Afghanistan Night Patrol Sept. 11, 2012 Share Read Later Marine photo / Cpl. Ed GaloMarines with Scout Sniper Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, leave a compound in Agha Ahmad, Helmand province, on Aug. 27. The Marines were out collecting intelligence on the Taliban as part of Operation Helmand Viper.