Photo by Sgt. Michele Hunt | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 06.27.2012
Cpl. Delfino Martinez, joint forces observer, Fire Support Team, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spent his first deployment to Afghanistan with an infantry unit but now organizes surface-to-surface fires for combat logistics patrols. “Last time I was in Afghanistan I was in the field doing three patrols a day with continuous enemy attacks, but now I’m with the logistics group —......
Photo by Sgt. Michele Hunt | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 06.27.2012
Cpl. Delfino Martinez, joint forces observer, Fire Support Team, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), helps organize surface-to-surface fires in case of enemy attack during combat logistics patrols in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. “This deployment has given me a much broader view of the Marine Corps as a whole,” he said....
Photo by Sgt. Michele Hunt | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 06.21.2012
Cpl. Tyler Hawley, a motor transport operator, Fire Support Team, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), drives through the Helmand Province desert during a combat logistics patrol, June 21. As part of the FST, the small group escorts different units that request their support, ensuring close-air support is available....
Photo by Sgt. Michele Hunt | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 06.21.2012
Sgt. Jonathan Broadnax, the Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Fire Support Team, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), communicates with the battlespace owner during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, June 21. The JTAC is responsible for calling in close-air support, casualty evacuations and securing landing zones when necessary....
Photo by Sgt. Michele Hunt | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 06.21.2012
Cpl. Nicholas Schneider, radio operator, Fire Support Team, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), mans a machine gun during a combat logistics patrol, June 21 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FST acts as the ground side eye for pilots during aerial attacks when close-air support is needed....
