Like Constantine, Joan of Arc, Richard the Lion-hearted and many armies before them, the 2nd Marine Division (Forward) carries it’s shield into battle in the form of Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, the division chaplain. As the Monaca, PA., native crosses over the desert that is Helmand province in a UH-1Y Huey, affectionately known this day as the “Holy Helo,” armed for potential insurgent activity along the route, Fronk spends time reflecting on those Marines he will minister to throughout the day. - Like Constantine, Joan of Arc, Richard the Lion-hearted and many armies before them, the 2nd Marine Division (Forward) carries it’s shield into battle in the form of Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, the division chaplain. As the Monaca, PA., native crosses over the desert that is Helmand province in a UH-1Y Huey, affectionately known this day as the “Holy Helo,” armed for potential insurgent activity along the route, Fronk spends time reflecting on those Marines he will minister to throughout the day.
Sergeant Mitchell Lander of Irwin, Pa., provides security during a movement toward the Afghan border. The 25-year-old served as an enlisted advisor with Team 1, Border Advisor Team 1, during Operation Eagle Hunt. The Afghan-led operation allowed the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police to show the world their progress as security forces. - Sergeant Mitchell Lander of Irwin, Pa., provides security during a movement toward the Afghan border. The 25-year-old served as an enlisted advisor with Team 1, Border Advisor Team 1, during Operation Eagle Hunt. The Afghan-led operation allowed the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police to show the world their progress as security forces.
Dozens of Afghan Security Forces stage their vehicles before launching Operation Eagle Hunt. The policemen of 1st Kandak, 6th Zone, Afghan Border Police, and members of the Afghan Border Police spent the night in the middle of the desert near the Afghanistan border alongside the Marines and sailors of Border Advisor Team 1. The Afghan-led operation provided an opportunity for the Afghan forces to demonstrate their ability to provide security as they searched for insurgents. - Dozens of Afghan Security Forces stage their vehicles before launching Operation Eagle Hunt. The policemen of 1st Kandak, 6th Zone, Afghan Border Police, and members of the Afghan Border Police spent the night in the middle of the desert near the Afghanistan border alongside the Marines and sailors of Border Advisor Team 1. The Afghan-led operation provided an opportunity for the Afghan forces to demonstrate their ability to provide security as they searched for insurgents.
Combat engineer Lance Cpl. Stanton Cromer of Fort Myers, Fla., provides security during an evening patrol with the Afghan Border Police. The 25-year-old was part of Operation Eagle Hunt, a small shaping operation led by Afghan security forces to clear the Taghaz area of southern Helmand in preparation for future counterinsurgency operations to expand Afghan-led security. Cromer and the other combat engineers focused their efforts in leading the many security patrols the Marines went on. - Combat engineer Lance Cpl. Stanton Cromer of Fort Myers, Fla., provides security during an evening patrol with the Afghan Border Police. The 25-year-old was part of Operation Eagle Hunt, a small shaping operation led by Afghan security forces to clear the Taghaz area of southern Helmand in preparation for future counterinsurgency operations to expand Afghan-led security. Cromer and the other combat engineers focused their efforts in leading the many security patrols the Marines went on.
Timothy Faltemier, a systems engineer shows off some face recognition software developed by Progeny Systems, to various Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13. Various companies displayed their technology to Marines hoping to get a request for their product as well as get input on how their gadgets could be better suited to assist them in war. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II) - Timothy Faltemier, a systems engineer shows off some face recognition software developed by Progeny Systems, to various Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13. Various companies displayed their technology to Marines hoping to get a request for their product as well as get input on how their gadgets could be better suited to assist them in war. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II)
Lance Cpl. Brian Castillolinarez, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner, from Brooklyn, N.Y., provides security during a patrol here, Nov. 30. The Marines of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take part in counterinsurgency operations in the Sangin District, limiting support for an insurgency with longstanding ties to local communities. - Lance Cpl. Brian Castillolinarez, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner, from Brooklyn, N.Y., provides security during a patrol here, Nov. 30. The Marines of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take part in counterinsurgency operations in the Sangin District, limiting support for an insurgency with longstanding ties to local communities.
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachute toward their target landing zone during the 2nd Recon Bn. airborne jump sustainment training held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 16. The jump was part of a quarterly training regimen for the airborne qualified Marines of 2nd Recon. - Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachute toward their target landing zone during the 2nd Recon Bn. airborne jump sustainment training held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 16. The jump was part of a quarterly training regimen for the airborne qualified Marines of 2nd Recon.
Gunnery Sgt. Alex F. Melo, the counter improvised explosive device chief for 2nd Marine Division Forward, surprises his wife Grety Melo, with an early homecoming for rest and recuperation from Afghanistan, Dec. 18, at their home aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. His family was under the impression he was coming home two days later and had no idea he was hiding around the corner to surprise them.::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Gunnery Sgt. Alex F. Melo, the counter improvised explosive device chief for 2nd Marine Division Forward, surprises his wife Grety Melo, with an early homecoming for rest and recuperation from Afghanistan, Dec. 18, at their home aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. His family was under the impression he was coming home two days later and had no idea he was hiding around the corner to surprise them.::r::::n::::r::::n::
Staff Sgt. Zachary R. Stelke, a scout platoon sergeant for 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, teaches a class on night vision equipment at the Jacksonville Commons Elementary School, N.C., Dec. 9. Stelke was one Marine, of approximately five from 2nd Tank Battalion, who visited the school’s children to teach them about some of the equipment Marines use. - Staff Sgt. Zachary R. Stelke, a scout platoon sergeant for 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, teaches a class on night vision equipment at the Jacksonville Commons Elementary School, N.C., Dec. 9. Stelke was one Marine, of approximately five from 2nd Tank Battalion, who visited the school’s children to teach them about some of the equipment Marines use.
Staff Sgt. Daniel G. Stoy, an infantry unit leader with 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Verl H. Matthews, the commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Beirut Memorial Chapter 642, stand in front of the Purple Heart Memorial Trees at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Post Exchange. The trees have 530 ornaments with the names of service members who have been killed in action. - Staff Sgt. Daniel G. Stoy, an infantry unit leader with 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Verl H. Matthews, the commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Beirut Memorial Chapter 642, stand in front of the Purple Heart Memorial Trees at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Post Exchange. The trees have 530 ornaments with the names of service members who have been killed in action.