Only months from swearing in as a United States Citizen, Lance Cpl. Mehmet S. Bayar, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands proud in front of the National Ensign at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 22. Bayar, 22, from Istanbul, Turkey, He hopes to become a pilot in the Marine Corps, and later, an astronaut in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. - Only months from swearing in as a United States Citizen, Lance Cpl. Mehmet S. Bayar, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands proud in front of the National Ensign at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 22. Bayar, 22, from Istanbul, Turkey, He hopes to become a pilot in the Marine Corps, and later, an astronaut in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Lieutenant j.g. David M. Viayra, physician assistant, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Norwalk, Calif., examines the armpit of a patient in the Battalion Aid Station at Camp Hit, Iraq, April 22. Corpsmen with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, treat everything from sprained ankles to gunshot wounds and are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. - Lieutenant j.g. David M. Viayra, physician assistant, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Norwalk, Calif., examines the armpit of a patient in the Battalion Aid Station at Camp Hit, Iraq, April 22. Corpsmen with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, treat everything from sprained ankles to gunshot wounds and are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
Cpl. Matt G. Pelkey, a machinist with Battalion Maintenance, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Regimental Combat Team 5, drills a hole in the center of a metal rod to create a welding hose connector at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 25. The machinists speed up the process of acquiring parts and tools by obtaining pieces of scrap metal and turning them into useful items for maintenance on light armored vehicles and other tools. - Cpl. Matt G. Pelkey, a machinist with Battalion Maintenance, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Regimental Combat Team 5, drills a hole in the center of a metal rod to create a welding hose connector at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 25. The machinists speed up the process of acquiring parts and tools by obtaining pieces of scrap metal and turning them into useful items for maintenance on light armored vehicles and other tools.
Cpl. Brendan A. Ryan, security chief for Civil Affairs Team 3's Detachment 1, posts security while his team meets with city officials to discuss progress of city projects. The civil affairs team, serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, encourages city officials to find Iraqi solutions to Iraqi problems. - Cpl. Brendan A. Ryan, security chief for Civil Affairs Team 3's Detachment 1, posts security while his team meets with city officials to discuss progress of city projects. The civil affairs team, serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, encourages city officials to find Iraqi solutions to Iraqi problems.
Cpl. Nicholas L. Szczerba, 22, a rifleman from Shingle Springs, Calif., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, saws through a piece of wood at Combat Outpost Haditha, Iraq, April 25. Szczerba has become a handyman at for Headquarters and Services Company while deployed to Iraq. He has built multiple walls and doors, and installed air conditioning units in the living areas at the COP. - Cpl. Nicholas L. Szczerba, 22, a rifleman from Shingle Springs, Calif., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, saws through a piece of wood at Combat Outpost Haditha, Iraq, April 25. Szczerba has become a handyman at for Headquarters and Services Company while deployed to Iraq. He has built multiple walls and doors, and installed air conditioning units in the living areas at the COP.
Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzales, team chief, Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes advantage of the safe surroundings during one of the meetings with Hit city officials April 23. CAT 3 tries to encourage officials to find Iraqi solutions to Iraqi problems. By meeting with city officials, the Marines are able to give better advice if their help is required. - Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzales, team chief, Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes advantage of the safe surroundings during one of the meetings with Hit city officials April 23. CAT 3 tries to encourage officials to find Iraqi solutions to Iraqi problems. By meeting with city officials, the Marines are able to give better advice if their help is required.
Muhanded Turkay, a construction worker, digs a trench for plumbing systems for a new Iraqi Army compound in Western Al Anbar province, Iraq, April 16. Marines with Task Force Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, have been conducting security operations to ensure workers of the compound are able to work without the worry of being in danger. - Muhanded Turkay, a construction worker, digs a trench for plumbing systems for a new Iraqi Army compound in Western Al Anbar province, Iraq, April 16. Marines with Task Force Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, have been conducting security operations to ensure workers of the compound are able to work without the worry of being in danger.
Workers, who were hired by a local contractor, put some of the finishing touches on the wall that will surround the newly refurbished teachers institute in Hit, Iraq, April 13. The institute is expected to be completed in June and will be capable of training 300 elementary level teachers at any given time. - Workers, who were hired by a local contractor, put some of the finishing touches on the wall that will surround the newly refurbished teachers institute in Hit, Iraq, April 13. The institute is expected to be completed in June and will be capable of training 300 elementary level teachers at any given time.
Cpl. Andrew M. Oquendo, a scout with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a light armored vehicle at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 16. Oquendo, 22, from Paterson, N.J., joined the Marine Corps infantry after being a photographer for the U.S. Air Force. "I wanted to be a Marine ever since I joined the military," said Oquendo. "I worked hard to get where I am today, and it is extremely rewarding in every aspect." - Cpl. Andrew M. Oquendo, a scout with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a light armored vehicle at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 16. Oquendo, 22, from Paterson, N.J., joined the Marine Corps infantry after being a photographer for the U.S. Air Force. "I wanted to be a Marine ever since I joined the military," said Oquendo. "I worked hard to get where I am today, and it is extremely rewarding in every aspect."
Pfc. Nolanray C. Perlas, a light armored vehicle crewman with Task Force Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, slides a box containing a field shower mechanism during a re-supply operation of western Anbar province, Iraq, April 18. - Pfc. Nolanray C. Perlas, a light armored vehicle crewman with Task Force Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, slides a box containing a field shower mechanism during a re-supply operation of western Anbar province, Iraq, April 18.