JOINT SERVICE STATION ZEIMER, Iraq (August 15, 2008) – Cpl. Carl Barnett, a field radio operator with Company A, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, assembles an antenna for one of the many field radios he operates Aug 15. Without the skill and knowledge of a Marine field radio operator, the task of relaying time sensitive and pertinent information would not be successful. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - JOINT SERVICE STATION ZEIMER, Iraq (August 15, 2008) – Cpl. Carl Barnett, a field radio operator with Company A, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, assembles an antenna for one of the many field radios he operates Aug 15. Without the skill and knowledge of a Marine field radio operator, the task of relaying time sensitive and pertinent information would not be successful. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
Cpl. Henry S. Good, a special intelligence communicator, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, hangs upside down during a daily exercise routine at an outdoor gym Aug. 14. The gym was pieced together by Marines working out of Camp Fallujah and provides its users with a way to work out between busy schedules. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris T. Mann) - Cpl. Henry S. Good, a special intelligence communicator, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, hangs upside down during a daily exercise routine at an outdoor gym Aug. 14. The gym was pieced together by Marines working out of Camp Fallujah and provides its users with a way to work out between busy schedules. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris T. Mann)
SADAMIYAH PENINSULA, Iraq (August 14, 2008) – An Iraqi soldier with Iraq’s 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraq Army Division, talks with local fishermen as he patrols through a fish market Aug. 15, during a 72-hour Iraqi-led sweep operation. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - SADAMIYAH PENINSULA, Iraq (August 14, 2008) – An Iraqi soldier with Iraq’s 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraq Army Division, talks with local fishermen as he patrols through a fish market Aug. 15, during a 72-hour Iraqi-led sweep operation. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
A Marine assigned to Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security after his platoon breached a Taliban headquarters in recent fighting in NowZad. - A Marine assigned to Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security after his platoon breached a Taliban headquarters in recent fighting in NowZad.
Navy Lt. Liu, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, passes out prescribed medicine to Iraqis in Subyhat, Iraq during a cooperative medical engagement Aug. 12. The Island Warriors helped approximately 1,000 Iraqis by giving them medical treatment during the two-day event. - Navy Lt. Liu, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, passes out prescribed medicine to Iraqis in Subyhat, Iraq during a cooperative medical engagement Aug. 12. The Island Warriors helped approximately 1,000 Iraqis by giving them medical treatment during the two-day event.
CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (August 10, 2008) – Lance Cpl. Thomas Daily, the police sergeant with Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, completes the 1st Bn, 2nd Marines display in the center of camp. The battalion officially took control of the area from 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Aug. 10. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (August 10, 2008) – Lance Cpl. Thomas Daily, the police sergeant with Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, completes the 1st Bn, 2nd Marines display in the center of camp. The battalion officially took control of the area from 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Aug. 10. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
JAZEERA, Iraq (August 9, 2008) – More than 700 Iraqi Provincial Security Forces successfully completed Operation Jazeera Sweep on Aug. 9, with over-watch and security assistance from 1st Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. The Iraqi-led operation secured the communities’ faith that U.S. forces are no longer controlling every aspect of security operations. More often than not, ISF operate separate from American forces, but ask for assistance and over-watch when needed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo courtesy of Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment) - JAZEERA, Iraq (August 9, 2008) – More than 700 Iraqi Provincial Security Forces successfully completed Operation Jazeera Sweep on Aug. 9, with over-watch and security assistance from 1st Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. The Iraqi-led operation secured the communities’ faith that U.S. forces are no longer controlling every aspect of security operations. More often than not, ISF operate separate from American forces, but ask for assistance and over-watch when needed. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo courtesy of Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment)