The Marines of Combat Outpost Javelin stand isolated and defiant against the Taliban of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Each infantryman pressed to their limit. Determination and the will to not fail one another their driving principles. Regardless of their roles, the fundamentals of war remain the same. Aim center mass and let the hammer fall.

Christopher Bast is a combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served as an 0311 Rifleman and Scout for the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion out of Camp Pendleton, California. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, then again in 2011-12. He would leave the Marine Corps in 2013 with an honorable discharge at the rank of Corporal.