U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo (left), Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), addresses the local village elders while dressed in traditional Afghan attire, during a scheduled council meeting held at the local administrative building outside Patrol Base Mahafiz in Shorshorak, Afghanistan, April 29, 2010. The Marines and sailors assigned to 3/10 are currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marines Photo by SSgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe /Released)