Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua D. Croxton, the blood coordinator for 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), carries a box of blood to the Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flight operations tent so it can be shipped to a forward operating base, July 16, 2011. Croxton, a Niceville, Fla., native, restructured the way blood is distributed throughout Helmand province, Afghanistan, which resulted in approximately a 30 percent decrease of wasted blood. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua D. Croxton, the blood coordinator for 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), carries a box of blood to the Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flight operations tent so it can be shipped to a forward operating base, July 16, 2011. Croxton, a Niceville, Fla., native, restructured the way blood is distributed throughout Helmand province, Afghanistan, which resulted in approximately a 30 percent decrease of wasted blood.
Afghan children play as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) conduct a civil development project in Haji Hanif Khan, Afghanistan, March 7. Many Afghan communities in southern Helmand province have experienced positive changes due to coalition efforts since beginning operations nearly 10 years ago. - Afghan children play as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) conduct a civil development project in Haji Hanif Khan, Afghanistan, March 7. Many Afghan communities in southern Helmand province have experienced positive changes due to coalition efforts since beginning operations nearly 10 years ago.