By Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr., USMC | Special to American Forces Press Service
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, March 17, 2008 - Special operations Marines deployed to Afghanistan's Helmand province operate at a fast pace.
Accompanied by a small group of Afghan National Army soldiers, the Marines are constantly on the go: visiting villages, distributing humanitarian aid and always searching for insurgents. Their breaks between operations vary from 12 hours to three days.
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