Sgt. Dante R. Sevieri, a squad leader with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, leads a patrol in Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 20, keeping an eye out for any unusual activity. The platoon, made up of both non-infantry and infantry Marines, is in charge of two traffic control points near Rawah. ::r::::n:: - Sgt. Dante R. Sevieri, a squad leader with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, leads a patrol in Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 20, keeping an eye out for any unusual activity. The platoon, made up of both non-infantry and infantry Marines, is in charge of two traffic control points near Rawah. ::r::::n::
Cpl. Ryan D. Marmon, 20, a vehicle commander with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Houston, calls home to his friends at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 14. The MWR Center features numerous phones and computers that Marines can use to stay connected to their loved ones during their deployment to Iraq.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Ryan D. Marmon, 20, a vehicle commander with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Houston, calls home to his friends at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 14. The MWR Center features numerous phones and computers that Marines can use to stay connected to their loved ones during their deployment to Iraq.::r::::n::
Lance Cpl. Michael Aylward, 24, of Hanover, Mass., gives a stuffed animal to a boy while on patrol in Rutbah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Aylward, a recent graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut, is an infantryman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. - Lance Cpl. Michael Aylward, 24, of Hanover, Mass., gives a stuffed animal to a boy while on patrol in Rutbah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Aylward, a recent graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut, is an infantryman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.
1st Lt. Patrick C. Holland, 24, a platoon commander with Combined Anti-Armor Team Blue, Task Force 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Waco, Texas, flips a truck during a CrossFit competition at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 24. During each event, the Marines pushed themselves and each other to the limit with every exercise so they could defeat the opposing team.::r::::n:: - 1st Lt. Patrick C. Holland, 24, a platoon commander with Combined Anti-Armor Team Blue, Task Force 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Waco, Texas, flips a truck during a CrossFit competition at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 24. During each event, the Marines pushed themselves and each other to the limit with every exercise so they could defeat the opposing team.::r::::n::
Navy Lt. Malcolm Brown, the battalion surgeon with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, interviews a sailor about his Post Deployment Health Assessment answers at Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 19. "Everyone is required to do (a PDHA) to identify any illnesses or injuries that may have been caused while deployed," said Chief Petty Officer, Darryl Rice, senior medical department representative with the Battalion Aid Station, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines.::r::::n:: - Navy Lt. Malcolm Brown, the battalion surgeon with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, interviews a sailor about his Post Deployment Health Assessment answers at Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 19. "Everyone is required to do (a PDHA) to identify any illnesses or injuries that may have been caused while deployed," said Chief Petty Officer, Darryl Rice, senior medical department representative with the Battalion Aid Station, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines.::r::::n::
An Iraqi boy holds his pencils and looks to see what else the Iraqi Army will be giving at an elementary school in Khasfah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Several organizations back in the states sent school supplies to the Marines with the Baghdadi Military in Transition Team, which is assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Brigade, 7th Iraqi Division. The Marines then turned them over to the IA to be distributed to schools. - An Iraqi boy holds his pencils and looks to see what else the Iraqi Army will be giving at an elementary school in Khasfah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Several organizations back in the states sent school supplies to the Marines with the Baghdadi Military in Transition Team, which is assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Brigade, 7th Iraqi Division. The Marines then turned them over to the IA to be distributed to schools.
Lance Cpl. David Phillip Years (left) and his brother, Lance Cpl. Christopher William Years, reunited after a long hiatus Oct. 3 at Combat Outpost Akashat in Iraqâ??s western al-Anbar province. Both reserve Marines, Davidâ??s home unit is Delta Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Quantico, Va. Christopher is a member of Fox Co., 4th LAR Bn., in Eastover, S.C., which is serving in Iraq as part of 1st LAR Bn., Regimental Combat Team 5, an active duty unit based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. David Phillip Years (left) and his brother, Lance Cpl. Christopher William Years, reunited after a long hiatus Oct. 3 at Combat Outpost Akashat in Iraqâ??s western al-Anbar province. Both reserve Marines, Davidâ??s home unit is Delta Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Quantico, Va. Christopher is a member of Fox Co., 4th LAR Bn., in Eastover, S.C., which is serving in Iraq as part of 1st LAR Bn., Regimental Combat Team 5, an active duty unit based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.::r::::n::
Cpl. Fernando Morales, a machine gunner for Civil Affairs Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands by a vehicle at the Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 14. Morales is one of many individual augments now serving in Iraq after being called back to service. Once this deployment is completed, Morales plans on going back to his job and starting school. ::r::::n:: - Cpl. Fernando Morales, a machine gunner for Civil Affairs Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands by a vehicle at the Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 14. Morales is one of many individual augments now serving in Iraq after being called back to service. Once this deployment is completed, Morales plans on going back to his job and starting school. ::r::::n::
Staff Sgt. James M. Peyton, platoon commander, 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, overlooks the Euphrates River near Rawah, Iraq, from a point on the south bank of the river Oct. 14, a view he saw many times during six months his platoon conducted operational security at Traffic Control Points 3 and 4. After handing over the TCPs to Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, RCT-5, the Fox Co. platoon returned to Combat Outpost Rawah.::r::::n:: - Staff Sgt. James M. Peyton, platoon commander, 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, overlooks the Euphrates River near Rawah, Iraq, from a point on the south bank of the river Oct. 14, a view he saw many times during six months his platoon conducted operational security at Traffic Control Points 3 and 4. After handing over the TCPs to Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, RCT-5, the Fox Co. platoon returned to Combat Outpost Rawah.::r::::n::
Sgt. Joan A. Ferreira (left), a 24-year-old team leader with Task Force Military Police, Multi-National Force-West, departs Combat Outpost Trebil on patrol with his Marines Oct. 15. Ferreira is a New York City police officer and Individual Ready Reservist currently on one-year mobilization orders. ::r::::n:: - Sgt. Joan A. Ferreira (left), a 24-year-old team leader with Task Force Military Police, Multi-National Force-West, departs Combat Outpost Trebil on patrol with his Marines Oct. 15. Ferreira is a New York City police officer and Individual Ready Reservist currently on one-year mobilization orders. ::r::::n::