Afghan national police and U.S. Marines interact with local children along Route 515 in Delaram District, Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The ANP provided security to dozens of Afghan villagers who participated in an irrigation ditch project along the route. The project will increase the output of local crop fields by ensuring they have sufficient water. The Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 recently completed Operation Gateway III along Route 515 in southern Afghanistan. The operation was a strategically planned effort to clear the route of deadly improvised explosive devices laid by insurgents and provide an alliance presence. CLB-3 is the logistics combat element and 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan.