A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command patrols through poppy fields in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province April 3. Marines with MARSOC's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion recently returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they commanded the Special Operations Task Force - West and oversaw one of Afghanistan's bloodiest regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Not Released)