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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.

Navy Lt. Eric I. Palmer (left), officer-in-charge, and Staff Sgt.Graham H. Webb (right), 26, team chief, both with CA Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, monitor the levels of crude oil that is being pumped out of the incoming train cars in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 12. Marines and sailors with CA Team 6 make sure the trains are arriving at the train station in Haqlaniyah without encountering any obstructions and running at full capacity. - Navy Lt. Eric I. Palmer (left), officer-in-charge, and Staff Sgt.Graham H. Webb (right), 26, team chief, both with CA Team 6, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, monitor the levels of crude oil that is being pumped out of the incoming train cars in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 12. Marines and sailors with CA Team 6 make sure the trains are arriving at the train station in Haqlaniyah without encountering any obstructions and running at full capacity.

Sgt. Ammar Muhammed Hammed (left), a 25-year-old Fallujah native, and Warrant Officer Hashim Fakri Hasan, 36, of Najaf, practice rushing from their vehicle to help establish a "security bubble" during a personal security detail training session that was lead by the Trebil Port of Entry Transition Team Oct. 13. The PSD's primary mission is to ensure the safety of the port deputy director and any visiting dignitaries here.::r::::n:: - Sgt. Ammar Muhammed Hammed (left), a 25-year-old Fallujah native, and Warrant Officer Hashim Fakri Hasan, 36, of Najaf, practice rushing from their vehicle to help establish a "security bubble" during a personal security detail training session that was lead by the Trebil Port of Entry Transition Team Oct. 13. The PSD's primary mission is to ensure the safety of the port deputy director and any visiting dignitaries here.::r::::n::

Cpl. Trevor Ryan, a small arms repairer/technician with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, slides across the dirt after a barrage of soccer balls landed on target at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 9. Militia, a gladiator from the TV series â??American Gladiators,â? bellows in victory, trying to drown out the cheers of the nearby crowd. Titan, Phoenix, Militia, Venom and Panther came to meet the service members on the outpost and play the Marine Corps variation of the â??Assault Courseâ? event from the series. - Cpl. Trevor Ryan, a small arms repairer/technician with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, slides across the dirt after a barrage of soccer balls landed on target at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Oct. 9. Militia, a gladiator from the TV series â??American Gladiators,â? bellows in victory, trying to drown out the cheers of the nearby crowd. Titan, Phoenix, Militia, Venom and Panther came to meet the service members on the outpost and play the Marine Corps variation of the â??Assault Courseâ? event from the series.

Alex Castro, better known as Militia from the TV show "American Gladiators," stares down the competition after tossing two Marines out of the ring during a round of "Bull in the Ring" with members of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 at Camp Hit, Iraq, Sept. 8. After sitting down for lunch and talking to the Marines, the gladiators tested their strength against some of the Marines with some tug-of-war and a few rounds of "Bull in the Ring."::r::::n:: - Alex Castro, better known as Militia from the TV show "American Gladiators," stares down the competition after tossing two Marines out of the ring during a round of "Bull in the Ring" with members of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 at Camp Hit, Iraq, Sept. 8. After sitting down for lunch and talking to the Marines, the gladiators tested their strength against some of the Marines with some tug-of-war and a few rounds of "Bull in the Ring."::r::::n::

SATTACK, Iraq (October 13, 2008) – Navy Lt. Chris Owston, a Medical Officer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, checks an Iraqi girl’s throat, Oct. 13. At the request of the local city council, Owston evaluated more than 40 children and was pleased to find no signs of malnourishment or poor health. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - SATTACK, Iraq (October 13, 2008) – Navy Lt. Chris Owston, a Medical Officer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, checks an Iraqi girl’s throat, Oct. 13. At the request of the local city council, Owston evaluated more than 40 children and was pleased to find no signs of malnourishment or poor health. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)

Army Cpl. Greg Farrell, an assistant team leader from Denver, attached to Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 1, presents text books to an Iraqi school teacher, recently. School supplies were donated to the Tri-Cities area schools by the Southeast Denver Rotary Club. - Army Cpl. Greg Farrell, an assistant team leader from Denver, attached to Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 1, presents text books to an Iraqi school teacher, recently. School supplies were donated to the Tri-Cities area schools by the Southeast Denver Rotary Club.

An Iraqi border police officer (left) applies a tourniquet to the arm of an Iraqi fireman during a first aid class taught by Marines and sailors with the Trebil Port of Entry Transition Team Oct. 11. Trebil is located in western al-Anbar province on Iraq's border with Jordan.::r::::n:: - An Iraqi border police officer (left) applies a tourniquet to the arm of an Iraqi fireman during a first aid class taught by Marines and sailors with the Trebil Port of Entry Transition Team Oct. 11. Trebil is located in western al-Anbar province on Iraq's border with Jordan.::r::::n::

Sobhy Humady Khatlan, a Rawah, Iraq, resident and businessman, speaks with 2nd Lt. Randy Blowers, platoon commander, Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, during a brief visit Oct. 10 at his home in Rawah. Blowers and his Marines were meeting neighbors in the area around Traffic Control Point 3, the new home of PRP 3, to build relationships with the citizens.::r::::n:: - Sobhy Humady Khatlan, a Rawah, Iraq, resident and businessman, speaks with 2nd Lt. Randy Blowers, platoon commander, Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, during a brief visit Oct. 10 at his home in Rawah. Blowers and his Marines were meeting neighbors in the area around Traffic Control Point 3, the new home of PRP 3, to build relationships with the citizens.::r::::n::

The corpsmen of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 celebrated the Navy birthday with cake and dinner at the chow hall at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 13. The food was followed by a word from Lt. Col. James B. Woulfe, commanding officer, 3rd Bn. 7th Marines, and a message from Donald C. Winter, the secretary of the Navy, read by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy P. Settlemire.::r::::n:: - The corpsmen of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 celebrated the Navy birthday with cake and dinner at the chow hall at Camp Hit, Iraq, Oct. 13. The food was followed by a word from Lt. Col. James B. Woulfe, commanding officer, 3rd Bn. 7th Marines, and a message from Donald C. Winter, the secretary of the Navy, read by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy P. Settlemire.::r::::n::