Marines with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit, a specialized counternarcotics team, ride in a CH-53D Sea Stallion, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, to conduct drug raids across Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Keller, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and native of Charles City, Va., searches the surrounding area for activity while providing security for Marines conducting narcotics searches in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.

Sgt. Brian Matthews, a sniper with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and native of Colorado Springs, Colo., makes his way to a fortified position to provide security for Marines searching for narcotics and weapons in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit, a specialized counternarcotics team, search through bags of hay for narcotics and weapons during their first raid of the day in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit, a specialized counternarcotics team, walk from one compound to another during a narcotics raid in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Keller, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and Charles City, Va. native, searches the surrounding area for activity while providing security for Marines conducting counternarcotics searches in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4. Marines and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit searched three different compounds throughout the province in search of narcotics.

A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 descends to extract Marines and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit after completing a counternarcotics raid in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4. Helicopters from the squadron transported the ground units to several locations throughout the day.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit, a specialized counternarcotics unit, wait to be extracted by two CH-53D Sea Stallions, from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, after completing their third drug raid of the day in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4. Helicopters from the squadron transported the ground units to and from different areas of the province to conduct counternarcotics operations.

Sgt. Brian Matthews, a sniper with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and native of Colorado Springs, Colo., looks through his scope for activity while providing security for Marines and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit as they search compounds for weapons and narcotics in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.

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Devil Dogs Delivered by United States Marine Corps Official Page Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, Jon McDowell, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and native of Salcha, Alaska, scans the surrounding area for activity while providing security for Marines and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit as they conduct a counternarcotics raid in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 4.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Lamberth)

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