Capt. Paul Gates, commanding officer of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, pauses during a dismounted patrol with Afghan National Civil Order Policemen (ANCOP) during Operation California in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2013. Operation California was an ANCOP-led mission to clear enemy presence from the village of Loy Mandah. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Randolph)