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Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a road reconnaissance patrol in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009. U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade -Afghanistan are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations and the training and mentoring of Afghan security forces.

Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines conduct a road reconnaissance patrol.

Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a road reconnaissance patrol in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009. U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade -Afghanistan are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations and the training and mentoring of Afghan security forces.

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