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Sergeant Eddie Glowacki, a generator mechanic with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security for a Marine working party aboard an Afghan National Army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Advisor team 2-215 is a mix of active and Reserve Marines, hailing from several different units around the Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young) - Sergeant Eddie Glowacki, a generator mechanic with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security for a Marine working party aboard an Afghan National Army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Advisor team 2-215 is a mix of active and Reserve Marines, hailing from several different units around the Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young)

Marine Reservists in Afghan Theater

With media coverage of Operation Enduring Freedom waning, budget discussions about ending funding to the war in Afghanistan, and focus turning away from the Middle East, U.S. forces are slowly being forgotten in the American conscious. But the fact remains that service members are still hard at work, working with and training Afghan troops and

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Lance Cpl. Mark Deluca, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, points out the location of a possible improvised explosive device during a training scenario June 16. - Lance Cpl. Mark Deluca, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, points out the location of a possible improvised explosive device during a training scenario June 16.

Train Like You Fight: 1/25 Marines take on IED training during exercise Javelin Thrust 2010

A mock improvised explosive device (IED) detonates in the side of a cliff, spraying a group of Marines in a vehicle with black talcum powder, resulting in several simulated casualties. A fire team of Marines attempts to extract their ‘wounded’ comrades only to be caught in the blast of a secondary IED, eliminating the team. For Marines with

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A rifleman with 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provides suppressing fire during a firing and maneuvering dry run. - A rifleman with 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provides suppressing fire during a firing and maneuvering dry run.

Battlefield Coordination: Marines refine fire and maneuvering techniques in preparation for Afghan deployment

Marines from Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment refined their firing and maneuvering skills at Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 27 in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year. “I want the Marines to have the confidence to work at the fire team and squad levels,” said Maj. Alexander Snowden, the commanding

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Kelvin Garvanne, a government contracted instructor with Veteran Government services, speaks to Marines from 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment about the Afghan culture May 24, 2010 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. The Marines learned about the Afghan way of life and languages in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year. - Kelvin Garvanne, a government contracted instructor with Veteran Government services, speaks to Marines from 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment about the Afghan culture May 24, 2010 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. The Marines learned about the Afghan way of life and languages in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year.

Cultural Immersion: Marines learn about Afghan culture, customs and language

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Division took notes about the Afghan culture and language May 24 at the Area 25 Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. as part of their predeployment training. The class, taught by Veteran Government Services contractor and Middle Eastern expert Kelvin Garvanne, was conducted to prepare

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