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Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, take a moment to pay tribute to fallen Marine Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey during a memorial service at the Marine Memorial Chapel at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 28. The 22-year-old Marine, from Boring, Ore., was killed in action, May 24, during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Coffey was serving his second tour as a military police dog handler with 1st LE Bn. - Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, take a moment to pay tribute to fallen Marine Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey during a memorial service at the Marine Memorial Chapel at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 28. The 22-year-old Marine, from Boring, Ore., was killed in action, May 24, during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Coffey was serving his second tour as a military police dog handler with 1st LE Bn.

Sergeant Albert “Combat” Carls, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 combat camera team chief from Sacramento, Calif., is on his third combat deployment and documents the history of the battalion with video and still imagery. A father of five, Carls hopes to one day retire and show his grandkids what happened in Afghanistan while the Marines were here. - Sergeant Albert “Combat” Carls, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 combat camera team chief from Sacramento, Calif., is on his third combat deployment and documents the history of the battalion with video and still imagery. A father of five, Carls hopes to one day retire and show his grandkids what happened in Afghanistan while the Marines were here.

British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), listens to Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea talk inside Delaram’s operations coordination center, June 27, 2012. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and other Afghan regional leaders met with Brig. Skeates and Marines from Regimental Combat Team 6 to discuss the transition of security responsibilities in Delaram to Afghan National Security Forces. One improvement Brig. Skeates recommended was an enhanced capability at the district’s OCC. The OCC is important for sharing information among the components of ANSF and with provincial leaders. - British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), listens to Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea talk inside Delaram’s operations coordination center, June 27, 2012. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and other Afghan regional leaders met with Brig. Skeates and Marines from Regimental Combat Team 6 to discuss the transition of security responsibilities in Delaram to Afghan National Security Forces. One improvement Brig. Skeates recommended was an enhanced capability at the district’s OCC. The OCC is important for sharing information among the components of ANSF and with provincial leaders.

Marine combat engineers with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, work with New Zealand soldiers from the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers to conduct improved ribbon bridge training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 25. The training is part of a month-long training exercise, called Galvanic Kiwi, which afforded a military-to-military exchange. While New Zealand soldiers train with Marines at Camp Pendleton and 29 Palms, Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, deployed to New Zealand to conduct joint training operations.Galvanic Kiwi is a U.S. Marine Corps and New Zealand Army training exchange designed to enhance interoperability and foster military-to-military relations between the U.S. and New Zealand. - Marine combat engineers with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, work with New Zealand soldiers from the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers to conduct improved ribbon bridge training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 25. The training is part of a month-long training exercise, called Galvanic Kiwi, which afforded a military-to-military exchange. While New Zealand soldiers train with Marines at Camp Pendleton and 29 Palms, Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, deployed to New Zealand to conduct joint training operations. Galvanic Kiwi is a U.S. Marine Corps and New Zealand Army training exchange designed to enhance interoperability and foster military-to-military relations between the U.S. and New Zealand.

Marines with Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through the swirling dust during Operation Sangin United Horizons, May 19. Operation Sangin United Horizons was a large-scale operation, which took place May 17 through 20. Dog Company, 1st Bn., 7th Marines, was responsible for finding and destroying weapons caches, improvised explosive devices and drug producing facilities. - Marines with Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through the swirling dust during Operation Sangin United Horizons, May 19. Operation Sangin United Horizons was a large-scale operation, which took place May 17 through 20. Dog Company, 1st Bn., 7th Marines, was responsible for finding and destroying weapons caches, improvised explosive devices and drug producing facilities.

Sgt. Maj. Randall Carter, sergeant major of I Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Marine Forces Central Command, was relieved by Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, June 22. Sgt. Maj. Green was assigned as the Marine Forces Europe sergeant major from August 2010 to May 2012. His previous assignments include duties at Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing. - Sgt. Maj. Randall Carter, sergeant major of I Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Marine Forces Central Command, was relieved by Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, June 22. Sgt. Maj. Green was assigned as the Marine Forces Europe sergeant major from August 2010 to May 2012. His previous assignments include duties at Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristofer Baskett, an instructor with Field Medical Training Battalion West, instructs a group of corpsmen during a final training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristofer Baskett, an instructor with Field Medical Training Battalion West, instructs a group of corpsmen during a final training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21.