A team of two jumped out of the vehicle as it came to a stop at a chokepoint on the road.

He came from Saipan in his freshman year of high school, graduated, and joined the Marine Corps to serve his country.

Marines at Combat Outpost Castle in the Khan Neshin district of Afghanistan honor the memory of Cpl. Robero Cazarez."

It's going to be a little quiet and boring the rest of the deployment now ... without his jokes and all the other stuff he gets us into."

A patrol leader with the Afghan Uniformed Police here said his message against growing poppy is reaching farmers. In return, farmers are sealing their compliance with handshakes and understanding.

Establishing a strong relationship with the local population is critical to any successful counterinsurgency operation.

U.S. Marines are well versed in adapting to the ever changing environment inherent to counterinsurgency operations in southern Helmand province.

A patrol leader with the Afghan Uniformed Police said he’s made substantial progress building rapport with the locals during his three months of service in Khan Neshin district.

If it's one thing Cpl. Joshua Brooks likes most about his deployment to Afghanistan, it's his visits to the school in Khan Neshin.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Camacho was raised in a military family. His father is a retired Marine sergeant, his stepfather a retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. and his brother is a sailor, as well.

Afghans in Khan Neshin district are kneeling in front of the work of their fellow countrymen.

Through the sacrifice of Marines from 1st Marine Division, the islands of Palau were liberated from the grasp of over 25,000 Japanese troops during World War II.

A large plot of austere terrain in the southern portion of Khan-Neshin district is home to local farmers who make a living growing crops far from the more developed districts of southern Helmand province.

Puerto Rico, Spanish for “rich port,” is truly rich in its culture. Much of the island’s culture is centered on the influence of music, a blended, multicultural sound derived from many Latin genres, to include salsa, bachata and reggaeton.