U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Bolden, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment, uses his 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon to provide security during helicopter boarding and landing drills at Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James L. Yarboro) (Released)