Lance Corporal Steve Tamez, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. February 2005

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steve Tamez, assigned to motor transportation with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while on a long security halt through a local town located in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)