Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs
Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

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Lance Cpl. Chris Ducharme, a mortarman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, carefully crosses a stream while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2010. Marines and Afghan national army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city to carry out counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.

Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, investigate a suspicious object in the distance after receiving small-arms fire during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2010.

Seaman Joshua Garman, a corpsman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, takes a moment to rest while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2010. Marines and Afghan national army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city to carry out counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak.

Lance Cpl. Michael Ray Evans, Jr., a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gives water to his dog, Allie, while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Marines and Afghan national army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city to carry out counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak.

Lance Corporals Daniel Garner (left), a rifleman, and Chris Ducharme, a mortarman, both with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, investigate a possible improvised explosive device while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2010. The suspected IED turned out to be nothing of concern. Marines and Afghan national army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city to carry out counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.