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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Darek Bouvier with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, interacts with Gigi, his working dog, on Patrol Base Amir Agha, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010. U.S. Marines conducted a security patrol in order to maintain a presence in the area. First Marine Regiment is deployed in Helmand Province while in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Yellowhorse/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alan W. Smith, left, a section leader, and Lance Cpl. Cole A. Jenks, a mortarman, both assigned to Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait for approval to fire an M-224 60 mm mortar system during mission rehearsal at Range Juarez near Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Peterson, Company Commader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines speaks to a village elder in Sangin, Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2010. The battalion is one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 2 whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment act as a quick reaction force (QRF) to evacuate casualties onto a British CH-47 Chinook helicopter after an improvised explosive device strike in Sangin district, Afghanistan, Nov. 24, 2010. A QRF provides immediate support for troops in distress. The battalion was one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 2 whose mission was to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/Released)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment assist Cpl. Armando Espinosa during a quick reaction force (QRF) response to evacuate casualties from the battlefield in Sangin district, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2010. A QRF provides immediate support for troops in distress. The battalion was one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 2 whose mission was to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Oscar Orozco and Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Robert Blehm, with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, conduct a security halt during a patrol in Sangin district, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2010. Marines conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the local population. The battalion was one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 2 whose mission was to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Blake Hancock, a fire team leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2 (RCT-2), leaps over a canal during a security patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2010. The Marines conducted patrols to suppress insurgent activity and gain the trust of Afghan citizens. The battalion was one of the combat elements of RCT-2, whose mission was to conduct counterinsurgency operations with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a security patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2010. The Marines conducted patrols to suppress insurgent activity and gain the trust of Afghan citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sienna Desantis, with a female engagement team supporting 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, interacts with an Afghan girl as Kilo Company Marines conduct a medical assessment initiative at Forward Operating Base Inkerman in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2010. Medical assessment initiatives are held to educate and give basic aid to Afghans. The Marines conducted counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Darby M. Bodden, left, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hands out winter clothing to Afghan children at Combat Outpost Rankel, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. The company was deployed to Helmand province to support the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan K. Reitzel/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kasey Harmon, combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, in support of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, sweeps an area with a mine detector as he conducts a patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan on Dec. 31, 2010. Marines conduct security patrols in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force in order to decrease insurgency and gain the trust of the local population. The battalion is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Terrah C. Barnhill, left, with the female engagement team attached to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, teaches a child how to brush his teeth during a health initiative in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2011. The health initiative was conducted to train local health care providers, treat the sick and injured, and enhance Afghan National Security Force relations with the local population. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph M. Peterson/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh N. Rees (right), a team leader with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, wraps an Afghan man's knee during a security patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2011. The man hurt his knee while working in his field. The Marines conducted security patrols in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force. DoD photo by Cpl. Derek Bonnette, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kameron Delany, fire team leader with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, fires a Shoulder-Launched Multi Purpose Assault Weapon (SAW) at a compound during an engagement with enemy forces in Sangin, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011. Marines conducted security patrols to decrease insurgency and gain the trust of the people. The battalion, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, conducted counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, the commander of Regional Command Southwest, tours a barber shop during a visit to Combat Outpost Turbett in Marjah, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan O. Sotelo/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen Cooney and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mitchell Ingolia, both with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, take cover as an improvised explosive device is detonated during a security patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2010. Marines conducted security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of Afghan citizens. The battalion conducted counterinsurgency operations with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Hernandez/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Frank Denault, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2 (RCT 2), hands candy to an Afghan boy during a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011. The Marines conducted patrols to suppress enemy activity and gain the trust of Afghan citizens. The battalion was one of the combat elements of RCT 2, whose mission was to conduct counterinsurgency operations with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Gaal, a team leader with the 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2011. The unit, part of Regimental Combat Team 2, conducts patrols in an effort to suppress enemy activity and develop relationships with residents of the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

An Afghan man holds his child at a combined medical engagement provided by U.S. Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1,) Regimental Combat Team 1, and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during Operation Godfather in Durzay, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by: Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/ Released)

