Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
A Georgian machine gunner with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), hunkers down behind his weapon system during a patrol halt near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. Georgian and Marine forces patrol near Eredvi daily to maintain security in the region and protect local roads....
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
A Georgian machine gunner with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), covers an open patch of desert farmland during a patrol halt near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. U.S. Marines joined forces with Georgian soldiers to conduct the patrol into an area known to have Taliban activity....
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
U.S. Marine Sgt. Anthony Custance, an Arlington, Texas, native serving with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Regional Command (Southwest), provides security during a patrol halt near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. Custance helped coordinate air assets for Georgian soldiers with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion and Marines with Georgia Liaison Team......
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
A Georgian radio operator with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), sits near a desert compound during a patrol near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. The battalion fights side by side with Marines from Georgia Liaison Team 10, who join Georgian soldiers during patrols in the area....
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
A Georgian soldier with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), stares through his rife sight during a patrol near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. The Georgian battalion fights side by side with Marines from Georgia Liaison Team 10, who help the battalion maintain security in the region....
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
A Georgian soldier with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), provides security during a patrol near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. The Georgian battalion fights side by side with Marines from Georgia Liaison Team 10, who help the battalion maintain security in the region....
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
U.S. Marine Sgt. Arne Smith, a Grandville, Mich., native and infantry mentor with Georgia Liaison Team 10, Regional Command (Southwest), scans for threats during a patrol near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. Smith volunteered to train with and advise Georgian soldiers with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion during their deployment to Afghanistan....
Photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson | Regional Command Southwest | 11.07.2013
A Georgian soldier with the Batumi Light Infantry Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest), jumps a ditch during a foot patrol near Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. Georgian soldiers are responsible for security operations around the base, and routinely patrol and fight side by side with Marines....
