Petty Officer 3rd class Justen C. Adams, a corpsman with Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes pictures of the damage to the outside of the post office in Rawah, Iraq, May 29. CA Team 5 did a project assessment to determine what repairs need to be done to make the post office functional again. The compound with the post office also includes a phone center which, once the facilities are updated, will provide the city with constant phone service. The contract was signed June 19 and the project is expected to be finished sometime in August.::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd class Justen C. Adams, a corpsman with Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes pictures of the damage to the outside of the post office in Rawah, Iraq, May 29. CA Team 5 did a project assessment to determine what repairs need to be done to make the post office functional again. The compound with the post office also includes a phone center which, once the facilities are updated, will provide the city with constant phone service. The contract was signed June 19 and the project is expected to be finished sometime in August.::r::::n::
Cpl. Andrew E. Nelson, 21, a personnel clerk with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a picture of his main goal, becoming a drill instructor, at Cam Korean Village, Iraq, June 15. Born in Philadelphia, Nelson overcame odds and struggling times to turn his life around. - Cpl. Andrew E. Nelson, 21, a personnel clerk with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a picture of his main goal, becoming a drill instructor, at Cam Korean Village, Iraq, June 15. Born in Philadelphia, Nelson overcame odds and struggling times to turn his life around.
Route Clearance Platoon, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, travels down one of the many roads that fall under RCT-5's area of operations western Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 12. Route Clearance Platoon travels throughout the province to find and clear improvised explosive devices in order to make the roadways safer for Coalition forces and the Iraqi people. The platoon also aids the infantry battalions with patrols and escort convoys as they travel the roads of Iraq. - Route Clearance Platoon, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, travels down one of the many roads that fall under RCT-5's area of operations western Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 12. Route Clearance Platoon travels throughout the province to find and clear improvised explosive devices in order to make the roadways safer for Coalition forces and the Iraqi people. The platoon also aids the infantry battalions with patrols and escort convoys as they travel the roads of Iraq.
Inspecting the progress of a new phone and internet center, Cpl. Jasques P. Duplantis, 24, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, ensures the work is correct before moving on to the next phase of building at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 14. The new center is scheduled to open at the end of June and will provide the Marines and other service members aboard the camp with more than 16 computers and 10 phones to use. - Inspecting the progress of a new phone and internet center, Cpl. Jasques P. Duplantis, 24, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, ensures the work is correct before moving on to the next phase of building at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 14. The new center is scheduled to open at the end of June and will provide the Marines and other service members aboard the camp with more than 16 computers and 10 phones to use.
Basima Zalaan, 7, sits with her father, Zalaan Mohsin Rafea, during a visit from Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, at Zalaanâ??s home in Haditha, Iraq, June 12. Basima was the third child in the area to travel out of Iraq to receive surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. Basimaâ??s case was different from the other two because instead of traveling to the United States, she flew to Jordan for the surgery. Basima is recovering well and hopes to someday be a doctor. - Basima Zalaan, 7, sits with her father, Zalaan Mohsin Rafea, during a visit from Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, at Zalaanâ??s home in Haditha, Iraq, June 12. Basima was the third child in the area to travel out of Iraq to receive surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. Basimaâ??s case was different from the other two because instead of traveling to the United States, she flew to Jordan for the surgery. Basima is recovering well and hopes to someday be a doctor.
Navy Lt. Michael W. Pruitt, a surgeon with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, inspects the ear of Razzi Abbu Ali, 35, a resident of Nathara, Iraq, during a medical support operation for the people in the village June 12. Pruitt, 32, from Jacksonville, N.C., was one of many medical specialists to participate in the mission to provide the residents water, medical diagnosis and treatment. - Navy Lt. Michael W. Pruitt, a surgeon with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, inspects the ear of Razzi Abbu Ali, 35, a resident of Nathara, Iraq, during a medical support operation for the people in the village June 12. Pruitt, 32, from Jacksonville, N.C., was one of many medical specialists to participate in the mission to provide the residents water, medical diagnosis and treatment.
Gunnery Sgt. Gary M. Gonzalez, 39, from Alhambra Calif., who is the civil affairs staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with a contractor and an engineer in the city of Anah, Iraq, May 29, about a project for the city. Gonzalez has been doing civil affairs work since 1994 and this is his second time to work in the Anah area. - Gunnery Sgt. Gary M. Gonzalez, 39, from Alhambra Calif., who is the civil affairs staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with a contractor and an engineer in the city of Anah, Iraq, May 29, about a project for the city. Gonzalez has been doing civil affairs work since 1994 and this is his second time to work in the Anah area.
Providing security during a patrol, Lance Cpl. Sergio A. Flores-Reyes, 20, a scout from San Juan, Texas, with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches the streets of Rutbah, Iraq, June 11. The platoon visits the city weekly to converse with the people and to escort key personnel. - Providing security during a patrol, Lance Cpl. Sergio A. Flores-Reyes, 20, a scout from San Juan, Texas, with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches the streets of Rutbah, Iraq, June 11. The platoon visits the city weekly to converse with the people and to escort key personnel.
Hachem Aftan Alsherji, who works for the Al Batra'a company watches as Cpl. John C. Trevino, the disbursing noncommissioned officer in charge, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group, for Combat Outpost Rawah, counts out one of the stacks of Iraqi money as 1st Lt. Daniel M. Thomas, the team leader for Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches June 10. Hachem received payment for the contract work he and his company have completed on the bank and courthouse in the city of Rawah. The courthouse and bank are being refurbished before being turned back over to the local government. The buildings were previously used as posts by Coalition forces. - Hachem Aftan Alsherji, who works for the Al Batra'a company watches as Cpl. John C. Trevino, the disbursing noncommissioned officer in charge, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group, for Combat Outpost Rawah, counts out one of the stacks of Iraqi money as 1st Lt. Daniel M. Thomas, the team leader for Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches June 10. Hachem received payment for the contract work he and his company have completed on the bank and courthouse in the city of Rawah. The courthouse and bank are being refurbished before being turned back over to the local government. The buildings were previously used as posts by Coalition forces.
Col. Patrick Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, uses an empty glass of chai tea to compare the similarities of making chai tea and operating a Joint Communication Center during a JCC course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, June 10. Malay explained that the tea or water by themselves do not make chai tea, its only when all the ingredients are mixed together that a cup of chai tea is made. Similarly, a JCC is only functional when all the parts work together. Iraqi Security Force personnel attended the two-day course so that they can go back to their districts and teach JCC operations to their fellow ISF personnel. - Col. Patrick Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, uses an empty glass of chai tea to compare the similarities of making chai tea and operating a Joint Communication Center during a JCC course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, June 10. Malay explained that the tea or water by themselves do not make chai tea, its only when all the ingredients are mixed together that a cup of chai tea is made. Similarly, a JCC is only functional when all the parts work together. Iraqi Security Force personnel attended the two-day course so that they can go back to their districts and teach JCC operations to their fellow ISF personnel.