Marines and sailors of Task Force 2/7, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, stand in a ceremonial formation along with the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, to recognize the Marine Corps' 233rd birthday aboard Camp Barber in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, Nov. 10. - Marines and sailors of Task Force 2/7, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, stand in a ceremonial formation along with the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, to recognize the Marine Corps' 233rd birthday aboard Camp Barber in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, Nov. 10.
Reserve Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 search a vehicle parked near the Iraq-Syrian border during a routing security patrol Nov. 9. The vehicle was owned and operated by Iraqi shepherds whose flocks graze on the sparse patches of grass that periodically spring up in the desert. ::r::::n:: - Reserve Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 search a vehicle parked near the Iraq-Syrian border during a routing security patrol Nov. 9. The vehicle was owned and operated by Iraqi shepherds whose flocks graze on the sparse patches of grass that periodically spring up in the desert. ::r::::n::
Assisted by Khamis Ahmed Ali-Mussbeh (right), an Arabic interpreter with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, Iraqi imam Mahmoud Ahmed Nudin Obid (center), a religious leader in western al-Anbar province, browses the serving line at the Camp Korean Village dining facility following a base religious service Nov. 16. The imam addressed the U.S. troops during the service, encouraging them to study about our religion while they are here. ::r::::n:: - Assisted by Khamis Ahmed Ali-Mussbeh (right), an Arabic interpreter with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, Iraqi imam Mahmoud Ahmed Nudin Obid (center), a religious leader in western al-Anbar province, browses the serving line at the Camp Korean Village dining facility following a base religious service Nov. 16. The imam addressed the U.S. troops during the service, encouraging them to study about our religion while they are here. ::r::::n::
Smoke billows from a 500-pound bomb dropped during the intense battle for the city of Shewan. During the battle, Marine snipers attached to Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, killed more than 50 insurgents and wounded several more. - Smoke billows from a 500-pound bomb dropped during the intense battle for the city of Shewan. During the battle, Marine snipers attached to Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, killed more than 50 insurgents and wounded several more.
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Abudiyabi, the President of al Anbar University, and Maj. James B. Runyon, the executive officer for 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speak with one another following a celebration of the opening of AAU’s medical college Nov. 13. - Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Abudiyabi, the President of al Anbar University, and Maj. James B. Runyon, the executive officer for 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speak with one another following a celebration of the opening of AAU’s medical college Nov. 13.
Almost 500 pieces of ordnance were unearthed following the discovery of a weapons cache near the town of Ubaydi, Iraq, Nov. 14. The cache, which contained rocket propelled grenades, machine guns, bomb-making materials and an anti-tank mine, was unearthed by a Navy explosive ordnance disposal team while security was held by Iraqi Police officers and Marines from Task Force 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.::r::::n:: - Almost 500 pieces of ordnance were unearthed following the discovery of a weapons cache near the town of Ubaydi, Iraq, Nov. 14. The cache, which contained rocket propelled grenades, machine guns, bomb-making materials and an anti-tank mine, was unearthed by a Navy explosive ordnance disposal team while security was held by Iraqi Police officers and Marines from Task Force 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.::r::::n::
Staff Sgt. Alimare S. Ferrer, civil affairs team chief, Team 2, Civil Affairs Group, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, speaks with an interpreter and Iraqi contractor to discuss the plans for a new school being built in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 12. - Staff Sgt. Alimare S. Ferrer, civil affairs team chief, Team 2, Civil Affairs Group, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, speaks with an interpreter and Iraqi contractor to discuss the plans for a new school being built in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 12.
Lance Cpl. Miguel Covarrubiaz, a heavy equipment operator with Support Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, places concertina wire around a newly constructed traffic control point Nov. 12 near Rutbah, Iraq. The platoon built the new TCP in support of the Marines with Tango Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, RCT-5 to monitor local traffic. The new TCP will be operated by both Marines and the local Iraqi police. - Lance Cpl. Miguel Covarrubiaz, a heavy equipment operator with Support Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, places concertina wire around a newly constructed traffic control point Nov. 12 near Rutbah, Iraq. The platoon built the new TCP in support of the Marines with Tango Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, RCT-5 to monitor local traffic. The new TCP will be operated by both Marines and the local Iraqi police.
Sgt. Alejandro Castellano(second from left), 37, utilities maintenance chief, Support Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, passes a glazed pastry to Lance Cpl. Dimitri Murray, 19, an electrician with Support Platoon, during a Marine Corps birthday ceremony Nov. 13 in Rutbah, Iraq. Castellano and Murray were the oldest and youngest Marines present. It is customary at a Marine Corps birthday ceremony for the oldest Marine to pass a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, symbolizing the passing of traditions from the older Marines to the younger Marines. - Sgt. Alejandro Castellano(second from left), 37, utilities maintenance chief, Support Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, passes a glazed pastry to Lance Cpl. Dimitri Murray, 19, an electrician with Support Platoon, during a Marine Corps birthday ceremony Nov. 13 in Rutbah, Iraq. Castellano and Murray were the oldest and youngest Marines present. It is customary at a Marine Corps birthday ceremony for the oldest Marine to pass a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, symbolizing the passing of traditions from the older Marines to the younger Marines.
Lance Cpl. Charles M. Franklin, a fire team leader assigned to Company E, TF 2/7 and Tulsa, Okla., native, patrols through a cornfield near the Sangin district, Oct. 8. - Lance Cpl. Charles M. Franklin, a fire team leader assigned to Company E, TF 2/7 and Tulsa, Okla., native, patrols through a cornfield near the Sangin district, Oct. 8.