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Front row from left to right: Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander, Regional Command (Southwest); Maj. Gen. Sayed Malouk, commander, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army; Brig. Gen. Zamen Hassan, chief of staff, 215th Corps; Brigadier Robert Thompson, deputy commander,RC(SW) and Col. Christopher Dowling, senior advisor and officer in charge, Operational Coordination Center - Regional, are briefed on the movements of the Afghan National Army during the final retrograde convoy of U.S. Marines and sailors out of Sangin, Afghanistan at a Rehearsal of Concept exercise aboard Camp Shorabak, May 1, 2014.

Front row from left to right: Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander, Regional Command (Southwest); Maj. Gen. Sayed Malouk, commander, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army; Brig. Gen. Zamen Hassan, chief of staff, 215th Corps; Brigadier Robert Thompson, deputy commander,RC(SW) and Col. Christopher Dowling, senior advisor and officer in charge, Operational Coordination Center - Regional, are briefed on the movements of the Afghan National Army during the final retrograde convoy of U.S. Marines and sailors out of Sangin, Afghanistan at a Rehearsal of Concept exercise aboard Camp Shorabak, May 1, 2014.

Photo by Sgt. Frances Johnson

Captain Scott Stewart, left, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., is assisted by an Afghan interpreter to gather intelligence from an Afghan police officer during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Captain Scott Stewart, left, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., is assisted by an Afghan interpreter to gather intelligence from an Afghan police officer during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Afghan children gather and show thumbs up for a photo as Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, pass through a village during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Afghan children gather and show thumbs up for a photo as Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, pass through a village during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Sergeant Billy Cynor, joint terminal attack controller, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Hays, N.C., reviews a critical document prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Sergeant Billy Cynor, joint terminal attack controller, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Hays, N.C., reviews a critical document prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Lance Cpl. Shawn Madruga, left, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Tuolumne, Calif., leads Marines out of a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Lance Cpl. Shawn Madruga, left, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Tuolumne, Calif., leads Marines out of a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Lance Cpl. Luke Zuanich, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle driver, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Clark County, Wash., checks his gear prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Lance Cpl. Luke Zuanich, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle driver, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Clark County, Wash., checks his gear prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., scans for suspicious activity through a hole in a mud wall during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., scans for suspicious activity through a hole in a mud wall during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., speaks with senior Afghan National Army officers during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., speaks with senior Afghan National Army officers during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security from concealed positions during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security from concealed positions during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Franklin Square, N.Y., checks the serviceability of an Afghan National Army M2 .50 caliber machine gun during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Franklin Square, N.Y., checks the serviceability of an Afghan National Army M2 .50 caliber machine gun during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, provides security from a concealed position during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, provides security from a concealed position during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

A local Afghan elder poses for a photo as Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, pass through a village during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

A local Afghan elder poses for a photo as Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, pass through a village during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., speaks with a local Afghan to gather intelligence during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., speaks with a local Afghan to gather intelligence during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disrupt lethal enemy aid and to search three compounds of interest in an area suspected of Taliban influence. The compounds were suspected to contain a homemade-explosive lab, a cache for narcotics and be home to local Taliban leadership.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to an Afghan child during his first deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan, during 2010. During his first deployment in Sangin, the battalion sustained more than 200 Marines wounded in action and 28 Marines killed in action, which rendered them almost combat ineffective. Now Garza is deployed to Sangin again, this time as a squad leader with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and his mission is entirely different this time. The Afghans are now the lead element, and Charley Co. is preparing to transfer full security responsibilities to them.

Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to an Afghan child during his first deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan, during 2010. During his first deployment in Sangin, the battalion sustained more than 200 Marines wounded in action and 28 Marines killed in action, which rendered them almost combat ineffective. Now Garza is deployed to Sangin again, this time as a squad leader with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and his mission is entirely different this time. The Afghans are now the lead element, and Charley Co. is preparing to transfer full security responsibilities to them.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his second time. Garza, a native of Harlingen, Texas, first deployed to Sangin with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, during 2010. The battalion sustained more than 200 Marines wounded in action and 28 Marines killed in action, which almost rendered them combat ineffective. Garza’s mission is entirely different this time because the Afghans are now the lead element and Charley Co. is preparing to transfer full security responsibilities to them.

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his second time. Garza, a native of Harlingen, Texas, first deployed to Sangin with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, during 2010. The battalion sustained more than 200 Marines wounded in action and 28 Marines killed in action, which almost rendered them combat ineffective. Garza’s mission is entirely different this time because the Afghans are now the lead element and Charley Co. is preparing to transfer full security responsibilities to them.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his first time. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. He departed for recruit training a month after graduating high school and was set on becoming an infantryman. Shortly after arriving at 1st Bn., 7th Marines, he began a rigorous predeployment training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan. His current mission with Charley Co. is to prepare the transfer of full security responsibilities of Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam to the Afghan National Army.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released)

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his first time. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. He departed for recruit training a month after graduating high school and was set on becoming an infantryman. Shortly after arriving at 1st Bn., 7th Marines, he began a rigorous predeployment training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan. His current mission with Charley Co. is to prepare the transfer of full security responsibilities of Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam to the Afghan National Army. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, engages targets aboard Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, April 9, 2014. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. He departed for recruit training a month after graduating high school and was set on becoming an infantryman. Shortly after arriving at 1st Bn., 7th Marines, he began a rigorous predeployment training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan. His current mission with Charley Co. is to prepare the transfer of full security responsibilities of Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam to the Afghan National Army.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released)

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, engages targets aboard Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, April 9, 2014. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. He departed for recruit training a month after graduating high school and was set on becoming an infantryman. Shortly after arriving at 1st Bn., 7th Marines, he began a rigorous predeployment training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan. His current mission with Charley Co. is to prepare the transfer of full security responsibilities of Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam to the Afghan National Army. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Captain Joseph Dewson, left, a 28-year-old Marine reservist from Newark, Delaware, and an advisor with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, speaks with Maj. Mhamaref, center, the education officer for 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, aboard Forward Operating Base Nolay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2014. Following four years of Marines fighting in the Sangin District and advising their Afghan counterparts, Marines left Sangin for the final time, May 4, 2014.

Captain Joseph Dewson, left, a 28-year-old Marine reservist from Newark, Delaware, and an advisor with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, speaks with Maj. Mhamaref, center, the education officer for 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, aboard Forward Operating Base Nolay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2014. Following four years of Marines fighting in the Sangin District and advising their Afghan counterparts, Marines left Sangin for the final time, May 4, 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 present the national and unit battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony held aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 7, 2014. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 was replaced by MWSS-274, which took on the responsibility of providing ground support for the aviation combat element with Regional Command (Southwest).

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 present the national and unit battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony held aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 7, 2014. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 was replaced by MWSS-274, which took on the responsibility of providing ground support for the aviation combat element with Regional Command (Southwest).

Photo by Sgt. Jessica Ostroska

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