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Navy Capt. Bryan Schumacher, the 1st Marine Division (Forward) surgeon, from Kansas City, Mo., and Navy CMdr. Ruchira Densert, the 1st MarDiv (Fwd) deputy surgeon, from Portland, Ore., received their Fleet Marine Force qualification pins, Sept. 20, while deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Navy Capt. Bryan Schumacher, the 1st Marine Division (Forward) surgeon, from Kansas City, Mo., and Navy CMdr. Ruchira Densert, the 1st MarDiv (Fwd) deputy surgeon, from Portland, Ore., received their Fleet Marine Force qualification pins, Sept. 20, while deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Corporal Garrett Elting, a mortarman with Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, looks for a visible vein on Lance Cpl. Daniel Exner, a mortarman with Weapons Plt., Co. B, 1st LAR Bn., during a combat lifesaving class at Combat Outpost Shabu, Sept. 17. “It’s very important for us to know how to apply the IV’s because this is a dangerous place and you never know when you might need the training,” said Elting, a Lincoln, Neb., native. - Lance Corporal Garrett Elting, a mortarman with Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, looks for a visible vein on Lance Cpl. Daniel Exner, a mortarman with Weapons Plt., Co. B, 1st LAR Bn., during a combat lifesaving class at Combat Outpost Shabu, Sept. 17. “It’s very important for us to know how to apply the IV’s because this is a dangerous place and you never know when you might need the training,” said Elting, a Lincoln, Neb., native.

Brigadier Gen. Joseph Osterman, 1st Marine Division (Forward) commanding general, and Sgt. Maj. Phillip A. Fascetti, 1st MarDiv(Fwd) sergeant major, render a salute during a Colors and Memorial Dedication ceremony held aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2010. Brig.::r::::n::Gen. Osterman was presiding over the official opening of a memorial monument set up to honor the fallen heroes of 1st Marine Division, since the division took over the as the ground combat element in Helmand province in March. - Brigadier Gen. Joseph Osterman, 1st Marine Division (Forward) commanding general, and Sgt. Maj. Phillip A. Fascetti, 1st MarDiv(Fwd) sergeant major, render a salute during a Colors and Memorial Dedication ceremony held aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2010. Brig.::r::::n::Gen. Osterman was presiding over the official opening of a memorial monument set up to honor the fallen heroes of 1st Marine Division, since the division took over the as the ground combat element in Helmand province in March.

Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol toward the village of Shabu, Afghanistan Sept. 15. Twice a day the Marines patrol several miles to get to Shabu to maintain village security. - Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol toward the village of Shabu, Afghanistan Sept. 15. Twice a day the Marines patrol several miles to get to Shabu to maintain village security.

Lance Cpl. Joseph L. Montoya, a rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, sits down in front of the camera to take some time to read his daughter a book at Patrol Base Koshtay, June 19. Montoya became the father of a baby girl just before departing on this seven-month deployment. - Lance Cpl. Joseph L. Montoya, a rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, sits down in front of the camera to take some time to read his daughter a book at Patrol Base Koshtay, June 19. Montoya became the father of a baby girl just before departing on this seven-month deployment.

Col. John Klink, Provincial Police Mentor Team, officer-in-charge, congratulates one of the top graduates at a recent Afghan National Police Academy graduation ceremony at the Helmand Police Training Center. The P-PMT team, partnered with the British soldiers of the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment's Police Development Advisory Training Team, is responsible for training police forces at the Helmand Police Training Center, here, along with its 13 districts throughout Helmand province's 23,000 square miles. (Photo courtesy of the U.K. 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment Public Affairs Office) - Col. John Klink, Provincial Police Mentor Team, officer-in-charge, congratulates one of the top graduates at a recent Afghan National Police Academy graduation ceremony at the Helmand Police Training Center. The P-PMT team, partnered with the British soldiers of the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment's Police Development Advisory Training Team, is responsible for training police forces at the Helmand Police Training Center, here, along with its 13 districts throughout Helmand province's 23,000 square miles. (Photo courtesy of the U.K. 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment Public Affairs Office)

Corporal Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the scope of his rifle to check out suspicious activity while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Platoon, provides security on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. - Corporal Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the scope of his rifle to check out suspicious activity while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Platoon, provides security on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.