U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Condon, a battalion air officer with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a Civil Affairs Group patrol with Afghan soldiers in the Nawa District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009. The Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations and training and the mentoring of Afghan security forces.