U.S. Marines with Alpha Compnay, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 conduct pre-combat checks before a patrol during Operation Trap House in the village of Deh Mushek in Kajaki, Helmand province Afghanistan May 26, 2012. Marines conducted the operation to reduce the enemy's ability to launch or fund any offensive operations from the Zamindawar region during the traditional fighting season.