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Jan 2, 2012

SAFAR, Helmand province, Afghanistan — U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Campe, a 19-year-old rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Algonquin, Ill. Native, holds security while halted on a partnered security patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers here, Dec. 30. The ANA soldiers and Marines interacted with local citizens and spoke with an elder about biometrically enrolling the members of his village for identification purposes. “America’s Battalion” is aiding the Afghan National Security Forces in assuming security responsibilities over Helmand province’s Garmsir district. This interoperability is designed to further the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance of Afghanistan by defeating insurgent forces and helping secure the Afghan people.

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1st Marine Division