An AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 takes off from the Camp Bastion flight line to provide support to the Marines of Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, Sept. 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman) - An AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 takes off from the Camp Bastion flight line to provide support to the Marines of Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, Sept. 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman)
Lt. Col. Thad R. Trapp (left), the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, passes Sgt. Maj. Jose L. Santiago, the sergeant major of 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, a plaque during a relief-in-place ceremony in Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 9. 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, relieved 1st Bn., 9th Marines, RCT-1, of their responsibilities in the Ramadi area during the ceremony. Lt. Col. Saleh Mahde Saliah al Alali, the Iraqi District Chief of Police for Ramadi gave the plaque to Lt. Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, and his battalion as a token of appreciation for their partnership. The exchange from one battalion to another was meant to signify the transfer of that partnership. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jerry Murphy) (Released) - Lt. Col. Thad R. Trapp (left), the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, passes Sgt. Maj. Jose L. Santiago, the sergeant major of 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, a plaque during a relief-in-place ceremony in Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 9. 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, relieved 1st Bn., 9th Marines, RCT-1, of their responsibilities in the Ramadi area during the ceremony. Lt. Col. Saleh Mahde Saliah al Alali, the Iraqi District Chief of Police for Ramadi gave the plaque to Lt. Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, and his battalion as a token of appreciation for their partnership. The exchange from one battalion to another was meant to signify the transfer of that partnership. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jerry Murphy) (Released)
1st Lt. David B. Gilliland, a 24-year-old civil affairs team leader with Civil Affairs Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, reads over project plans for an irrigation canal being built in the Sophia area of Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 8. Gilliland, a Florence, Ky. native, and his team works to facilitate engineer projects in Ramadi. (Released)(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris T. Mann) - 1st Lt. David B. Gilliland, a 24-year-old civil affairs team leader with Civil Affairs Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, reads over project plans for an irrigation canal being built in the Sophia area of Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 8. Gilliland, a Florence, Ky. native, and his team works to facilitate engineer projects in Ramadi. (Released)(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris T. Mann)
A Marine with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, walks side-by-side with an Iraqi Policeman on a partnered patrol near Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 6. Company E Marines live on the same forward operating base as a unit of IPs, working and interacting with them on a daily basis. - A Marine with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, walks side-by-side with an Iraqi Policeman on a partnered patrol near Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 6. Company E Marines live on the same forward operating base as a unit of IPs, working and interacting with them on a daily basis.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ramzi Zinnekah, 34, from Palm Springs, Calif., who is an electronics technician with Riverine Squadron 3, Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with two Iraqi policemen as they go over paperwork for a basic boating course at Lake Qadisiyyah, Iraq, Oct. 5 . Zinnekah speaks both Arabic and English and is an instructor for the course that teaches Iraqi policemen basic boating skills. ::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd Class Ramzi Zinnekah, 34, from Palm Springs, Calif., who is an electronics technician with Riverine Squadron 3, Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with two Iraqi policemen as they go over paperwork for a basic boating course at Lake Qadisiyyah, Iraq, Oct. 5 . Zinnekah speaks both Arabic and English and is an instructor for the course that teaches Iraqi policemen basic boating skills. ::r::::n::
Sgt. Ernest C. Browne, designated marksman for Security Forces Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes aim on targets down range at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 5. "Our weapons are the most important piece of gear we have, so taking the time to get it ready is vital to whatever mission we have," said Browne.::r::::n:: - Sgt. Ernest C. Browne, designated marksman for Security Forces Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes aim on targets down range at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 5. "Our weapons are the most important piece of gear we have, so taking the time to get it ready is vital to whatever mission we have," said Browne.::r::::n::
Cpl. Dennis D. Merritt, a small-arms technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares a M240E1 machinegun to be fired by Marines of his company at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 4. "We need to make sure the weapons we issue are ready to go. If something malfunctions during firing, we also need to be there to fix it and get the gun back on the line," said Merritt, 21, from South Lake Tahoe, Calif.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Dennis D. Merritt, a small-arms technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares a M240E1 machinegun to be fired by Marines of his company at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 4. "We need to make sure the weapons we issue are ready to go. If something malfunctions during firing, we also need to be there to fix it and get the gun back on the line," said Merritt, 21, from South Lake Tahoe, Calif.::r::::n::
Navy Lieutenant Tony A. Wade (left), an STP trauma nurse and Jacksonville, N.C., native, bandages a wounded Marine as fellow Marines of Company F, TF 2/7, remove him from the Mobile Trauma Bay after being wounded in a firefight with members of the Taliban. (Photo by Navy Hospitalman Dan K. Marker) - Navy Lieutenant Tony A. Wade (left), an STP trauma nurse and Jacksonville, N.C., native, bandages a wounded Marine as fellow Marines of Company F, TF 2/7, remove him from the Mobile Trauma Bay after being wounded in a firefight with members of the Taliban. (Photo by Navy Hospitalman Dan K. Marker)
Cmdr. Michael G. Swanson, regimental surgeon, Regimental Combat Team 5, discusses plans for an upcoming cooperative medical engagement with Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael G. Bundeson Oct. 2 at the Regimental Aid Station on Camp Ripper, Iraq. Marine Corps medicine has been instrumental in RCT-5's efforts to gain the trust of key Iraqi leaders, allowing more access to the population so civilian-military operations can be more successful.::r::::n:: - Cmdr. Michael G. Swanson, regimental surgeon, Regimental Combat Team 5, discusses plans for an upcoming cooperative medical engagement with Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael G. Bundeson Oct. 2 at the Regimental Aid Station on Camp Ripper, Iraq. Marine Corps medicine has been instrumental in RCT-5's efforts to gain the trust of key Iraqi leaders, allowing more access to the population so civilian-military operations can be more successful.::r::::n::
Sgt. Damien Robinson, the administration non-commissioned officer in charge with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, executes a counter to the round kick on an attacking opponent during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program class at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq Sept., 30. Robinson is practicing moves for the green belt syllabus. - Sgt. Damien Robinson, the administration non-commissioned officer in charge with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, executes a counter to the round kick on an attacking opponent during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program class at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq Sept., 30. Robinson is practicing moves for the green belt syllabus.