An Afghan contractor dumps gravel at Marines Corps Forward Operating Base Geronimo, in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Sept. 13, 2009. The gravel is being used in the build up of the FOB's construction. 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is the combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz/Released) Afghan HINO dump truck

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