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Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conducted their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012. The Marines arrived at the Combat Center more than a week ago and learned how to become effective team leaders. After finishing their final exercise, the unit packed up to return to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., where they will take their positions as fire team leaders.




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Lance Cpl. Joseph Swope, antitank missileman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, shoots rounds down range during the culminating exercise of his unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Lance Cpl. Joseph Swope, antitank missileman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, shoots rounds down range during the culminating exercise of his unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Lance Cpl. Eric R. Watson, infantryman, Company B., 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, shoots rounds down range during the culminating exercise of his unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Lance Cpl. Joseph Swope, antitank missileman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, shoots rounds down range during the culminating exercise of his unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.




Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct their culminating exercise for the unit's Tactical Small Unit Leaders Unit's Course at Range 105 Aug. 18, 2012.


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U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Loew, left, provides security while Pfc. Luis Barral engages enemy forces outside Combat Outpost Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012. Both Soldiers were assigned to Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.




U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Scott Welsh provides security along with members of the U.S. Army's Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment during a mission outside Combat Outpost Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012. Welsh provided support while Afghan National Army soldiers searched houses for weapons caches.




U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Serritelli, with Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, provides security during a combat operation outside Combat Outpost Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012. U.S. Army paratroopers provided support while Afghan National Army soldiers searched houses for weapons caches.




U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Serritelli, with Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, provides security during a combat operation outside Combat Outpost Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012. U.S. Army paratroopers provided support while Afghan National Army soldiers searched houses for weapons caches.




U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Dyk, center, assigned to Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, provides orders to Soldiers during a firefight outside Combat Outpost Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012.




U.S. Army Pfc. Luis Barral, left, and Pfc. James Dunn, both assigned to Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, rest at Combat Outpost Charkh after a mission in Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012.

8/29/2012 By Cpl. Mark Garcia

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (FWD)

Through thick and thin, Staff Sgt. Luke Billingsley along with his wife Sgt. Nancy Billingsley, serve their country together during their seven-month deployment. Both are currently deployed with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 (Forward), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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(Photos Released 09.08.2012)




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Soldiers with 18th Explosive Ordinace Disposal, 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, perform a controlled detonation on more than 100 pounds of home made explosives in Mulakala, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2012.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan--Paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, conduct a dismounted patrol through Mulakala, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2012. During this patrol they found more than 100 pounds of homemade explosives, which were detonated by Explosive Ordinace Disposal.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Lawrence, the platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, catches his breath after multiple dismounted patrols Aug. 30, 2012, around the village of Mulakala, Afghanistan. Lawrence led his platoon through three days of fire fights and patrols with no coalition casualties, and caused damage and disruption to the enemy and their supply routes.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan— Two Afghan men walk toward an American position as U.S. Army Spc. Skylar Mallchok of 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2 Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, pulls security in Mulakala, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2012. The platoon was searching the town for improvised explosive device materials.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Bauer, an infantry team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, prepares to lead his paratroopers on a patrol in Mulakala, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2012. The paratroopers were searching for an improvised explosive device factory in the village.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Spc. Jessie Johnivan and U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Conklin, paratroopers with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, pull security on a rooftop in the village of ****uri, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2012.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan--Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, along with an Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, two members of the Security Forces Advise and Assist Team and four Afghan National Army soldiers, prepare to move toward the town of ****uri, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2012. The ANA soldiers received intelligence from local nationals that the town had multiple Taliban suspects along with a large amount of weapons.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Spc. Skylar Mallchok of 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Philip Bulger with the Security Forces Advise and Assist Team, pull security in a wadi system after receiving enemy contact from the town of ****uri, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2012. Bulger was accompanying 3rd Platoon during their 72-hour mission in the area as a liaison between the platoon’s leadership and the Afghan National Army Soldiers.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Marshal of 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, uses his Mine Hound metal detector to search for buried weapons in a compound in Janabad, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2012.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan--Paratroopers with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, switch security shifts early in the morning, Aug. 30, 2012, in a compound in Mulakala, Afghanistan.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan--Paratroopers of the 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, prepare to search for a weapons cache after clearing an Afghan compound early Aug. 29, 2012. The paratroopers walked approximately 10 kilometers to the village of Janabad, Afghanistan.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Spc. Richard Foust, an infantry team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, pulls security on a rooftop in the predawn hours of Aug. 29, 2012, in Janabad, Afghanistan.


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UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas gives the participating multinational troops from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay an opportunity to exercise critical thinking based on realistic scenarios, reinforce essential tactics and techniques and build on a strong foundation of professional cooperation.




U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment launch a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon while conducting a rocket range during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.




U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment practice patrolling prior to launching a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapons during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.




U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Jimenez, Inspector & Instructor Staff, Las Vegas, Nev., and Sea Officer 1st Carlos Alberto Sanjinez acquire targets during an AT4 light anti-tank rocket firing range during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.




An AT4 light anti-tank rocket impacts a target vehicle on the range as U.S., Paruvian and Paraguayan Marines practice missile gunnery during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.




U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Adam Franco, Inspector & Instructor Staff, Las Vegas Nev., maintains the safety of the range while Lance Cpl. Waldemar Ochaita, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment from Las Vegas, Nev., fires an AT4 light anti-tank rocket during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6




U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Adam Franco, Inspector & Instructor Staff, Las Vegas, Nev., maintains the safety of the range while Lance Cpl. Thomas Fox, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment from Las Vegas, Nev., fires an AT4 light anti-tank rocket during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.




U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Waldemar Ochaita, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, from Las Vegas, Nev., prepares to fire an AT4 light anti-tank rocket during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.




U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gabriel Rodriguez, Inspector & Instructor Staff, Las Vegas, Nev., passes an AT4 light anti-tank rocket to Lance Cpl. Waldemar Ochaita, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, from Las Vegas Nev., during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 6.


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