Corporal Ricardo J. Figueroa, an electrician and noncommissioned officer in charge of Marine Corps Integrated Maintenance Management System serving with Utilities Platoon, Regimental Combat Team 5, inspects a generator here used by Marines serving with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, April 5, 2012. Figueroa, a native of Temecula, Calif., is responsible for maintaining generators and air conditioning units used by four Marine battalions currently operating in southern Helmand province. - Corporal Ricardo J. Figueroa, an electrician and noncommissioned officer in charge of Marine Corps Integrated Maintenance Management System serving with Utilities Platoon, Regimental Combat Team 5, inspects a generator here used by Marines serving with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, April 5, 2012. Figueroa, a native of Temecula, Calif., is responsible for maintaining generators and air conditioning units used by four Marine battalions currently operating in southern Helmand province.
Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, climbs a dump truck to inspect the contents during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The truck was carrying gravel to place over a culvert in the road. Afghans are currently paving a road in Khan Neshin, equipped with culverts to allow canals to pass though to the surrounding farms. The road is a civil affairs –initiated project to help the locals build an infrastructure on their own. Hills is a 28-year-old native of Terre Haute, Ind., who served as an intelligence officer with 11th Marine Regiment before detaching to the civil affairs team. - Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, climbs a dump truck to inspect the contents during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The truck was carrying gravel to place over a culvert in the road. Afghans are currently paving a road in Khan Neshin, equipped with culverts to allow canals to pass though to the surrounding farms. The road is a civil affairs –initiated project to help the locals build an infrastructure on their own. Hills is a 28-year-old native of Terre Haute, Ind., who served as an intelligence officer with 11th Marine Regiment before detaching to the civil affairs team.
Lance Cpl. Matthew Spencer, a police advisor with Regimental Combat Team 5 Police Advisory Team, instructs Afghan Uniformed Police officers in proper techniques and procedures to use at vehicle check points. The advisory team spent four days conducting refresher courses to help the Afghan police in their role providing security for Marjah. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz) - Lance Cpl. Matthew Spencer, a police advisor with Regimental Combat Team 5 Police Advisory Team, instructs Afghan Uniformed Police officers in proper techniques and procedures to use at vehicle check points. The advisory team spent four days conducting refresher courses to help the Afghan police in their role providing security for Marjah. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz)