Willis, a Squad Automatic Weapon
Lance Cpl. Christopher Willis, a Squad Automatic Weapon Gunner with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, exchanges banter with locals of Khalaj Bazaar, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanist... More
Navy Seaman Amaya Rivera, a corpsman with Fox Company,
Navy Seaman Amaya Rivera, a corpsman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, heads out on patrol in Southern Marjah District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 23, the first day of Operation Wa... More
Afghan National Security forces oversee poppy eradication
Afghan National Security forces oversee poppy eradication in Northern Marjah, March 26. Afghanistan's active destruction of poppy, which began this year, is the second phase of a nationwide poppy eradication pr... More
Lance Cpl. Thierry Decort, a native of Covington, La.,
Lance Cpl. Thierry Decort, a native of Covington, La., fixes the window on a Marine Armored Tactical Vehicle at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 14. Decort, who received his high school diploma ... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shujaee, the commanding general of 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, addresses his troops during the brigade's we... More