General James T. Conway, the 34th commandant of the Marine Corps, paid a special holiday visit to his deployed troops Dec. 24, 2008, in the Helmand province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Conway and Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the 16th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, visited Camp Barber and Forward Operating Bases Bakwa and Delaram to speak with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Battalion 3, the ground combat and logistics combat elements of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan.