More from Ben Bohane

Ben Bohane joins Guam Battalion troops being trained in the use of drones.

Ben Bohane seeks out the Fijians and Tongans operating in Helmand province

Ben Bohane goes to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, stepping outside the wire with more Micronesian troops and finding a medic who “raps” his mission in song.

Leaving the Guam Battalion behind for a few days, Ben Bohane finds Melanesian soldiers operating with the Australians in Uruzgan province.

Ben Bohane moves with Guam Battalion down to Kandahar, whose large airfield is the jump-off point to various bases in the south and, it seems, often comes under attack.