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Sgt. Daniel Smith, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman, maintains security during a census patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18. Delta Company, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion and civil affairs group Marines, deployed with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, are talking with the local populace in order to understand their conditions and concerns and identify possible reconstruction and development projects. US Marine corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau.
