Lieutenant Col. Richard D. Hall, commander, TF 2/7, welcomes the Marines who volunteered to join the task force as combat replacements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman) - Lieutenant Col. Richard D. Hall, commander, TF 2/7, welcomes the Marines who volunteered to join the task force as combat replacements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman)

Mayor Latif Obaid Iyada al Chulaybawi meets with the Directors General of Ramadi at the Government Center in Ramadi Oct. 20. The mayor meets with the staff member weekly to discuss problems in the Ramadi area and he advises them on how to fix the problems. - Mayor Latif Obaid Iyada al Chulaybawi meets with the Directors General of Ramadi at the Government Center in Ramadi Oct. 20. The mayor meets with the staff member weekly to discuss problems in the Ramadi area and he advises them on how to fix the problems.

Cpl. Fernando Morales, a machine gunner for Civil Affairs Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands by a vehicle at the Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 14. Morales is one of many individual augments now serving in Iraq after being called back to service. Once this deployment is completed, Morales plans on going back to his job and starting school. ::r::::n:: - Cpl. Fernando Morales, a machine gunner for Civil Affairs Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands by a vehicle at the Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 14. Morales is one of many individual augments now serving in Iraq after being called back to service. Once this deployment is completed, Morales plans on going back to his job and starting school. ::r::::n::

Staff Sgt. James M. Peyton, platoon commander, 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, overlooks the Euphrates River near Rawah, Iraq, from a point on the south bank of the river Oct. 14, a view he saw many times during six months his platoon conducted operational security at Traffic Control Points 3 and 4. After handing over the TCPs to Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, RCT-5, the Fox Co. platoon returned to Combat Outpost Rawah.::r::::n:: - Staff Sgt. James M. Peyton, platoon commander, 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, overlooks the Euphrates River near Rawah, Iraq, from a point on the south bank of the river Oct. 14, a view he saw many times during six months his platoon conducted operational security at Traffic Control Points 3 and 4. After handing over the TCPs to Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, RCT-5, the Fox Co. platoon returned to Combat Outpost Rawah.::r::::n::

RAMADI, Iraq--Joe Lauzon, a professional fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, demonstrates grappling techniques at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 19. Lauzon, Heath Herring and Jorge Rivera, all UFC fighters, held clinics at several forward operating bases throughout Iraq during an 11-day trip to the Middle East. The fighters taught servicemembers grappling techniques, stand-up fighting, and fighting in the clinch. After the clinic, the fighters signed autographs and posed for photos with everyone who came out to the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen McGinnis) (Released) - RAMADI, Iraq--Joe Lauzon, a professional fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, demonstrates grappling techniques at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 19. Lauzon, Heath Herring and Jorge Rivera, all UFC fighters, held clinics at several forward operating bases throughout Iraq during an 11-day trip to the Middle East. The fighters taught servicemembers grappling techniques, stand-up fighting, and fighting in the clinch. After the clinic, the fighters signed autographs and posed for photos with everyone who came out to the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen McGinnis) (Released)

Malek Altameemy (front, right), 22, a native of al-Kut and member of the Desert Wolves, an Iraqi border-enforcement battalion, leads his team in a sign cutting and tracking exercise Oct. 14 to identify human footprints in the sand. The exercise, facilitated by Marines from the Border Transition Team at Trebil, was designed to enable the students to teach future class to their Iraqi peers, located at remote outposts strung out along Iraq's border with the Jordan. ::r::::n:: - Malek Altameemy (front, right), 22, a native of al-Kut and member of the Desert Wolves, an Iraqi border-enforcement battalion, leads his team in a sign cutting and tracking exercise Oct. 14 to identify human footprints in the sand. The exercise, facilitated by Marines from the Border Transition Team at Trebil, was designed to enable the students to teach future class to their Iraqi peers, located at remote outposts strung out along Iraq's border with the Jordan. ::r::::n::

Sgt. Joan A. Ferreira (left), a 24-year-old team leader with Task Force Military Police, Multi-National Force-West, departs Combat Outpost Trebil on patrol with his Marines Oct. 15. Ferreira is a New York City police officer and Individual Ready Reservist currently on one-year mobilization orders. ::r::::n:: - Sgt. Joan A. Ferreira (left), a 24-year-old team leader with Task Force Military Police, Multi-National Force-West, departs Combat Outpost Trebil on patrol with his Marines Oct. 15. Ferreira is a New York City police officer and Individual Ready Reservist currently on one-year mobilization orders. ::r::::n::

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean M. Jones, a corpsman with Civil Affairs Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, gives an informal class on immunization procedures in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 16. Marines and sailors with CA Team 6 were pulled from their respective billets for a yearlong deployment to al-Anbar province. Staff Sgt. Graham H. Webb, team chief with CA Team 6, came up with the idea to implement weekly classes that the Marines and sailors teach to the rest off the team so they can maintain their military occupational specialties proficiency while deployed. ::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean M. Jones, a corpsman with Civil Affairs Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, gives an informal class on immunization procedures in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 16. Marines and sailors with CA Team 6 were pulled from their respective billets for a yearlong deployment to al-Anbar province. Staff Sgt. Graham H. Webb, team chief with CA Team 6, came up with the idea to implement weekly classes that the Marines and sailors teach to the rest off the team so they can maintain their military occupational specialties proficiency while deployed. ::r::::n::

HELMAND PROVINCE, Forward Operating Base Sangin, Afghanistan – Staff Sgt. Hoskie T. Attson, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, assigned to Company E, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, and Farmington, N.M., native, cautiously uncovers the components of an improvised explosive device (IED) near Patrol Base Wishton in the Sangin District Center, Oct. 9. The EOD Marines assigned to Echo Company have responded to more than 100 IEDs during their six months of operating in the Sangin area. Task Force 2/7 Marines have successfully adapted to defeating increasingly more complex IEDs, including some specifically designed to target the EOD Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman) - HELMAND PROVINCE, Forward Operating Base Sangin, Afghanistan – Staff Sgt. Hoskie T. Attson, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, assigned to Company E, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, and Farmington, N.M., native, cautiously uncovers the components of an improvised explosive device (IED) near Patrol Base Wishton in the Sangin District Center, Oct. 9. The EOD Marines assigned to Echo Company have responded to more than 100 IEDs during their six months of operating in the Sangin area. Task Force 2/7 Marines have successfully adapted to defeating increasingly more complex IEDs, including some specifically designed to target the EOD Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman)

Major Gen. Martin Post, deputy commanding general, Multi National Force-West, tours Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq, Oct. 14, with Iraqi officials, railroad workers and Marines of Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regiment Combat Team 5. The camp, which had been used by Coalition forces since 2003, was turned over to Iraqi officials and will once again be used as a train station. - Major Gen. Martin Post, deputy commanding general, Multi National Force-West, tours Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq, Oct. 14, with Iraqi officials, railroad workers and Marines of Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regiment Combat Team 5. The camp, which had been used by Coalition forces since 2003, was turned over to Iraqi officials and will once again be used as a train station.