Posted 2/21/2010
Lance Cpl. Mark Trent, a scout sniper with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security inside a compound in Majra, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2010. The Marines took shelter inside the compound after clearing it of insurgents and improvised explosive devices. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Majra of Taliban presence and insurgent activity. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde)