Hospital corpsmen assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines treat a wounded Afghan national police officer at Patrol Base Jaker, in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The officer was hit with shrapnel when an improvised explosive device went off near him. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2D Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations and training and mentoring the Afghan national security forces to improve security and stability in Afghanistan.