New solar photovoltaic panels are installed at the Company F, Anti-Terrorism Battalion in Lafayette, La., Sept. 12, 2012. The solar panels will help Marine Forces Reserve Energy Program managers reach the goal of 15 percent of facilities’ energy generated by renewable sources by 2015. The panels in this facility can generate up to 100 percent energy on sunny days and generate around $2,000 in savings per month. - New solar photovoltaic panels are installed at the Company F, Anti-Terrorism Battalion in Lafayette, La., Sept. 12, 2012. The solar panels will help Marine Forces Reserve Energy Program managers reach the goal of 15 percent of facilities’ energy generated by renewable sources by 2015. The panels in this facility can generate up to 100 percent energy on sunny days and generate around $2,000 in savings per month.

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, out of Louisiana, unload thousands of pounds of illegal drugs from a vehicle during interdiction operations in southwestern Afghanistan, May 9. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment supported efforts to disrupt the enemy's drug smuggling operations. Such missions have proven effective in disrupting the enemy's movement and limiting their finances from the illegal drug trade. - Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, out of Louisiana, unload thousands of pounds of illegal drugs from a vehicle during interdiction operations in southwestern Afghanistan, May 9. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment supported efforts to disrupt the enemy's drug smuggling operations. Such missions have proven effective in disrupting the enemy's movement and limiting their finances from the illegal drug trade.