A US Marine photographer shot these beautiful portraits of troops overseas

(This story was originally published in June 2017)A US Marine Corps photographer recently took some portraits of Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group.The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group "support[s] maritime security operations, provide[s] crisis response capability, and increase[s] theater security cooperation while providing a forward naval presence in Europe and the Middle East," according to the Navy.The photographer, Sgt. MatthewCallahan, took portraits of Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Kuwait and in Romania, as well as the Marines'Romanian counterparts with whom they were training.Check out hisphotos below:SEE ALSO:NATO snipers have been performing high-angle shooting way up in the Austrian Alps ' and the images are stunningPfc. Ken Sicard, a rifleman assigned to Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, poses at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. He said his uncle, who has since passed away, worked to put his three kids to college. In honor of his uncle, Sicard said he puts a portion of every paycheck in a savings account for his cousins.US Marine Cpl. Rachel Warford is part of the Female Engagement Team, which is deployed with male infantry units and tasked to help communicate with local families and women.Cpl. Sunsette Winsler, a military working dog handler assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, poses at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. "I knew I was going to be a Marine when I was 12 years old," she said, despite what her mom imagined. "I didn't tell [her] for about two months," after enlisting.Winsler and her military dog, Bella, have been together since day one, she said. I got to train with Bella for six weeks, certify her, bring her to the fleet and stay on her. I am her first handler and shes my first dog. I have to rely on her for my life and she has to rely on me for everything else.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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