Afghan children pose for a photo at a combined medical engagement in Durzay, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2011, during Operation Godfather. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Female Engagement Team (FET) members with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) engage role players from Defense Training Systems at a simulated shura, or meeting, during training at the Mobile Military Operations on Urban Terrain Town at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2011. The FET was training to become more efficient in interacting with key leaders and other civilians in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory VanderSchans/Released)

A U.S. Marine waves to local farmers during a security patrol near Turah Shah Ghundey, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 4, 2011. The Marine is assigned to Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force. DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Glen Santy, Public Affairs, 1st Marine Division Forward, patrols through Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2011. The patrol was conducted to visit a local Afghan women's shop that is in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah B. Novotny/Not Released)

U.S. Marines, with 1st Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8 (RCT8) conduct a security patrol during Operation Red Hawk in Sangin District, Afghanistan on Feb. 15, 2011. The Marines conducted security operations to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the local populace. The Battalion is one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 8 whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph M. Peterson/ Released)..

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) pay respects to Cpl. Lucas Pyeatt at a memorial ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2011. Pyeatt, a team leader and linguist with Charlie Company, was killed in action Feb. 5, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Ross/Released)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine (3/5) Regiment, Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 8 load on to a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter to return to base in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2011. The battalion was a combat element of RCT-8, which conducted counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8 (RCT8) and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a security operation in Sangin District, Afghanistan on Feb. 24, 2011. The Battalion is one of the combat elements of RCT8 whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Joseph M. Peterson/Released)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Joshua G. Haddock, Corpsman with Combined Anti-Armor Team I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8 (RCT8) interacts with Afghan local national kids during a security operation in Sangin District, Afghanistan on Feb. 26, 2011. The Battalion is one of the combat elements of RCT8 whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Joseph M. Peterson/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Waldburger, a combat engineer with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, uses a saw to remove improvised curbs on the Tangye bridge that crosses the Helmand River outside Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 4, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Kaus/Released)

U.S. Marines with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) leave Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge and move toward the Tangye bridge that crosses the Helmand River in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 5, 2011. The unit repaired the damaged bridge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Kaus/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Liji Sui fires an M-120 120 mm mortar system at Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2011. This was the first field-firing using the new Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System's Ballistic Computer-11 software, which computes all required artillery data specifics to the mortar. Sui is a gunner with Foxtrot Battery, India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Justin Owens and Sgt. Gabriel Schaller get in a workout at the end of a day of interdictions in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. Owens is the company first sergeant and Schaller is the company ramp chief. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Averill, senior medic, and U. S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bradley Ivey, company communications chief wait for their turn. The men are all with C Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Ross/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryan S. Baker directs a bulldozer while preparing the terrain during a bridge building operation near the village of Jambah, Afghanistan, March 13, 2011. The engineers built two bridges to enable the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division to cross the Nahr-e Saraj Canal and disrupt insurgency activity in the area. Baker is a bridge master with Bridge Platoon, Bravo Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego/Released)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jessica Gonzalez, a combat videographer with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), films on Route 611, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2011. U.S. Marines built the road to help the local population and support International Security Assistance Force operations. (U.S. Marines Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Augusto/Released)

A U.S. Marine Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) moves into position to fire a mine-clearing line charge during Operation Rawhide in Bahram Chah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2011. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion supported 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion during a three-day operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John McCall/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stefan J. Loga, with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, provides security while his squad prepares to set up a vehicle checkpoint during a security patrol north of Combat Outpost Kharman in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2011. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers conducted security patrols and set up vehicle checkpoints to maintain security in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orlando Perez/Released)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chris Coughlin, foreground, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Quinn Wicker, the commander of 1st Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, pause in a wheat field with other 1st Platoon Marines during a security patrol in the green zone of Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2011. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit provided regional security in Helmand province to support the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper/Released)

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U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve launch an 81 mm mortar during a live fire exercise at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., April 8, 2011. The Marines were training for a deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce/Released)

U.S. Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8 patrol through a poppy field in the Kajaki green zone in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2011. The Marines conducted daily security and presence patrols to keep insurgents away from villages surrounding the Kajaki Dam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross/Released)

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