Sgt. Alex Cabreal, wrecker operator attached to Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), checks the connections between his wrecker and a fuel truck he was about to tow across the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, Nov. 1. This is Cabreal’s second deployment as a wrecker operator. - Sgt. Alex Cabreal, wrecker operator attached to Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), checks the connections between his wrecker and a fuel truck he was about to tow across the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, Nov. 1. This is Cabreal’s second deployment as a wrecker operator.

Marines with a Quick Reaction Force team of Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), recover a vehicle stuck in the sand by pulling a chain connected to it during a recovery mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28. Soft sand can cause vehicles to get stuck while driving through the desert. Wrecker teams help save a great amount of money and resources for the Marine Corps by retrieving damaged or broken-down vehicles and transporting them back to base camp for repair. - Marines with a Quick Reaction Force team of Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), recover a vehicle stuck in the sand by pulling a chain connected to it during a recovery mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28. Soft sand can cause vehicles to get stuck while driving through the desert. Wrecker teams help save a great amount of money and resources for the Marine Corps by retrieving damaged or broken-down vehicles and transporting them back to base camp for repair.

Marines with a Quick Reaction Force team of Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), recover a vehicle stuck in the sand by pulling a chain connected to it during a recovery mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28. Soft sand can cause vehicles to get stuck while driving through the desert. Wrecker teams help save a great amount of money and resources for the Marine Corps by retrieving damaged or broken-down vehicles and transporting them back to base camp for repair. - Marines with a Quick Reaction Force team of Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), recover a vehicle stuck in the sand by pulling a chain connected to it during a recovery mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28. Soft sand can cause vehicles to get stuck while driving through the desert. Wrecker teams help save a great amount of money and resources for the Marine Corps by retrieving damaged or broken-down vehicles and transporting them back to base camp for repair.