U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Corey Sherwood provides cover fire for Marines assigned to an explosive ordinance disposal unit in Sangin, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2010.
The unit was performing a post-blast assessment when it was attacked by insurgents. Sherwood is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with International Security Assistance Force. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury, U.S. Marine Corps/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr