Marines with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and Iraqi Security Forces stand near an explosive-remnants-of-war (ERW) stockpile of over 10,000 pieces of ordnance near the city of Haditha, Iraq, Sept 25. The stockpile consisted of mortar rounds, artillery rounds and rockets. A joint patrol consisting of Marines from Co. E, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines and Iraqi Police officers discovered the stockpile. - Marines with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and Iraqi Security Forces stand near an explosive-remnants-of-war (ERW) stockpile of over 10,000 pieces of ordnance near the city of Haditha, Iraq, Sept 25. The stockpile consisted of mortar rounds, artillery rounds and rockets. A joint patrol consisting of Marines from Co. E, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines and Iraqi Police officers discovered the stockpile.
GORTAN, Iraq (September 25, 2008) – An Iraqi doctor feels a boys throat after he complained of soreness during a Combined Medical Engagement (CME) held by Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, Sept. 25. The CME was held after sunset out of respect for the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and allowed Iraqis to obtain medical care if needed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - GORTAN, Iraq (September 25, 2008) – An Iraqi doctor feels a boys throat after he complained of soreness during a Combined Medical Engagement (CME) held by Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, Sept. 25. The CME was held after sunset out of respect for the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and allowed Iraqis to obtain medical care if needed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
Lt. Cmdr. Kobena Arthur, the chaplain with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, leads Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Bn., 25th Marines in prayer during a field religious service prior to a training exercise at Range 400 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12. The reserve battalion's current deployment to Iraq is their second in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Lt. Cmdr. Kobena Arthur, the chaplain with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, leads Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Bn., 25th Marines in prayer during a field religious service prior to a training exercise at Range 400 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12. The reserve battalion's current deployment to Iraq is their second in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.::r::::n::::r::::n::
Cpl. Ryan J. Sharkey, 24, from Vista, Calif., who is a tank driver with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, guides a turbine engine into a M1A1 Abrams main battle tank at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 23. The dust and heat of the Iraqi desert makes it necessary for the Marines with Company A to meticulously check their tanks to guarantee that they are combat ready. - Cpl. Ryan J. Sharkey, 24, from Vista, Calif., who is a tank driver with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, guides a turbine engine into a M1A1 Abrams main battle tank at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 23. The dust and heat of the Iraqi desert makes it necessary for the Marines with Company A to meticulously check their tanks to guarantee that they are combat ready.
A Reserve Marine from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-5 waits to take off from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, for Camp Korean Village in a CH-53 helicopter Sept. 20. The reserve battalion's current deployment is their second overseas in support of the Global War on Terror. Their expected tour of duty here is seven months. - A Reserve Marine from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-5 waits to take off from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, for Camp Korean Village in a CH-53 helicopter Sept. 20. The reserve battalion's current deployment is their second overseas in support of the Global War on Terror. Their expected tour of duty here is seven months.
KARMAH, Iraq – Sgt. John Owens, section leader, Jump Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, swears in Sept. 22, at an Iraqi Police station in the greater Karmah region. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis) - KARMAH, Iraq – Sgt. John Owens, section leader, Jump Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, swears in Sept. 22, at an Iraqi Police station in the greater Karmah region. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis)
Lance Cpl. Jeffery Evans, a TOW gunner with Mobile Assault Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, fires an M220 Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked Wire-Guided missile Sept. 21. - Lance Cpl. Jeffery Evans, a TOW gunner with Mobile Assault Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, fires an M220 Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked Wire-Guided missile Sept. 21.
SAQLAWAIYAH, Iraq (September 21, 2008) – Marines with, Civil Affairs, Detachment 3, Team 4, attached to Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, inspect construction work during their visit to the al Iqitdar School Sept. 21. After being destroyed by a terrorist bombing attack, the newly reconstructed school stands as a symbol of defiance against insurgent activity in the community. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - SAQLAWAIYAH, Iraq (September 21, 2008) – Marines with, Civil Affairs, Detachment 3, Team 4, attached to Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, inspect construction work during their visit to the al Iqitdar School Sept. 21. After being destroyed by a terrorist bombing attack, the newly reconstructed school stands as a symbol of defiance against insurgent activity in the community. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
Major Mark DeVito, team leader, 3rd Civil Affairs Group, TF 2/7, and San Diego, Calif., native, along with his British Army counterparts talks to a local Afghan man near Patrol Base Nabi, during a patrol, Sept. 2. By constantly patrolling “outside the wire” and regularly engaging the local populace, CAG Marines can determine the needs of the Afghan people and identify the best ways to improve quality of life for local residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steve Cushman) - Major Mark DeVito, team leader, 3rd Civil Affairs Group, TF 2/7, and San Diego, Calif., native, along with his British Army counterparts talks to a local Afghan man near Patrol Base Nabi, during a patrol, Sept. 2. By constantly patrolling “outside the wire” and regularly engaging the local populace, CAG Marines can determine the needs of the Afghan people and identify the best ways to improve quality of life for local residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steve Cushman)
Cpl. Kreg A. Pringle, a line noncommissioned officer from Eldridge, Mo., with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, loosens a strap of a large container holding materials during a resupply mission in western al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 16. The Marines with Motor-T have supplied an area approximately the size of South Carolina since the beginning of their deployment more than 6 months ago. - Cpl. Kreg A. Pringle, a line noncommissioned officer from Eldridge, Mo., with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, loosens a strap of a large container holding materials during a resupply mission in western al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 16. The Marines with Motor-T have supplied an area approximately the size of South Carolina since the beginning of their deployment more than 6 months ago.