US Marines in Afghanistan Conduct Night Patrols in Helmand Province

US Marines in Afghanistan Conduct Night Patrols in Helmand Province
KHAN NESHIN, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 10: (FRANCE OUT) A US Marine attached to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion returns from night patrol on March 10, 2010 in Khan Neshin, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines at Khan Neshin are the southernmost troops in Afghanistan, using the earthen walls of an ancient Afghan castle as a base as the monitor activity in this hotbed of smuggling and insurgency near the southern border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)