KAJAKI, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Fernando Elias, an improvised explosive device detection dog handler with Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, patrols with his dog Maxx during a patrol in the 'green zone' along the Helmand River, Aug. 12. Elias, 22, is a native of El Paso, Texas, and a 2008 graduate of Eastwood High School. Battery E is an artillery unit by trade and performs a provisional infantry role while guarding the critical infrastructure of the Kajaki Dam.