With the fight in sight: ‘America’s Battalion’ completes training for Afghanistan deployment [Image 9 of 9]

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

09.28.2011

Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Sgt. Curtis Wolf, a squad leader with Guard Force Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, thanks an Afghan role-player for his hospitality after meeting at the role-player's house to gather intelligence on enemy activity during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 4 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 28, 2011. During the evolution, the Marines of 3/3 transitioned from clearing a village's enemy threat to re-building rapport with its citizens. The counterinsurgency training, part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper exercise, marked the completion of seven months of pre-deployment training for "America's Battalion." Next month, they will deploy to Afghanistan to support combat operations in Helmand province. Wolf, 27, is from Bellevue, Mich.

• Date Taken: 09.28.2011
• Date Posted: 09.29.2011 14:11
• Photo ID: 465130
• VIRIN: 110928-M-MM918-002
• Resolution: 2100x1439
• Size: 2.01 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US