Lance Cpl. Michael Duran, a combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shovels dirt into a Hesco barrier at Patrol Base Didgori, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. The Marines built two indirect fire bunkers for the patrol base manned by soldiers from the Republic of Georgia. - Lance Cpl. Michael Duran, a combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shovels dirt into a Hesco barrier at Patrol Base Didgori, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. The Marines built two indirect fire bunkers for the patrol base manned by soldiers from the Republic of Georgia.

Sgt. Michael J. Favata Jr., platoon guide, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), holds a young Afghan girl in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Favata has helped with the construction of structures that offer increased protection and mobility for deployed Marines such as indirect fire bunkers, blast mitigation pits, land bridges, and entry control points. - Sgt. Michael J. Favata Jr., platoon guide, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), holds a young Afghan girl in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Favata has helped with the construction of structures that offer increased protection and mobility for deployed Marines such as indirect fire bunkers, blast mitigation pits, land bridges, and entry control points.

Lance Cpl. Martin A. Powell Jr., a combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), hammers a nail into a 2-by-4 during a mission at a patrol base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. Powell arrived in Afghanistan in November with 9th ESB and has supported the construction of multiple structures that provide additional safety in the combat zone. Additionally, he has helped construct bridges and roads, making travel throughout the region easier for coalition convoys and Afghan civilians alike. - Lance Cpl. Martin A. Powell Jr., a combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), hammers a nail into a 2-by-4 during a mission at a patrol base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. Powell arrived in Afghanistan in November with 9th ESB and has supported the construction of multiple structures that provide additional safety in the combat zone. Additionally, he has helped construct bridges and roads, making travel throughout the region easier for coalition convoys and Afghan civilians alike.

Sgt. Carlos Garza, assistant convoy commander and squad leader, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provides security as an interpreter speaks to a local Afghan civilian Feb. 15. The security team provides safety for convoys traveling from point A to point B and for engineer operations at fixed locations throughout Helmand province. - Sgt. Carlos Garza, assistant convoy commander and squad leader, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provides security as an interpreter speaks to a local Afghan civilian Feb. 15. The security team provides safety for convoys traveling from point A to point B and for engineer operations at fixed locations throughout Helmand province.

Lance Cpl. Steven Chambers, a military policeman and security team member, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), refuels his truck after returning to Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Feb. 16. The bulk fuel Marines at FOB Edinburgh dispense approximately 10,000 gallons of fuel a day for vehicles, aircraft and equipment. - Lance Cpl. Steven Chambers, a military policeman and security team member, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), refuels his truck after returning to Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Feb. 16. The bulk fuel Marines at FOB Edinburgh dispense approximately 10,000 gallons of fuel a day for vehicles, aircraft and equipment.

Lance Cpl. Raymond Zemcik, a test measurement and diagnostic equipment technician, Electronic Maintenance Platoon, Maintenance Company, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) works on a formula while calibrating a power meter March 2. Zemcik is enrolled in the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program, which provides him and his fellow Marines the opportunity to improve their job skills and to complete their civilian apprenticeship requirements while they are on active duty. - Lance Cpl. Raymond Zemcik, a test measurement and diagnostic equipment technician, Electronic Maintenance Platoon, Maintenance Company, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) works on a formula while calibrating a power meter March 2. Zemcik is enrolled in the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program, which provides him and his fellow Marines the opportunity to improve their job skills and to complete their civilian apprenticeship requirements while they are on active duty.