 In 520 firefights the battalion killed or wounded an estimated 470 enemy fighters and cleared the Sangin area of the enemy.Echo Company 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, "The Greenhats", were re-deployed from Marjah in support of 3/5 from Jan-Feb 2011.3/5 was relieved by 1st Battalion 5th Marines in March 2011, and 1/5 remained there until October 2011 with help from Echo 2/8 who was there since January 2011 until mid August 2011 when they were relieved by Bravo Company 1/6 for a short duration.