Petty Officer Third Class Michael Soto, the corpsman for Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, guides the litter-bearers to the landing zone during a medical evacuation of a Marine who was injured during construction of a bridge in the district of Garmsir, Helmand province, Jan. 30. Soto, a native of Lake Villa, Ill., has been with 9th ESB for the past year and is the primary caregiver to the Marines of bridge platoon as they serve on the frontlines of Afghanistan.