Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody S. Miller, a sailor instructor with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, is pulled back into the boat by Iraqi policemen after simulating an unconscious man-overboard at Lake Qadisiyyah, Iraq, Oct. 4. The policemen ran scenarios to practice the patrolling maneuvers they had learned from the Riverines. The policemen are taking a 21-day course to learn basic seamanship that will help them patrol the Euphrates River. ::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody S. Miller, a sailor instructor with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, is pulled back into the boat by Iraqi policemen after simulating an unconscious man-overboard at Lake Qadisiyyah, Iraq, Oct. 4. The policemen ran scenarios to practice the patrolling maneuvers they had learned from the Riverines. The policemen are taking a 21-day course to learn basic seamanship that will help them patrol the Euphrates River. ::r::::n::
Marines and sailors of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 arrive in Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Sept. 26, to take over mechanized operations from 2nd LAR Bn., RCT-5. With the Iraqi Security Forces now having increased responsibilities for security in al-Anbar province, 1st LAR Bn. will assist the ISF by patrolling the open desert to disrupt insurgent activity.::r::::n:: - Marines and sailors of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 arrive in Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Sept. 26, to take over mechanized operations from 2nd LAR Bn., RCT-5. With the Iraqi Security Forces now having increased responsibilities for security in al-Anbar province, 1st LAR Bn. will assist the ISF by patrolling the open desert to disrupt insurgent activity.::r::::n::
Douglas J. Hansen, the senior law enforcement advisor to the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, listens as Iraqi Police officers conduct a mock interview during a Law Enforcement Program course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, Oct. 2. Provisional Security Force and IP officers attended a two-day course taught by LEP members. The class was designed to teach Iraqi Security Force officers to create, supervise and lead new Iraqi law enforcement teams around al-Anbar province. ::r::::n:: - Douglas J. Hansen, the senior law enforcement advisor to the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, listens as Iraqi Police officers conduct a mock interview during a Law Enforcement Program course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, Oct. 2. Provisional Security Force and IP officers attended a two-day course taught by LEP members. The class was designed to teach Iraqi Security Force officers to create, supervise and lead new Iraqi law enforcement teams around al-Anbar province. ::r::::n::
Cpl. Taylor Marple (back), 21, a shop chief, helps Lance Cpl. Dustin O. Davis, a floor chief, torque a wrench beneath the axles of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27. Both Marines are with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. The Motor-T Marines work on everything from HMMWVs to trucks to the Marine Corpsâ?? newest Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Taylor Marple (back), 21, a shop chief, helps Lance Cpl. Dustin O. Davis, a floor chief, torque a wrench beneath the axles of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27. Both Marines are with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. The Motor-T Marines work on everything from HMMWVs to trucks to the Marine Corpsâ?? newest Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.::r::::n::
Sgt. Jonathan J. Gray, 28, acting platoon sergeant and tank commander with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, checks his M2 .50 caliber machinegun as he finishes prepping his tank for another mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Checking over his tank and taking care of his other crew members are just a few of the responsibilities held by Gray as a tank commander. When his reserve unit was preparing to deploy to Iraq, Gray found out they were in need of some key personnel, so he decided to extend for the deployment. ::r::::n:: - Sgt. Jonathan J. Gray, 28, acting platoon sergeant and tank commander with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, checks his M2 .50 caliber machinegun as he finishes prepping his tank for another mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Checking over his tank and taking care of his other crew members are just a few of the responsibilities held by Gray as a tank commander. When his reserve unit was preparing to deploy to Iraq, Gray found out they were in need of some key personnel, so he decided to extend for the deployment. ::r::::n::
Lance Cpl. Manuel E. Cuello, an armory custodian with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, looks down the barrel of his rifle for obstructions at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28. Several infantry Marines from the company will perform mission-critical duties including gathering intelligence, maintaining the armory and distributing mail.::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Manuel E. Cuello, an armory custodian with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, looks down the barrel of his rifle for obstructions at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28. Several infantry Marines from the company will perform mission-critical duties including gathering intelligence, maintaining the armory and distributing mail.::r::::n::
An Iraqi laborer lays the base coat of paint in the meat storage room of a meat processing facility in Rutbah, Iraq, Sept. 28. The project was facilitated with the help of Civil Affairs Team 4, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and will provide many jobs in the town. ::r::::n:: - An Iraqi laborer lays the base coat of paint in the meat storage room of a meat processing facility in Rutbah, Iraq, Sept. 28. The project was facilitated with the help of Civil Affairs Team 4, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and will provide many jobs in the town. ::r::::n::
Army Sgt. Shane M. White, an information systems specialist with 4th Psychological Operations Group, and 1stSgt. Joseph C. Gray, company first sergeant, Team Tank, Regimental Combat Team 1, visit at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 25. Gray is White's father, and the men were seeing each other for the first time in more than a year. - Army Sgt. Shane M. White, an information systems specialist with 4th Psychological Operations Group, and 1stSgt. Joseph C. Gray, company first sergeant, Team Tank, Regimental Combat Team 1, visit at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 25. Gray is White's father, and the men were seeing each other for the first time in more than a year.
Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 unload boxes of food onto an Iraqi Police vehicle Sept. 24 for distribution to economically disadvantaged families in Rutbah, a town in Iraq's western al-Anbar Province. Navy Lt. Ray Rivers, the chaplain with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-5, created "Operation Widow" in June to provide weekly food parcels to the town's neediest residents. ::r::::n:: ::r::::n:: - Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 unload boxes of food onto an Iraqi Police vehicle Sept. 24 for distribution to economically disadvantaged families in Rutbah, a town in Iraq's western al-Anbar Province. Navy Lt. Ray Rivers, the chaplain with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-5, created "Operation Widow" in June to provide weekly food parcels to the town's neediest residents. ::r::::n:: ::r::::n::
Navy Lt. Chris Beale (left), a dental surgeon in training, and Seaman Brian Wolf, a hospitalman, both with 2nd Combat Logistics Battalion, work together on a patient at the new dental facility on Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 24. The facility has served more than 140 patients since it opened Sept. 3. - Navy Lt. Chris Beale (left), a dental surgeon in training, and Seaman Brian Wolf, a hospitalman, both with 2nd Combat Logistics Battalion, work together on a patient at the new dental facility on Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 24. The facility has served more than 140 patients since it opened Sept. 3.