HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Captain Ross Schellhaas, commander, Company F, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and native of Meridian, Idaho, uses a radio to communicate with his platoon commanders following the raid his Marines conducted on a Taliban headquarters building. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James M. Mercure) - HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Captain Ross Schellhaas, commander, Company F, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and native of Meridian, Idaho, uses a radio to communicate with his platoon commanders following the raid his Marines conducted on a Taliban headquarters building. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James M. Mercure)
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Higgins, 21, a scout with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, searches an abandoned house for weapons caches during a patrol through the desert of western al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 3. The western al-Anbar province has changed for the better since Marines of Alpha Co. have arrived in Iraq. The caches found have lowered, the oil smuggling has decreased and the people have felt safer because of it.::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Jonathan Higgins, 21, a scout with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, searches an abandoned house for weapons caches during a patrol through the desert of western al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 3. The western al-Anbar province has changed for the better since Marines of Alpha Co. have arrived in Iraq. The caches found have lowered, the oil smuggling has decreased and the people have felt safer because of it.::r::::n::
RAMADI, Iraq (September 6, 2008) - The newly opened slaughter house in south Ramadi. The Coalition force-funded slaughter house provides a safe place for the butchers to slaughter their animals. In addition, a staff veterinarian will be available to check all animals before they are butchered to make sure that the animals are clean and disease free.(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy M. Giacomino) (RELEASED) - RAMADI, Iraq (September 6, 2008) - The newly opened slaughter house in south Ramadi. The Coalition force-funded slaughter house provides a safe place for the butchers to slaughter their animals. In addition, a staff veterinarian will be available to check all animals before they are butchered to make sure that the animals are clean and disease free.(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy M. Giacomino) (RELEASED)
Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force - Iraq, arrives at Camp Gannon, Iraq, Sept. 6 to visit Iraqi security forces along the Iraqi-Syrian border and speak with the service members at the camp. Petraeus also recognized several service members and presented them with coins. - Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force - Iraq, arrives at Camp Gannon, Iraq, Sept. 6 to visit Iraqi security forces along the Iraqi-Syrian border and speak with the service members at the camp. Petraeus also recognized several service members and presented them with coins.
JAZEERAH, Iraq (September 5, 2008) – Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, join an Iraqi-lead security patrol with Jazeerah Iraqi Police Sept. 5. Although official Provincial Iraqi Control has only recently taken place in Al Anbar, Iraqi Police in Jazeerah, Iraq, have conducted themselves as the area’s leading security force for some time. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - JAZEERAH, Iraq (September 5, 2008) – Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, join an Iraqi-lead security patrol with Jazeerah Iraqi Police Sept. 5. Although official Provincial Iraqi Control has only recently taken place in Al Anbar, Iraqi Police in Jazeerah, Iraq, have conducted themselves as the area’s leading security force for some time. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
A young boy protects his soccer balls outside the newly opened Anah Youth Center in Anah, Iraq, Aug. 30. Marines with Civil Affairs Team 5, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 handed out over 60 soccer balls to the children of Anah. The balls were donated as a part of the Kick for Nick foundation, a foundation started in memory of Army Pfc. Nick Madaras, who was killed Sept. 3, 2006, in Iraq. The center had been previously used as a military outpost by Coalition forces. - A young boy protects his soccer balls outside the newly opened Anah Youth Center in Anah, Iraq, Aug. 30. Marines with Civil Affairs Team 5, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 handed out over 60 soccer balls to the children of Anah. The balls were donated as a part of the Kick for Nick foundation, a foundation started in memory of Army Pfc. Nick Madaras, who was killed Sept. 3, 2006, in Iraq. The center had been previously used as a military outpost by Coalition forces.
Chief Warrant Officer Shane M. Duhe, a civil affairs team leader, Detachment 3, Team 5, Regimental Combat Team 1, hands out a soccer ball to a young Iraqi child during a civil affairs operation in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 5. The soccer ball contains the name of PFC Nick A. Madaras, an Army soldier who was killed while conducting combat operations in Iraq. The soccer balls represent a goal Madaras had to pass out soccer balls to the children of Iraq. - Chief Warrant Officer Shane M. Duhe, a civil affairs team leader, Detachment 3, Team 5, Regimental Combat Team 1, hands out a soccer ball to a young Iraqi child during a civil affairs operation in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 5. The soccer ball contains the name of PFC Nick A. Madaras, an Army soldier who was killed while conducting combat operations in Iraq. The soccer balls represent a goal Madaras had to pass out soccer balls to the children of Iraq.
Seaman Andrew Garrison, a corpsman with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, emerges from his tent during a World War II reenactment in Auburn, Ind., August 2007. He wears the uniform of a WWII corpsman in the photo, but he is currently serving in western al-Anbar province, Iraq. Garrison has done over 30 reenactments and plans to do more when his deployment end - Seaman Andrew Garrison, a corpsman with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, emerges from his tent during a World War II reenactment in Auburn, Ind., August 2007. He wears the uniform of a WWII corpsman in the photo, but he is currently serving in western al-Anbar province, Iraq. Garrison has done over 30 reenactments and plans to do more when his deployment end
CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (August 3, 2008) – Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills (center), Ground Combat Element Commander, Multi National Force – West, walks with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, staff during his visit Sept. 3. Mills met with the battalion’s command and staff, to discuss progress and the transition of authority to Iraqi-led operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (August 3, 2008) – Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills (center), Ground Combat Element Commander, Multi National Force – West, walks with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, staff during his visit Sept. 3. Mills met with the battalion’s command and staff, to discuss progress and the transition of authority to Iraqi-led operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
FALLUJAH, Iraq (September 2, 2008) – An Iraqi worker levels out dirt and prepares it for paving a new entry control point (ECP) to Fallujah, Aug. 26. Coalition forces and the Fallujah City Council (FCC) here are overseeing a road construction project to better facilitate commercial truckers entering the city. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle) (RELEASED) - FALLUJAH, Iraq (September 2, 2008) – An Iraqi worker levels out dirt and prepares it for paving a new entry control point (ECP) to Fallujah, Aug. 26. Coalition forces and the Fallujah City Council (FCC) here are overseeing a road construction project to better facilitate commercial truckers entering the city. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle) (RELEASED)