US Marines in Afghanistan Conduct Night Patrols in Helmand Province

KHAN NESHIN, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 10: (FRANCE OUT) Cpt. Tim Parish of Sunnyvale, California sits eating a snack on a troop transport vehicle on March 10, 2010 in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan. US Marines with the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion have set up their base inside the earthen walls of an ancient Afghan castle in Khan Neshin in the southern fringe of Helmand Province, attempting to prepare the rural region for control by the US-supported Afghan government. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)