SANGIN, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Anthony J. Minasi, a team leader of 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, follows an Afghan soldier into a compound in the Northern Sangin “green zone” along the Helmand River, June 20. The squad conducted the patrol with their Afghan National Army counterparts from the 4th Tolay, 2nd Kandak, 215th Corps, in order to establish a security presence in the vicinity of Patrol Base Atul which is shared by the two platoons. The daily partnered patrols enable the Marines to improve the capabilities of their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts and establish rapport with the local populous. The Marines ensure Afghan soldiers enter compounds first to explain to the locals why the partnered forces have to search the homes. Minasi, 23, hails from Vona, Colo., and graduated from Hi-Plains High School in 2006.