Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody S. Miller, a sailor instructor with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, is pulled back into the boat by Iraqi policemen after simulating an unconscious man-overboard at Lake Qadisiyyah, Iraq, Oct. 4. The policemen ran scenarios to practice the patrolling maneuvers they had learned from the Riverines. The policemen are taking a 21-day course to learn basic seamanship that will help them patrol the Euphrates River. ::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody S. Miller, a sailor instructor with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, is pulled back into the boat by Iraqi policemen after simulating an unconscious man-overboard at Lake Qadisiyyah, Iraq, Oct. 4. The policemen ran scenarios to practice the patrolling maneuvers they had learned from the Riverines. The policemen are taking a 21-day course to learn basic seamanship that will help them patrol the Euphrates River. ::r::::n::
RAMADI, Iraq – Sgt. Harold E. Lipscomb, platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, tests his radio equipment during Operation Spring Break near Lake Thar Thar in Northern Ramadi May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam J. Root/Released) - RAMADI, Iraq – Sgt. Harold E. Lipscomb, platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, tests his radio equipment during Operation Spring Break near Lake Thar Thar in Northern Ramadi May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam J. Root/Released)
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.
RAMADI, Iraq (Oct. 4, 2008) Marines of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, make a stop at a Provincial Security Forces checkpoint Oct. 3, while helping Marines of 2nd Bn., 9th Marines become acquainted with the area of operations they will be covering during their seven month deployment. (Official Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Jerry Murphy) (Released) - RAMADI, Iraq (Oct. 4, 2008) Marines of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, make a stop at a Provincial Security Forces checkpoint Oct. 3, while helping Marines of 2nd Bn., 9th Marines become acquainted with the area of operations they will be covering during their seven month deployment. (Official Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Jerry Murphy) (Released)
(KARMA, Iraq) General Sadun Talib ali Jumali, commander of the 5th Provincial Security Forces in Karmah, assures some of the most prominent leaders and sheiks of the Sahara tribe they will not be threatened by insurgents. The meeting Oct. 4, was the first since the June 26 suicide bombing that claimed a number of lives and injured many others, including Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis) - (KARMA, Iraq) General Sadun Talib ali Jumali, commander of the 5th Provincial Security Forces in Karmah, assures some of the most prominent leaders and sheiks of the Sahara tribe they will not be threatened by insurgents. The meeting Oct. 4, was the first since the June 26 suicide bombing that claimed a number of lives and injured many others, including Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis)
KARMAH, Iraq (October 5, 2008)-Mayor Faisal Hamad Khalaf cuts the ribbon at the reopening of al Shohabi Boys and Girls primary school, October 5, in Karmah. Hundreds, from sixth to 12th grade, will attend the school this fall. Marines from Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, oversaw the reconstruction of the school. In an area with a roughly 20 percent literacy rate, Coalition forces view the struggling education system as a critical component in successfully rebuilding Iraq. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis) - KARMAH, Iraq (October 5, 2008)-Mayor Faisal Hamad Khalaf cuts the ribbon at the reopening of al Shohabi Boys and Girls primary school, October 5, in Karmah. Hundreds, from sixth to 12th grade, will attend the school this fall. Marines from Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, oversaw the reconstruction of the school. In an area with a roughly 20 percent literacy rate, Coalition forces view the struggling education system as a critical component in successfully rebuilding Iraq. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis)
Marines and sailors of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 arrive in Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Sept. 26, to take over mechanized operations from 2nd LAR Bn., RCT-5. With the Iraqi Security Forces now having increased responsibilities for security in al-Anbar province, 1st LAR Bn. will assist the ISF by patrolling the open desert to disrupt insurgent activity.::r::::n:: - Marines and sailors of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 arrive in Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Sept. 26, to take over mechanized operations from 2nd LAR Bn., RCT-5. With the Iraqi Security Forces now having increased responsibilities for security in al-Anbar province, 1st LAR Bn. will assist the ISF by patrolling the open desert to disrupt insurgent activity.::r::::n::
Douglas J. Hansen, the senior law enforcement advisor to the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, listens as Iraqi Police officers conduct a mock interview during a Law Enforcement Program course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, Oct. 2. Provisional Security Force and IP officers attended a two-day course taught by LEP members. The class was designed to teach Iraqi Security Force officers to create, supervise and lead new Iraqi law enforcement teams around al-Anbar province. ::r::::n:: - Douglas J. Hansen, the senior law enforcement advisor to the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, listens as Iraqi Police officers conduct a mock interview during a Law Enforcement Program course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, Oct. 2. Provisional Security Force and IP officers attended a two-day course taught by LEP members. The class was designed to teach Iraqi Security Force officers to create, supervise and lead new Iraqi law enforcement teams around al-Anbar province. ::r::::n::
Sgt. Samuel R. Lott, a 23-year-old motor transportation operator from Mojave Valley, Ariz., with Headquarters and Support Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, receives his promotion warrant Oct. 1 at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Lott was first deployed to Fallujah for a year in February of 2004 with RCT-1, then again with the unit to the same area of operations in January of 2008. As one of the few Marines in his platoon to deploy to al Anbar Province before, Lott quickly was looked to as a leader by both Marines his junior and his senior. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen McGinnis) (RELEASED) - Sgt. Samuel R. Lott, a 23-year-old motor transportation operator from Mojave Valley, Ariz., with Headquarters and Support Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, receives his promotion warrant Oct. 1 at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Lott was first deployed to Fallujah for a year in February of 2004 with RCT-1, then again with the unit to the same area of operations in January of 2008. As one of the few Marines in his platoon to deploy to al Anbar Province before, Lott quickly was looked to as a leader by both Marines his junior and his senior. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen McGinnis) (RELEASED)
An Afghanistan National Policeman hands out backpacks to school children during the reopening of a boys’ school in Delaram, Afghanistan, Sept. 14. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ray Lewis) - An Afghanistan National Policeman hands out backpacks to school children during the reopening of a boys’ school in Delaram, Afghanistan, Sept. 14. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ray Lewis)