U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Boland, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, rides in the turret of a Humvee while it crosses a stream during a security patrol through the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 13, 2009. Marines conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the people. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.