Corporal Cody Evans, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Yadkinville, North Carolina, provides security as Marines return to a patrol base during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The company operated in Larr Village for two days to establish a presence and to disrupt enemy fighters. Throughout the mission the infantrymen conducted several patrols within the village and discovered hazardous materials which could be used to create improvised explosive devices.