GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Stuart, a corpsman with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, pauses while on patrol in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Oct. 1, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Stuart is from Wenatchee, Wash.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Timothy Kinkade, a team leader with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, jumps across a stream in Gowragi, Afghanistan, while on patrol during a clearing operation, Oct. 1, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Kinkade is from Philadelphia.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Stuart, a corpsman with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks by a stream while on patrol in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Oct. 1, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Stuart is from Wenatchee, Wash.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Stuart, a corpsman with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, pauses while on patrol in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Oct. 1, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Stuart is from Wenatchee, Wash.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Nilton Castro, a radio operator with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, along with two Afghan Army soldiers from the 215th Corps, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, walk past the Helmand River while on patrol in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Sept. 29, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Castro is from Westchester County, N.Y.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Michael Balch, a designated marksman with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, searches a pile of hay for caches during a clearing operation in Gowragi, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2010. Balch removed his gloves while sweeping the area. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Balch is from Lehighton, Pa.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Kyle R. Lamoreaux, a squad automatic weapon gunner with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security while on patrol in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Sept. 29, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area.
GOWRAGI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Peter B. Choi, a team leader with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, talks with an Afghan man in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Sept. 29, 2010. The clearing operation was followed by a sustained presence in the area. Choi is from Los Angeles.