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Soldiers with the 5th Kandak, Afghan National Army unload supplies at Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) escort the ANA to and from FOBs throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan, for routine resupply missions. Usually they only resupply the other kandaks operating in the area, but April 29, 2011, the 5th Kandak transported food for Marines at Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan. - Soldiers with the 5th Kandak, Afghan National Army unload supplies at Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) escort the ANA to and from FOBs throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan, for routine resupply missions. Usually they only resupply the other kandaks operating in the area, but April 29, 2011, the 5th Kandak transported food for Marines at Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan.

– Marines and Sailors from Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, line up to receive services from Marine Corps Community Services’ Warfighter Express Services Team with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), May 2, 2011. During their 20-day mission, the MCCS WES Team provided exchange, postal and disbursing services to 2,143 customers in 10 different forward operating bases and patrol bases located throughout northern Helmand province. - – Marines and Sailors from Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, line up to receive services from Marine Corps Community Services’ Warfighter Express Services Team with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), May 2, 2011. During their 20-day mission, the MCCS WES Team provided exchange, postal and disbursing services to 2,143 customers in 10 different forward operating bases and patrol bases located throughout northern Helmand province.

Cpl. Patrick K. Brown and Lance Cpl. Eric E. Hercules, military policeman with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salute Lt. Col. Gary F. Keim, CLR-27 commanding officer, during a ceremony at the Amphitheatre aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 1, 2011. They were awarded the Purple Heart Medal after striking their sixth improvised explosive device. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado) - Cpl. Patrick K. Brown and Lance Cpl. Eric E. Hercules, military policeman with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salute Lt. Col. Gary F. Keim, CLR-27 commanding officer, during a ceremony at the Amphitheatre aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 1, 2011. They were awarded the Purple Heart Medal after striking their sixth improvised explosive device. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado)