U.S. Marines Patrol in Sangin District, Helmand Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mykel Luera loads a 40mm grenade into his M203 grenade launcher before a patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 3, 2012. The Marines conducted the operation to disrupt enemy activity in the area. Luera is a team leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marines begin a patrol near Forward Operating Base Shamsher in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Garvin Gause interacts with Afghan national children during a patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 3, 2012. Gause is a squad leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • A U.S. Marine, center left, uses a handheld identity detection device to enroll military-age Afghan males in a census while on patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. The Marine is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Aguilar, left, clears a path with a combat metal detector in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. Marines used the detectors to locate possible improvised explosive devices. Jason is a combat engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Todd Sturgill provides rooftop security at a vehicle checkpoint in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. The Marines conducted the checkpoint as part of a security patrol to disrupt the flow of lethal and illicit aid by the enemy in the area. Sturgill is a platoon commander assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marines wait at a vehicle checkpoint in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick McCall, left, receives a high five from an Afghan boy during a security patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. McCall is a rifleman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Grajewski takes part in a security patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. Grajewski is a combat engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
  • U.S. Marines wait for the last Marine to enter Forward Operating Base Shamsher after a patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison