Navy Lt. Mickey Deel, a 30-year-old medical officer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, examines an Iraqi woman’s eyes during a specialized Combined Medical Engagement at the Saqlawiyah Clinic, Nov. 18. Deel used a Slit Lamp, a high-intensity light source which provides a magnified view of different parts of the human eye to help determine a prescription for eyeglasses. - Navy Lt. Mickey Deel, a 30-year-old medical officer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, examines an Iraqi woman’s eyes during a specialized Combined Medical Engagement at the Saqlawiyah Clinic, Nov. 18. Deel used a Slit Lamp, a high-intensity light source which provides a magnified view of different parts of the human eye to help determine a prescription for eyeglasses.
Marine and Iraqi Army color guards stand at attention during an Armistice Day rededication ceremony for the newly restored Royal Air Force Cemetery in Habbaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 11. During the ceremony, two minutes of silence was observed in remembrance of the men and women who perished defending the British Royal Air Force camp nearby. - Marine and Iraqi Army color guards stand at attention during an Armistice Day rededication ceremony for the newly restored Royal Air Force Cemetery in Habbaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 11. During the ceremony, two minutes of silence was observed in remembrance of the men and women who perished defending the British Royal Air Force camp nearby.
Lance Cpl. Roger Burda, a 25-year-old scout sniper from Daytona, Fla., with Mobile Assault Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and other Marines in the unit spent the day building wooden trains and bird houses with Iraqi children, recently. Burda coordinated with the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in his hometown to have the toys donated and shipped to Iraq. - Lance Cpl. Roger Burda, a 25-year-old scout sniper from Daytona, Fla., with Mobile Assault Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and other Marines in the unit spent the day building wooden trains and bird houses with Iraqi children, recently. Burda coordinated with the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in his hometown to have the toys donated and shipped to Iraq.
U. S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker speaks to a group of the newest American citizens during a naturalization ceremony held in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 4. Hailing from 60 different countries, 186 servicemembers took an oath of citizenship at the Al Faw Palace. - U. S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker speaks to a group of the newest American citizens during a naturalization ceremony held in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 4. Hailing from 60 different countries, 186 servicemembers took an oath of citizenship at the Al Faw Palace.
Hussein Ali Hussein (right), the Habbaniyah District Mayor, Ali Dawood (center), the Chairman of the Habbaniyah City Council and Kevin Anderson (left), a representative from the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team – Ramadi, cut the ceremonious ribbon at the Habbaniyah Government Center’s grand opening, Oct. 25. The government center has been four months in the making and is now complete, standing as a symbol of a representative government taking hold in the area. - Hussein Ali Hussein (right), the Habbaniyah District Mayor, Ali Dawood (center), the Chairman of the Habbaniyah City Council and Kevin Anderson (left), a representative from the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team – Ramadi, cut the ceremonious ribbon at the Habbaniyah Government Center’s grand opening, Oct. 25. The government center has been four months in the making and is now complete, standing as a symbol of a representative government taking hold in the area.
Staff Sgt. Andrew Stitt (center), a Corporals Leadership Course instructor and the assistant radio chief with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, explains proper drill techniques to a group of corporals Oct. 17. Marines learned how to use the historic Marine Corps NCO Sword and how to drill a squad-sized formation. - Staff Sgt. Andrew Stitt (center), a Corporals Leadership Course instructor and the assistant radio chief with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, explains proper drill techniques to a group of corporals Oct. 17. Marines learned how to use the historic Marine Corps NCO Sword and how to drill a squad-sized formation.
Army Cpl. Greg Farrell, an assistant team leader from Denver, attached to Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 1, presents text books to an Iraqi school teacher, recently. School supplies were donated to the Tri-Cities area schools by the Southeast Denver Rotary Club. - Army Cpl. Greg Farrell, an assistant team leader from Denver, attached to Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 1, presents text books to an Iraqi school teacher, recently. School supplies were donated to the Tri-Cities area schools by the Southeast Denver Rotary Club.
Marines with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gather for a squad photo just days after conducting a recent cordon and search operation, which led to the detainment of the battalion’s number one High Value Individual. The Marines acted as the assault section during the operation, which was successfully completed with no casualties to Marines, local nationals or the HVI. - Marines with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gather for a squad photo just days after conducting a recent cordon and search operation, which led to the detainment of the battalion’s number one High Value Individual. The Marines acted as the assault section during the operation, which was successfully completed with no casualties to Marines, local nationals or the HVI.