Make it happen: Weapons Platoon adapts, overcomes in southern Helmand [Image 4 of 8]

KHAN NESHIN, AFGHANISTAN

03.24.2012

Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua Chitwood, the Weapons Platoon commander, Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and native of Tampa, Fla., speaks with a local resident during a patrol near the Helmand River here, March 24, 2012. The patrol was one of many missions the platoon has conducted since deploying to southern Helmand in October 2011. Marines with Weapons Plt. have taken on multi-faceted assignments like company and battalion quick reaction missions, battlefield circulations, and traditional rifle platoon duties.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2012
• Date Posted: 03.28.2012 07:14
• Photo ID: 549870
• VIRIN: 120324-M-PH863-013
• Resolution: 4000x2800
• Size: 7.76 MB
• Location: KHAN NESHIN, AF