Navy Lt. Richard Ellis, a native of Panama City and the battalion surgeon for Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks with Iraqi medical practitioners about future medical training possibilities at Karmah Hospital. The hospital opened its doors November 15 after years of construction. - Navy Lt. Richard Ellis, a native of Panama City and the battalion surgeon for Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks with Iraqi medical practitioners about future medical training possibilities at Karmah Hospital. The hospital opened its doors November 15 after years of construction.

Cpl. Hue Moua, an administration clerk with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares to go on a patrol at Traffic Control Point 3 in Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 26. Moua, one of the few Hmong (a Southeast Asian ethnicity) in the Marine Corps, makes up for his small stature with his big contributions to the platoon, taking initiative to help his fellow Marines. - Cpl. Hue Moua, an administration clerk with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares to go on a patrol at Traffic Control Point 3 in Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 26. Moua, one of the few Hmong (a Southeast Asian ethnicity) in the Marine Corps, makes up for his small stature with his big contributions to the platoon, taking initiative to help his fellow Marines.

Cpl. Delchan R. Frye, 22, a cook from Warren, Ohio, with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, unloads cans of food in the galley to be prepared for the night meal at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 29. The Marines at the chow hall both cook and serve different meals every day, ranging from turkey and mashed potatoes to ribs and corn. ::r::::n:: - Cpl. Delchan R. Frye, 22, a cook from Warren, Ohio, with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, unloads cans of food in the galley to be prepared for the night meal at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 29. The Marines at the chow hall both cook and serve different meals every day, ranging from turkey and mashed potatoes to ribs and corn. ::r::::n::

Cpl. Charlie Beaston, a machine gunner with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, observes activity outside his observation post at Traffic Control Point 3 in Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 25. One of more than a dozen infantry Marines with PRP-3, Beaston and the others provide experience that the non-infantry Marines can absorb to help them succeed in the platoon's mission.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Charlie Beaston, a machine gunner with Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5, observes activity outside his observation post at Traffic Control Point 3 in Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 25. One of more than a dozen infantry Marines with PRP-3, Beaston and the others provide experience that the non-infantry Marines can absorb to help them succeed in the platoon's mission.::r::::n::

Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command –Afghanistan, visited the Marines and sailors of Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, Oct. 25. - Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command –Afghanistan, visited the Marines and sailors of Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, Oct. 25.

Marines assigned to 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Task Force 2/7, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, assess the construction of a well project in Delaram, Afghanistan. - Marines assigned to 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Task Force 2/7, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, assess the construction of a well project in Delaram, Afghanistan.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 (closest) and Capt. Angel Torres, both with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, gaze at a statue in Ramadi June 22. The battalion helped to secure the city during a seven-month deployment, recently. Now more than a month into their own deployment, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, has been successful at picking up where their predecessors with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, left off. - Chief Warrant Officer 2 (closest) and Capt. Angel Torres, both with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, gaze at a statue in Ramadi June 22. The battalion helped to secure the city during a seven-month deployment, recently. Now more than a month into their own deployment, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, has been successful at picking up where their predecessors with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, left off.

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.

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::