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U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment sergeant major, places a French Fourragere on a battlefield cross as Lt. Col. Michael Styskal, the commanding officer of 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, observes a moment of silence in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, a dog handler and mortarman who served with Weapons Company, 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, during a memorial service here, April 22, 2012. Tarwoe was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province’s Marjah district, April 12. Tarwoe’s fellow Marines remember him for his contagious laughter and smile, and his unfaltering courage in the battlefield.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment sergeant major, places a French Fourragere on a battlefield cross as Lt. Col. Michael Styskal, the commanding officer of 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, observes a moment of silence in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, a dog handler and mortarman who served with Weapons Company, 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, during a memorial service here, April 22, 2012. Tarwoe was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province’s Marjah district, April 12. Tarwoe’s fellow Marines remember him for his contagious laughter and smile, and his unfaltering courage in the battlefield.

Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Derick Clark, a kennel supervisor with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and 26-year-old native of Hillsdale, Mich., and Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog, await the beginning of a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, an dog handler and mortarman who served with Weapons Company, 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, here, April 22, 2012. Tarwoe, who became Yeager’s handler in July 2011, was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province’s Marjah district. Tarwoe’s fellow Marines remember him for his contagious laughter and smile, and his unfaltering courage on the battlefield.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Derick Clark, a kennel supervisor with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and 26-year-old native of Hillsdale, Mich., and Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog, await the beginning of a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, an dog handler and mortarman who served with Weapons Company, 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, here, April 22, 2012. Tarwoe, who became Yeager’s handler in July 2011, was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province’s Marjah district. Tarwoe’s fellow Marines remember him for his contagious laughter and smile, and his unfaltering courage on the battlefield.

Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, builds a terrain model with Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, March 21, 2012. Mubarak works with the ETT daily and said he enjoys working with Walker because he takes his job seriously. Walker said he enjoys working with Mubarak because Mubarak is very personable and wants to get the job done.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, builds a terrain model with Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, March 21, 2012. Mubarak works with the ETT daily and said he enjoys working with Walker because he takes his job seriously. Walker said he enjoys working with Mubarak because Mubarak is very personable and wants to get the job done.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, ties string to mark a grid system within a terrain model, March 21, 2012. Mubarak built the model with 2by4s, string and sandbags. He said he’ll use it to brief the kandak’s leaders for future operations.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, ties string to mark a grid system within a terrain model, March 21, 2012. Mubarak built the model with 2by4s, string and sandbags. He said he’ll use it to brief the kandak’s leaders for future operations.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, ties a rope to mark a grid system for a terrain model with Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April 21, 2012. Mubarak said he plans on using the model to help brief with future operations. A terrain model is a 3-D map that outlines roads and other major geographical features.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, ties a rope to mark a grid system for a terrain model with Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April 21, 2012. Mubarak said he plans on using the model to help brief with future operations. A terrain model is a 3-D map that outlines roads and other major geographical features.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, measures a grid system for a terrain model with Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, operations first sergeant, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, April 21, 2012. The kandak staff asked Walker to build the terrain model to help with future operations.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, measures a grid system for a terrain model with Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, operations first sergeant, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, April 21, 2012. The kandak staff asked Walker to build the terrain model to help with future operations.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Captain Stephen Walker, operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine regiment explains how the grid system for a terrain map is built to Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, April 21, 2012. The model uses the grid to maintain map integrity. A terrain model is a 3-D map that outlines roads and other major geographical features.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Captain Stephen Walker, operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine regiment explains how the grid system for a terrain map is built to Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, April 21, 2012. The model uses the grid to maintain map integrity. A terrain model is a 3-D map that outlines roads and other major geographical features.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, finish forming the perimeter of a terrain model, April 21, 2012. The Kandak staff asked Walker to help build the model for briefings in future operations. A terrain model is a 3-D map that outlines roads and other major geographical features.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, finish forming the perimeter of a terrain model, April 21, 2012. The Kandak staff asked Walker to help build the model for briefings in future operations. A terrain model is a 3-D map that outlines roads and other major geographical features.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan Natioanl Army First Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, levels out a plot of land with Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April 21, 2012. Mubarak worked with Walker to build a permanent terrain model for the Kandak. A terrain model is a 3-D map, outlining roads and other major geographical features.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO – Afghan Natioanl Army First Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, levels out a plot of land with Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April 21, 2012. Mubarak worked with Walker to build a permanent terrain model for the Kandak. A terrain model is a 3-D map, outlining roads and other major geographical features.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, Afghan National Army Advisor for Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo with ANA soldiers serving here, April 18, 2012. Sanders and the Marines of Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge work closely with Afghan forces to prepare them to take full responsibility for security operations in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz)

Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, Afghan National Army Advisor for Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo with ANA soldiers serving here, April 18, 2012. Sanders and the Marines of Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge work closely with Afghan forces to prepare them to take full responsibility for security operations in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Higgins, a Plainville, Mass., native serving with 2nd Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stands watch at a guard post here, April 7, 2012. He said for the most part the area is quiet, except for the children who come up to the post to talk to the Marines. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently stopped at Combat Outpost Spin Ghar to visit Marines and Afghan National Security Forces during a trip to several combat outposts across Nawa.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Higgins, a Plainville, Mass., native serving with 2nd Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stands watch at a guard post here, April 7, 2012. He said for the most part the area is quiet, except for the children who come up to the post to talk to the Marines. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently stopped at Combat Outpost Spin Ghar to visit Marines and Afghan National Security Forces during a trip to several combat outposts across Nawa.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew T. Morrissey, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment commanding officer, greets Nawa district governor Abdul Manaf, during a meeting at the district center here, April 7, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently stopped at the district center to during a trip to several combat outposts across Nawa.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew T. Morrissey, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment commanding officer, greets Nawa district governor Abdul Manaf, during a meeting at the district center here, April 7, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently stopped at the district center to during a trip to several combat outposts across Nawa.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Watkins, a Boston native, receives a haircut from Lance Cpl. Nicholas Poindexter, a Bunn, N.C., native, as Lance Cpl. Zachary Martinez, a Minneapolis native, and Navy Seaman David Richards, a Syracuse, N.Y., native, wait in line here, April 7, 2012. The Marines and Navy corpsman serve with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, in Helmand province’s Nawa district. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently stopped at Patrol Base Jaker to visit Marines and Afghan National Security Forces during a recent trip to several combat outposts across Nawa.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Watkins, a Boston native, receives a haircut from Lance Cpl. Nicholas Poindexter, a Bunn, N.C., native, as Lance Cpl. Zachary Martinez, a Minneapolis native, and Navy Seaman David Richards, a Syracuse, N.Y., native, wait in line here, April 7, 2012. The Marines and Navy corpsman serve with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, in Helmand province’s Nawa district. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently stopped at Patrol Base Jaker to visit Marines and Afghan National Security Forces during a recent trip to several combat outposts across Nawa.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

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, volunteers to carry bread purchased at a bazaar during a patrol here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 commanding officer and sergeant major, visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district. Figueroa, a Temecula, Calif., native, made rounds to every generator at each post to inspect and ensure they were in proper working order.

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, volunteers to carry bread purchased at a bazaar during a patrol here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 commanding officer and sergeant major, visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district. Figueroa, a Temecula, Calif., native, made rounds to every generator at each post to inspect and ensure they were in proper working order.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, carries bread purchased at a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 and sergeant major, patrolled through the bazaar during a recent trip to several combat outposts in Helmand province’s Marjah district.

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, carries bread purchased at a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 and sergeant major, patrolled through the bazaar during a recent trip to several combat outposts in Helmand province’s Marjah district.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Sgt. Victor Longoria, a Houston native serving with the Regimental Combat Team 5 personal security detachment, patrols through a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Victor Longoria, a Houston native serving with the Regimental Combat Team 5 personal security detachment, patrols through a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Minter B. Ralston IV, the Regimental Combat Team 5 executive officer, patrols through a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Minter B. Ralston IV, the Regimental Combat Team 5 executive officer, patrols through a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the RCT-5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Cpl. Scott M. Brewer, a Westchester, N.Y., native serving with the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, jump platoon, patrols through a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Scott M. Brewer, a Westchester, N.Y., native serving with the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, jump platoon, patrols through a bazaar here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alonzo Bahena, a rifleman with the Regimental Combat Team 5 personal security detachment and a Chicago native, provides security during an impromptu meeting between Marine leaders and Afghan Civil Order Police here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alonzo Bahena, a rifleman with the Regimental Combat Team 5 personal security detachment and a Chicago native, provides security during an impromptu meeting between Marine leaders and Afghan Civil Order Police here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer and sergeant major, recently visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah district.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment sergeant major, reaches out to shake an Afghan boy’s hand as he and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, patrol to an Afghan Civil Order Police station here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner, the RCT-5 commanding officer, and Ruiz visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment sergeant major, reaches out to shake an Afghan boy’s hand as he and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, patrol to an Afghan Civil Order Police station here, April 6, 2012. Colonel Roger Turner, the RCT-5 commanding officer, and Ruiz visited Marines and Afghan National Security Forces at several combat outposts throughout Helmand province’s Marjah.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

1st Marine Division