Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police teams sprint through clouds of smoke while fireman carrying simulated casualties during the Anbar Province Security Force Tactical Conditioning Competition at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 12. The competition was coordinated by Naval Special Warfare Detachment 5 and pitted teams of Iraqi Security Forces against each other in numerous fire and maneuver and physical training exercises that helped assess skill levels and build camaraderie between the forces.::r::::n:: - Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police teams sprint through clouds of smoke while fireman carrying simulated casualties during the Anbar Province Security Force Tactical Conditioning Competition at Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 12. The competition was coordinated by Naval Special Warfare Detachment 5 and pitted teams of Iraqi Security Forces against each other in numerous fire and maneuver and physical training exercises that helped assess skill levels and build camaraderie between the forces.::r::::n::

Marines of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, prepare to carry the birthday cake at a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 233rd birthday at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Iraqi Police were in attendance and Ramadi Mayor Latif Obaid Iyada al Chulaybawi was the guest of honor at the ceremony. - Marines of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, prepare to carry the birthday cake at a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 233rd birthday at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Iraqi Police were in attendance and Ramadi Mayor Latif Obaid Iyada al Chulaybawi was the guest of honor at the ceremony.

Marine and Iraqi Army color guards stand at attention during an Armistice Day rededication ceremony for the newly restored Royal Air Force Cemetery in Habbaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 11. During the ceremony, two minutes of silence was observed in remembrance of the men and women who perished defending the British Royal Air Force camp nearby. - Marine and Iraqi Army color guards stand at attention during an Armistice Day rededication ceremony for the newly restored Royal Air Force Cemetery in Habbaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 11. During the ceremony, two minutes of silence was observed in remembrance of the men and women who perished defending the British Royal Air Force camp nearby.

Maj. Byron W. Duke, an executive officer from Granbury, Texas, practices using a rear choke with figure-four variation on Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Barroso, a logistics clerk from Roosevelt, N.Y., during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program gray-belt class at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 7. Both Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. Marines in the battalion are working on earning their MCMAP gray belt.::r::::n:: - Maj. Byron W. Duke, an executive officer from Granbury, Texas, practices using a rear choke with figure-four variation on Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Barroso, a logistics clerk from Roosevelt, N.Y., during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program gray-belt class at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 7. Both Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. Marines in the battalion are working on earning their MCMAP gray belt.::r::::n::

Coalition forces from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-5 and Iraqi police officers distribute learning materials, new shoes and an array of music and art supplies to children at Intifathatil Aqsah Primary School in Rutbah, Iraq, Nov. 11. More than 300 pounds of supplies were purchased and shipped by American citizens from throughout the United States to the troops in Iraq. ::r::::n:: - Coalition forces from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-5 and Iraqi police officers distribute learning materials, new shoes and an array of music and art supplies to children at Intifathatil Aqsah Primary School in Rutbah, Iraq, Nov. 11. More than 300 pounds of supplies were purchased and shipped by American citizens from throughout the United States to the troops in Iraq. ::r::::n::

Lt. Col. Chris Hastings, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, cuts the first piece of ceremonial birthday cake. Marines with the battalion took part in a Marine Corps birthday ceremony Nov. 10 at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq. - Lt. Col. Chris Hastings, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, cuts the first piece of ceremonial birthday cake. Marines with the battalion took part in a Marine Corps birthday ceremony Nov. 10 at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq.

Lt. Col. Andrew Milburn, commanding officer, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks to Marines of Company B, 1st Bn., 3rd Marines, during their observance of the Marine Corps’ 233rd birthday in Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 10. - Lt. Col. Andrew Milburn, commanding officer, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks to Marines of Company B, 1st Bn., 3rd Marines, during their observance of the Marine Corps’ 233rd birthday in Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 10.

Col. Patrick J. Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, cuts the first piece of cake during the regiment's Marine Corps birthday ceremony while Sgt. Maj. Robert D. Thielen, the regiment's sergeant major, observes at Camp Ripper, Iraq, Nov. 10. The Marines of RCT-5, which is the most decorated regiment in the Marine Corps, have been in Iraq since the beginning of the year and took time to celebrate the Marine Corps 233rd birthday.::r::::n:: - Col. Patrick J. Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, cuts the first piece of cake during the regiment's Marine Corps birthday ceremony while Sgt. Maj. Robert D. Thielen, the regiment's sergeant major, observes at Camp Ripper, Iraq, Nov. 10. The Marines of RCT-5, which is the most decorated regiment in the Marine Corps, have been in Iraq since the beginning of the year and took time to celebrate the Marine Corps 233rd birthday.::r::::n::

Maj. G. Russ Boyce, the executive officer of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, cuts the first piece of the birthday cake to be served to the oldest and youngest Marines at a Marine Corps birthday celebration at Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 10. The battalion also celebrated the Marine Corps birthday last year in Iraq. ::r::::n:: - Maj. G. Russ Boyce, the executive officer of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, cuts the first piece of the birthday cake to be served to the oldest and youngest Marines at a Marine Corps birthday celebration at Rawah, Iraq, Nov. 10. The battalion also celebrated the Marine Corps birthday last year in Iraq. ::r::::n::

Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, take photos of civilians during a remote badge operation at the Abuyuset area near Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 8. Personal photos and information are included on the badges, which are required to pass through Iraq’s entry control points. - Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, take photos of civilians during a remote badge operation at the Abuyuset area near Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 8. Personal photos and information are included on the badges, which are required to pass through Iraq’s entry control points.