1stSgt. Vincent Santiago, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. March 2005.

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Sergeant (1SGT) Vincent Santiago, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits as a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter approaches a landing zone site located in the mountainous vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, during Operation Mavericks, where USMC Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.