OPERATION MAVERICKS — U.S. Marines, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, await extraction during Operation Mavericks, an operation Marines conducted to capture suspected anti-coalition forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, March 21, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro