A U.S. marine from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon takes up position while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



A U.S. marine from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon takes up position while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



A U.S. marine from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon takes up position while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



A U.S. marine from 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon walks with sniffer dog "Conn" while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



A U.S. marine from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon talks on a two way radio while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



U.S. marines from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon take up positions while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



Australian soldier Warrant Officer Class 2 Anthony Lynch (L) and a U.S. marine from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon take up positions while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.



A U.S. marine from the 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Jump Platoon checks a villager for a suicide bomb vest while on patrol near a sandstorm in a desert in Helmand, Afghanistan September 13, 2010.