Sgt. Michael Mondt, the lead instructor with the Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team, shows Afghan National Army Staff Sgts. Baz Mir and Noordin how to plot points on a six-digit grid, Oct. 23, during the first ANA instructor course at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. Mondt is from Winnemucca, Nev. - Sgt. Michael Mondt, the lead instructor with the Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team, shows Afghan National Army Staff Sgts. Baz Mir and Noordin how to plot points on a six-digit grid, Oct. 23, during the first ANA instructor course at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. Mondt is from Winnemucca, Nev.

Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, casually converses with guests at RCT 1 and 7’s Relief-in-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has helped Afghanistan National Security forces wrest control of central Helmand province away from the Taliban. - Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, casually converses with guests at RCT 1 and 7’s Relief-in-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has helped Afghanistan National Security forces wrest control of central Helmand province away from the Taliban.

A rifle detail performs a three-volley salute during a memorial service honoring the life of 1st Lt. Scott J. Fleming at Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2010. Fleming died supporting combat operations Sept. 17, 2010. - A rifle detail performs a three-volley salute during a memorial service honoring the life of 1st Lt. Scott J. Fleming at Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2010. Fleming died supporting combat operations Sept. 17, 2010.

Gunnery Sgt. Chris Denham, the company gunny for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watches as the rocket from his light anti-tank weapon closes in on a compound used by enemy fighters during a firefight in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, while participating in Operation Mako, Sept. 21, 2010. “The only thing louder than the back blast of the rocket was the Marines cheering,” said Capt. Francisco X. Zavala, the India Company commander. Mako was a one-day clearing mission to disrupt enemy activity. Denham is from Millbrook, Ala. - Gunnery Sgt. Chris Denham, the company gunny for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watches as the rocket from his light anti-tank weapon closes in on a compound used by enemy fighters during a firefight in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, while participating in Operation Mako, Sept. 21, 2010. “The only thing louder than the back blast of the rocket was the Marines cheering,” said Capt. Francisco X. Zavala, the India Company commander. Mako was a one-day clearing mission to disrupt enemy activity. Denham is from Millbrook, Ala.

An Afghan farmer wheels a load of fertilizer out to his truck during the fall seed distribution program in Helmand Province. Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines began the distribution of seeds and fertilizers to Afghan farmers Sept 20, preparing locals for the upcoming planting season. - An Afghan farmer wheels a load of fertilizer out to his truck during the fall seed distribution program in Helmand Province. Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines began the distribution of seeds and fertilizers to Afghan farmers Sept 20, preparing locals for the upcoming planting season.