Sons of Iraq members wait patiently at Outpost Delta to receive their monthly paychecks from Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, Dec. 13. Nearing the end of Coalition funded paychecks, a concluding effort to register all SOI was completed this month, ensuring SOI in the Greater Karmah Region continue their employment. - Sons of Iraq members wait patiently at Outpost Delta to receive their monthly paychecks from Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, Dec. 13. Nearing the end of Coalition funded paychecks, a concluding effort to register all SOI was completed this month, ensuring SOI in the Greater Karmah Region continue their employment.
Lance Cpl. Steve Smith, a supply warehouseman with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, keeps security while other Marines clear a house in Rawah, Iraq, Dec. 4. Smith and PRP-3 recently completed a two-month assignment as security for Traffic Control Points 3 and 4, which are on the Rawah Bridge. - Lance Cpl. Steve Smith, a supply warehouseman with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, keeps security while other Marines clear a house in Rawah, Iraq, Dec. 4. Smith and PRP-3 recently completed a two-month assignment as security for Traffic Control Points 3 and 4, which are on the Rawah Bridge.
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Tomlinson, a Navy chaplain with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, helps a young Iraqi boy and his father try on the child's new shoes, Nov. 18 in Saqlawaiyah, Iraq. During one of the last operations before the battalion departed the area, about 500 pairs of childrenâ??s shoes were donated to Iraqi families as part of the ongoing "Operation Happy Feet," headed by Tomlinson. The battalion is now part of Regimental Combat Team 5 and will be operating out of Rawah. - Lt. Cmdr. Michael Tomlinson, a Navy chaplain with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, helps a young Iraqi boy and his father try on the child's new shoes, Nov. 18 in Saqlawaiyah, Iraq. During one of the last operations before the battalion departed the area, about 500 pairs of childrenâ??s shoes were donated to Iraqi families as part of the ongoing "Operation Happy Feet," headed by Tomlinson. The battalion is now part of Regimental Combat Team 5 and will be operating out of Rawah.
Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Z. Udovich, a 21-year-old mail clerk from Trenton, Mo., with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, sorts packages for Marines during the holiday season at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq. - Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Z. Udovich, a 21-year-old mail clerk from Trenton, Mo., with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, sorts packages for Marines during the holiday season at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq.
World Wrestling Entertainment diva Victoria “Alicia Fox” Crawford poses with Marines aboard Camp Ramadi, Iraq during the sixth annual “Tribute to the Troops” tour, Dec. 3. Crawford was joined by 5 other WWE superstars and spent the evening signing autographs and posing for pictures. - World Wrestling Entertainment diva Victoria “Alicia Fox” Crawford poses with Marines aboard Camp Ramadi, Iraq during the sixth annual “Tribute to the Troops” tour, Dec. 3. Crawford was joined by 5 other WWE superstars and spent the evening signing autographs and posing for pictures.
Shepherds drive camels along River Road past Traffic Control Point 4 in Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 27. Marines with 3rd Squad, Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5 kept security over watch on the road and the Rawah Bridge that crosses the Euphrates River in the western al Anbar province town. ::r::::n:: - Shepherds drive camels along River Road past Traffic Control Point 4 in Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 27. Marines with 3rd Squad, Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5 kept security over watch on the road and the Rawah Bridge that crosses the Euphrates River in the western al Anbar province town. ::r::::n::
Iraqi soldiers with 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, practice marching for their graduation ceremony aboard the Iraqi Training Center in Al Anbar province, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008. The Iraqis are trained by U.S. Marine Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, to operate in the Northern part of Iraq. RCT-1 is deployed with Multi National Force-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market-based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. - Iraqi soldiers with 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, practice marching for their graduation ceremony aboard the Iraqi Training Center in Al Anbar province, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008. The Iraqis are trained by U.S. Marine Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, to operate in the Northern part of Iraq. RCT-1 is deployed with Multi National Force-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market-based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction.
Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Z. Udovich, a 21-year-old mail clerk from Trenton, Mo., prepares chicken and steak at Camp Baharia, Iraq, Dec. 7. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, held a barbecue to take their minds off of daily operations. - Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Z. Udovich, a 21-year-old mail clerk from Trenton, Mo., prepares chicken and steak at Camp Baharia, Iraq, Dec. 7. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, held a barbecue to take their minds off of daily operations.
Lance Cpl. Jed Bolyard, 22, an infantryman from College Point, N.Y., fires the Javelin missile during an exercise near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 8. Bolyard is with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. The Javelin shoot was one small part of a larger combined-arms exercise, which integrated traditional infantry elements with aviation, mortars and several anti-armor systems. ::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Jed Bolyard, 22, an infantryman from College Point, N.Y., fires the Javelin missile during an exercise near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 8. Bolyard is with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. The Javelin shoot was one small part of a larger combined-arms exercise, which integrated traditional infantry elements with aviation, mortars and several anti-armor systems. ::r::::n::
Cpl. Stephen McGinnis, a combat correspondent with Regimental Combat Team 1, prepares for a play during the 2008 Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 27. Marines of RCT-1, Team 2 outscored opponents 155-60 to win the tournament. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Muhannad Faisal) (Released). - Cpl. Stephen McGinnis, a combat correspondent with Regimental Combat Team 1, prepares for a play during the 2008 Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 27. Marines of RCT-1, Team 2 outscored opponents 155-60 to win the tournament. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Muhannad Faisal) (Released).