U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Wesley L. Misenhimer and Capt. Luke Pernotto, the first sergeant and commanding officer of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, listen to the concerns of local elders in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra, June 17. Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven.