U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol.
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district of Afghanistan's Helmand province on Aug. 10, 2009. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counter insurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.