First Lt. Walter Mack, executive officer, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of New York City, speaks with an Afghan local during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The company operated in Larr Village for two days to establish a presence and to disrupt enemy fighters. Throughout the mission the infantrymen conducted several patrols within the village and discovered hazardous materials which could be used to create improvised explosive devices.