U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Ranieri, a supply clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security during a halt while on patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. The Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)