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.
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.
Lance Cpl. Migdad H. Mustafa, 21, from Sioux Falls, S.D., who is a combat engineer and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle driver with Jump Squad, Company A, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks with several Iraqi Army engineers in al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 17. Mustafa was born in Sudan and is able to speak fluent Arabic, which has been a valuable asset for his unit during their current deployment to Iraq. Mustafa is often able to gather intelligence from the locals and able to help out his fellow Marines by acting as their interpreter. ::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Migdad H. Mustafa, 21, from Sioux Falls, S.D., who is a combat engineer and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle driver with Jump Squad, Company A, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks with several Iraqi Army engineers in al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 17. Mustafa was born in Sudan and is able to speak fluent Arabic, which has been a valuable asset for his unit during their current deployment to Iraq. Mustafa is often able to gather intelligence from the locals and able to help out his fellow Marines by acting as their interpreter. ::r::::n::
Capt. Chad Morgan, company commander for Company A, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, looks out across the Euphrates River Sept. 17 as he estimates the distance from the newly dug anchors along the bank and the spot on the Wahid Bridge where they will be tied. Marines with Company A worked with Iraqi Army engineers to install four additional anchors for the floating-panel bridge. The bridge connects the tows of Jubbah and Jubbah Ria and is used by the Iraqi Army and the local people to cross the Euphrates River. ::r::::n:: - Capt. Chad Morgan, company commander for Company A, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, looks out across the Euphrates River Sept. 17 as he estimates the distance from the newly dug anchors along the bank and the spot on the Wahid Bridge where they will be tied. Marines with Company A worked with Iraqi Army engineers to install four additional anchors for the floating-panel bridge. The bridge connects the tows of Jubbah and Jubbah Ria and is used by the Iraqi Army and the local people to cross the Euphrates River. ::r::::n::
Lance Cpl. Jovan Rodriguez, a warehouse clerk with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, points to a picture of his daughter Liliana Rodriguez at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq Sept. 10. Rodriguez got to join his wife through video teleconferencing at Al Asad Air Base for the birth of their first child. He and his wife were able to see and speak with each other during the entire delivery. - Lance Cpl. Jovan Rodriguez, a warehouse clerk with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, points to a picture of his daughter Liliana Rodriguez at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq Sept. 10. Rodriguez got to join his wife through video teleconferencing at Al Asad Air Base for the birth of their first child. He and his wife were able to see and speak with each other during the entire delivery.
An Iraqi Army soldier provides security during a rehearsal for an upcoming mission with Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5 at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 16. Iraqi Army personnel operated as part of the assault element for a repeat mission alongside Marines of Co. F. - An Iraqi Army soldier provides security during a rehearsal for an upcoming mission with Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5 at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 16. Iraqi Army personnel operated as part of the assault element for a repeat mission alongside Marines of Co. F.
Seaman Johhan A. Suazo, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, from West Palm Beach, Fla., monitors a simulated patient during a nighttime mass-casualty drill in Hit, Iraq, Sept 16. The battalion recently arrived in Iraq for a seven-month deployment and conducted the drill as a training tool for its Marines and sailors.::r::::n:: - Seaman Johhan A. Suazo, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, from West Palm Beach, Fla., monitors a simulated patient during a nighttime mass-casualty drill in Hit, Iraq, Sept 16. The battalion recently arrived in Iraq for a seven-month deployment and conducted the drill as a training tool for its Marines and sailors.::r::::n::
Reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., board a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft in Kuwait bound for Iraq on Sept. 7. The battalion's expected tour of duty is seven months.::r::::n:: - Reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., board a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft in Kuwait bound for Iraq on Sept. 7. The battalion's expected tour of duty is seven months.::r::::n::