Three Afghan boys ride past the convoy staging lot near Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2011. It is common for Afghan children to approach coalition forces during convoys. This particular convoy was a resupply mission in which Marines and sailors from 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), were delivering more than 214,000 gallons of fuel to forward operating bases in northern Helmand province. 2nd Maintainance Battalion, Fueling the fight 110701-M-UV027-128

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