Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sprint across a field to load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. The company operated in Gereshk for three days and was involved in numerous kinetic engagements with Taliban insurgents.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released) - Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sprint across a field to load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. The company operated in Gereshk for three days and was involved in numerous kinetic engagements with Taliban insurgents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released)

Two Afghan children watch as a Marine convoy passes through Marjah, Sept. 2, 2012. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, deployed to Trek Nawa, an area between the Nawa and Marjah districts, to help the local Afghan National Army soldiers disrupt insurgent operations and alleviate the pressure on the two districts. - Two Afghan children watch as a Marine convoy passes through Marjah, Sept. 2, 2012. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, deployed to Trek Nawa, an area between the Nawa and Marjah districts, to help the local Afghan National Army soldiers disrupt insurgent operations and alleviate the pressure on the two districts.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Noremberg, pointman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares to patrol, Aug. 26, 2012. Noremberg was shot in the side Small Arms Protective Insert plate, while he was in Trek Nawa, the area between the Marjah and Nawa districts, a month ago. - Lance Cpl. Jacob Noremberg, pointman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares to patrol, Aug. 26, 2012. Noremberg was shot in the side Small Arms Protective Insert plate, while he was in Trek Nawa, the area between the Marjah and Nawa districts, a month ago.