Marines with Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command patrol through a compound in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province April 3. Marines with MARSOC's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion recently returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they commanded the Special Operations Task Force - West and oversaw one of Afghanistan's bloodiest regions. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Not Released) SOTF-West returns from deployment 120403-M-EL893-004

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