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Marines with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, rush a simulated casualty to an ambulance during a mass casualty drill at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, May 30. The scenario devised for the drill consisted of a simulated indirect fire attack on the baseâ??s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center. - Marines with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, rush a simulated casualty to an ambulance during a mass casualty drill at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, May 30. The scenario devised for the drill consisted of a simulated indirect fire attack on the baseâ??s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center.

Lance Cpl. Ronald Wood Jr. (back), 22, a motor transportation operator, with the Provisional Rifle Platoon, RCT-5, and Adnan Nimrawi (front), an Iraqi soldier, stand watch at Combat Outpost Timberwolf, Iraq, May 27. The Marines trained the Iraqi Army soldiers with 7th Iraqi Army Division, 22nd Army Brigade to take over the outpost and to be able to successfully continue operations in the area. - Lance Cpl. Ronald Wood Jr. (back), 22, a motor transportation operator, with the Provisional Rifle Platoon, RCT-5, and Adnan Nimrawi (front), an Iraqi soldier, stand watch at Combat Outpost Timberwolf, Iraq, May 27. The Marines trained the Iraqi Army soldiers with 7th Iraqi Army Division, 22nd Army Brigade to take over the outpost and to be able to successfully continue operations in the area.

Road signs placed alongside Chicago let drivers know that there is a vehicle checkpoint where they will be searched, May 29, in Karma, Iraq. Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, assisted Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Army conduct vehicle searches during Operation Gravel Dump. The operation was helmed by the Iraqi Security Forces, with Marines watching over them and answering any questions they may have had. (Photo by Cpl. Chadwick deBree) - Road signs placed alongside Chicago let drivers know that there is a vehicle checkpoint where they will be searched, May 29, in Karma, Iraq. Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, assisted Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Army conduct vehicle searches during Operation Gravel Dump. The operation was helmed by the Iraqi Security Forces, with Marines watching over them and answering any questions they may have had. (Photo by Cpl. Chadwick deBree)

RAMADI, Iraq (May 28, 2008) – 1st Lt. David A. Moran (left) recites the oath of office given by Lt. Col. Brett A. Bourne (right) during his promotion ceremony at the site where his brother was hit by an improvised explosive device May 26. “I decided to get promoted at that intersection because that’s where my brother, Daniel, was hit,” David said. “He was on a night patrol with an Army IED sweeping team and while he was on that mission he was hit by a catastrophic IED. In that attack, his driver, his gunner, and his radio operator were killed. My brother and the vehicle commander survived.” (Courtesy photo) - RAMADI, Iraq (May 28, 2008) – 1st Lt. David A. Moran (left) recites the oath of office given by Lt. Col. Brett A. Bourne (right) during his promotion ceremony at the site where his brother was hit by an improvised explosive device May 26. “I decided to get promoted at that intersection because that’s where my brother, Daniel, was hit,” David said. “He was on a night patrol with an Army IED sweeping team and while he was on that mission he was hit by a catastrophic IED. In that attack, his driver, his gunner, and his radio operator were killed. My brother and the vehicle commander survived.” (Courtesy photo)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kinney, a Navy Corpsman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gives an Iraqi Child a shot during a routine patrol. Kinney is assigned to Echo Co. for their seven-month deployment and will return to his parent command, 4th Tank Battalion in Fort Knox, Ky., upon his arrival. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kinney, a Navy Corpsman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gives an Iraqi Child a shot during a routine patrol. Kinney is assigned to Echo Co. for their seven-month deployment and will return to his parent command, 4th Tank Battalion in Fort Knox, Ky., upon his arrival.

Petty Officer 1st Class Boyd W. Lewis, 41, from Willisburg, Ky., who is a religious programs specialist with Regimental Combat Team 5, tunes up his guitar to practice some new songs for the service on Sunday at the Camp Ripper chapel on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 19. Lewis used to be in a 'trailer-park punk' band called Bug Eyed Rachel. He now plays for the protestant praise-and-worship band at Camp Ripper and is planning on starting his own punk Christian band. - Petty Officer 1st Class Boyd W. Lewis, 41, from Willisburg, Ky., who is a religious programs specialist with Regimental Combat Team 5, tunes up his guitar to practice some new songs for the service on Sunday at the Camp Ripper chapel on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 19. Lewis used to be in a 'trailer-park punk' band called Bug Eyed Rachel. He now plays for the protestant praise-and-worship band at Camp Ripper and is planning on starting his own punk Christian band.

Lance Cpl. Ron Nussbaum, a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Golf Company, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, diligently watches over the streets of Husaybah during an escort mission here, May 26. Nussbaum and his fellow Marines stationed at Camp Gannon, Iraq, play a more informative role during operations by disclosing information to Iraqi police and providing support when needed. - Lance Cpl. Ron Nussbaum, a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Golf Company, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, diligently watches over the streets of Husaybah during an escort mission here, May 26. Nussbaum and his fellow Marines stationed at Camp Gannon, Iraq, play a more informative role during operations by disclosing information to Iraqi police and providing support when needed.

Iraqi Police Lt. Khamis Yaseen leads 23 detainees selected to be released from jail into the Haditha Police District building in Haditha, Iraq, May 27. Iraqi policemen were in charge of the event in Haditha for the first time. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 supervised the release. The occasion went without any major problems. - Iraqi Police Lt. Khamis Yaseen leads 23 detainees selected to be released from jail into the Haditha Police District building in Haditha, Iraq, May 27. Iraqi policemen were in charge of the event in Haditha for the first time. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 supervised the release. The occasion went without any major problems.

Lance Cpl. Brennan R. Beall, 22, an administrative clerk with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Many Farms, Ariz., prepares his seven-ton truck at Combat Outpost Haditha, Iraq, May 26. Beall has been serving as a machine gunner for Truck Platoon, 3rd Bn., 4th Marines during the battalionâ??s deployment to Iraq. He has also been used as a driver. Marines with backgrounds in communication, administration and supply have been providing convoy security during re-supply missions. - Lance Cpl. Brennan R. Beall, 22, an administrative clerk with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Many Farms, Ariz., prepares his seven-ton truck at Combat Outpost Haditha, Iraq, May 26. Beall has been serving as a machine gunner for Truck Platoon, 3rd Bn., 4th Marines during the battalionâ??s deployment to Iraq. He has also been used as a driver. Marines with backgrounds in communication, administration and supply have been providing convoy security during re-supply missions.

Col. Patrick Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, presents Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Boyd W. Lewis, 41, a religious program specialist with RCT-5 from Willisburg, Ky., the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during a ceremony Monday at Camp Ripper, Iraq. Lewis' superior performance as a religious program specialist, which entails providing worship services to Marines and sailors through the Al Anbar province, has warranted him this coveted award from the Marine Corps. - Col. Patrick Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, presents Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Boyd W. Lewis, 41, a religious program specialist with RCT-5 from Willisburg, Ky., the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during a ceremony Monday at Camp Ripper, Iraq. Lewis' superior performance as a religious program specialist, which entails providing worship services to Marines and sailors through the Al Anbar province, has warranted him this coveted award from the Marine Corps.