RETURNING FIRE U.S. Marines prepare to return fire during a security patrol in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.08 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 218542-G-YAI25-423.jpg Photo Gallery