U.S. Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment man security positions during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2014.
The infantrymen provided security at Patrol Base Ouellette, an Afghan National Army controlled-base, during the Afghanistan presidential runoff elections. (DoD photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan, U.S. Marine Corps/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr