A Light Armored Vehicle 25 A2 from Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, drives off to be refueled during a re-supply mission in western Anbar province, Iraq, April 9. A new site for LAV-25's weapon system was used by Charlie Company during Mojave Viper's at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., ensuring gunners would be efficient with the sites for deployment. - A Light Armored Vehicle 25 A2 from Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, drives off to be refueled during a re-supply mission in western Anbar province, Iraq, April 9. A new site for LAV-25's weapon system was used by Charlie Company during Mojave Viper's at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., ensuring gunners would be efficient with the sites for deployment.
Lance Cpl. Basil M. Callahan, a welder with Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, throws the Raven for it to take off during a system test in western Anbar province, Iraq, April 8. Several Marines from 2nd LAR learned to fly the Unmanned Air Vehicle when they arrived in Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to better serve their companies as UAV operators. - Lance Cpl. Basil M. Callahan, a welder with Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, throws the Raven for it to take off during a system test in western Anbar province, Iraq, April 8. Several Marines from 2nd LAR learned to fly the Unmanned Air Vehicle when they arrived in Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to better serve their companies as UAV operators.
Marines with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine, Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, and Iraqi Provisional Security Force troops play a game of soccer at Hit, Iraq, April 10. The PSF and Marines play once a week to build unity amongst the two units. At the end of the game, Marines took home the victory with the final score being 10-8. - Marines with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine, Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, and Iraqi Provisional Security Force troops play a game of soccer at Hit, Iraq, April 10. The PSF and Marines play once a week to build unity amongst the two units. At the end of the game, Marines took home the victory with the final score being 10-8.
Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Barnes, 21, a team leader from Fairbanks, Ala., assigned to I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, holds out one of the comic books that Marines pass out to Iraqi children at Camp Hit, Iraq, April 10. Barnes' uncle and mom sent him packages with comic books in them. Barnes' decided to hand out the comics he doesn't read to the kids in the city. Before Marines give them away, he scans the comics for any pictures that may be offensive to the Iraqi people. - Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Barnes, 21, a team leader from Fairbanks, Ala., assigned to I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, holds out one of the comic books that Marines pass out to Iraqi children at Camp Hit, Iraq, April 10. Barnes' uncle and mom sent him packages with comic books in them. Barnes' decided to hand out the comics he doesn't read to the kids in the city. Before Marines give them away, he scans the comics for any pictures that may be offensive to the Iraqi people.
Sergeant Justin Millsap of Task Force 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 stands before the detainee collection point in Camp Al Qaâ??im, Iraq, April 8. Millsap, a native of Tonganoxie, Kan., is the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the detainee collection point and is also the battalionâ??s Career Retention Specialist. ::r::::n:: (Photo by Cpl. Billy Hall)::r::::n:: - Sergeant Justin Millsap of Task Force 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 stands before the detainee collection point in Camp Al Qaâ??im, Iraq, April 8. Millsap, a native of Tonganoxie, Kan., is the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the detainee collection point and is also the battalionâ??s Career Retention Specialist. ::r::::n:: (Photo by Cpl. Billy Hall)::r::::n::
Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Barnes, 21, a team leader with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Fairbanks, Ala., patrols through the city of Hit, Iraq, April 9 with an Iraqi policeman trailing him. Marines with I Company conducted the security patrol with the Iraqi policemen. Despite the language barrier, the Marines and policemen were able to work together. - Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Barnes, 21, a team leader with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Fairbanks, Ala., patrols through the city of Hit, Iraq, April 9 with an Iraqi policeman trailing him. Marines with I Company conducted the security patrol with the Iraqi policemen. Despite the language barrier, the Marines and policemen were able to work together.