FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Commanding officers for the Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police interact with their troops as they go from patrol base to patrol base. The personal security detachment with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, has quickly learned to work alongside the Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police. The Marines work, sleep, and eat in the same patrol bases as the ANA and AUP.