Photo by Cpl. Anthony Ward JrLance Cpl. Steve Fillmore, a tow gunner with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, provides security as the rest of the patrol moves through Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. The Marines work with the Afghan soldiers who provide security for the region from Patrol Base Lambadand.
Photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua LarsonCpl. Lonnie Bowen, a Polk City, Fla., native and flight-line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs corrosion preventative maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter aboard the USS New York, Sept. 26.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erik BrooksTyphoon Jelawat, which made landfall on Okinawa Sept. 29, left the island littered with debris, uprooted trees, overturned vehicles and caused other destruction. Cleanup crews began working immediately upon declaration of Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness-Recovery to repair the damage and restore full capabilities.
