Nawa Bazaar Security Escort, Afghanistan (Photography)

A corpsman with Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security while escorting media through the Nawa Bazaar in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Jump Platoon’s primary mission is to provide security for the battalion commander and transport him throughout 3/3’s battle space, but the platoon performs a variety of tasks from providing supplementary security and running vehicle checkpoints, to masonry and gardening.

Photographer: Sergeant Mark Fayloga, USMC
Date: October 22, 2010
Location: Helmand Province, Afghanistan