A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, carries an M-240 Golf machine gun to a position in order to provide security while fellow Marines insert during a security and ambush operation in the Sarkani Valley, Afghanistan, May 7, 2005. The 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro