US Marines patrol west of Nahr-e Saraj canal

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandyn Gaito, a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, signals to team members in a poppy field during a security patrol from their patrol base in Helmand province’s Green Zone, west of the Nahr-e Saraj canal, April 5. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.