Lance Cpl. Douglas Coonen, a military policeman with Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), 21, from Goose Lake, Ill., was awarded the Purple Heart Medal at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 29. Coonen suffered a grade-three concussion when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand province. - Lance Cpl. Douglas Coonen, a military policeman with Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), 21, from Goose Lake, Ill., was awarded the Purple Heart Medal at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 29. Coonen suffered a grade-three concussion when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand province.

Petty Officer 1st Class Chat Rice (center), leading petty officer of patient tracker, Health Services Support Element, G-3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), poses with her husband, Staff Sgt. Jeff Rice (left), radio chief and spectrum manager, G-6, 1st MLG (FWD), and Brig. Gen. Charles L. Hudson, commanding general of 1st MLG (FWD), after her reenlistment ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The dual-military couple is currently deployed together in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Petty Officer 1st Class Chat Rice (center), leading petty officer of patient tracker, Health Services Support Element, G-3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), poses with her husband, Staff Sgt. Jeff Rice (left), radio chief and spectrum manager, G-6, 1st MLG (FWD), and Brig. Gen. Charles L. Hudson, commanding general of 1st MLG (FWD), after her reenlistment ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The dual-military couple is currently deployed together in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) take notes during the Lance Corporals Seminar at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The 3-day seminar aimed to teach the junior Marines the fundamentals of Marine Corps leadership in preparation for when they become noncommissioned officers. - Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) take notes during the Lance Corporals Seminar at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The 3-day seminar aimed to teach the junior Marines the fundamentals of Marine Corps leadership in preparation for when they become noncommissioned officers.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provide security for combat engineers during a civil development project in Durzay, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. Following a recent clearing operation in Durzay, Marines are beginning to conduct civil development projects in the area. - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provide security for combat engineers during a civil development project in Durzay, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. Following a recent clearing operation in Durzay, Marines are beginning to conduct civil development projects in the area.

Cpl. Joseph Nordone, 21, electro-optical ordnance repairman, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), inspects a M1A1 Collimator aboard Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The Collimator is a device used to assist artillery units in maintaining accurate fires when firing missions. - Cpl. Joseph Nordone, 21, electro-optical ordnance repairman, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), inspects a M1A1 Collimator aboard Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The Collimator is a device used to assist artillery units in maintaining accurate fires when firing missions.