Apr 17, 2014

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)

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