Lance Cpl. Spencer A. Johnson, 20, a data network system technician with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, who is from Jacksonville, N.C., looks through binoculars as he stands watch at Combat Outpost Timberwolf, Iraq, May 10. Marines and sailors with Headquarters Co. make up the provisional rifle platoon at COP Timberwolf. The PRP routinely patrols with the Iraqi Police and aids the local community with supplies and medical attention. - Lance Cpl. Spencer A. Johnson, 20, a data network system technician with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, who is from Jacksonville, N.C., looks through binoculars as he stands watch at Combat Outpost Timberwolf, Iraq, May 10. Marines and sailors with Headquarters Co. make up the provisional rifle platoon at COP Timberwolf. The PRP routinely patrols with the Iraqi Police and aids the local community with supplies and medical attention.

An Iraqi boy happily holds up a sign near Baghdadi, Iraq, Saturday which an older Iraqi boy wrote in English for him on paper that was donated by the Freemont County School District Number One in Wyoming. Select Marines with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5 are conducting operations at Combat Outpost Timberwolf as a provisional rifle platoon. The PRP is made up of non-infantry Marines trained to do a basic rifleman's job. Routinely the Marines here interact with the locals and pass out school supplies to the children to help with the locals needs. - An Iraqi boy happily holds up a sign near Baghdadi, Iraq, Saturday which an older Iraqi boy wrote in English for him on paper that was donated by the Freemont County School District Number One in Wyoming. Select Marines with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5 are conducting operations at Combat Outpost Timberwolf as a provisional rifle platoon. The PRP is made up of non-infantry Marines trained to do a basic rifleman's job. Routinely the Marines here interact with the locals and pass out school supplies to the children to help with the locals needs.

Enjoying plates of Iraqi cuisine, Marines with 2nd Platoon, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 and an Iraqi family eat together during a feast the platoon was invited to attend in Al Anbar province, Iraq, May 13. During the feast, the men and the children gathered with the Marines to enjoy some rice, bread and a variety of meats and vegetables. The Iraqis were sharing their culture with 2nd Platoon, which is considered a high honor in their society. - Enjoying plates of Iraqi cuisine, Marines with 2nd Platoon, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 and an Iraqi family eat together during a feast the platoon was invited to attend in Al Anbar province, Iraq, May 13. During the feast, the men and the children gathered with the Marines to enjoy some rice, bread and a variety of meats and vegetables. The Iraqis were sharing their culture with 2nd Platoon, which is considered a high honor in their society.

Cpl. Robert Silva, 24, a wireman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Los Angeles, transfers a phone call using a switchboard at Combat Outpost Haditha, Iraq, May 9. Data Marines have been doing everything they can to keep the lines of communication up and running for their battalion. Data Marines are responsible for ensuring that internet connections and phone connections are always working. - Cpl. Robert Silva, 24, a wireman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Los Angeles, transfers a phone call using a switchboard at Combat Outpost Haditha, Iraq, May 9. Data Marines have been doing everything they can to keep the lines of communication up and running for their battalion. Data Marines are responsible for ensuring that internet connections and phone connections are always working.

Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Ramirez, 22, a rifleman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Los Angeles, talks into his radio during a security patrol through Haditha, Iraq, May 13. Marines with Company K patrolled through the city with an Iraqi policeman integrated into the patrol. Marines have been doing everything they can to assist Iraqi Police in improving their skills. - Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Ramirez, 22, a rifleman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Los Angeles, talks into his radio during a security patrol through Haditha, Iraq, May 13. Marines with Company K patrolled through the city with an Iraqi policeman integrated into the patrol. Marines have been doing everything they can to assist Iraqi Police in improving their skills.

Cpl. Robert J. Hardesty, a food service specialist with Team Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, places a stuffing ball in a pan before baking a batch for Marines of Team Mustang at Combat Outpost Patton, Iraq, May 8. Two Marines, Hardesty, and Lance Cpl. Thomas L. Jones, a scout with Team Mustang, provide chow twice a day for the Marines of Team Mustang, who conduct patrols in the western Anbar province. - Cpl. Robert J. Hardesty, a food service specialist with Team Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, places a stuffing ball in a pan before baking a batch for Marines of Team Mustang at Combat Outpost Patton, Iraq, May 8. Two Marines, Hardesty, and Lance Cpl. Thomas L. Jones, a scout with Team Mustang, provide chow twice a day for the Marines of Team Mustang, who conduct patrols in the western Anbar province.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason C. Deguzman, 24, a corpsman with Team Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, holds a magazine on his favorite hobby, surfing, at Patrol Base Rio Grande, Iraq, May 10. The corpsman, whom the Marines with 2nd LAR nicknamed "Gus," from Santa Rosa, Calif., joined the Navy in March of 2004 at age of 20. He wanted to become a 'doc' for the experience of medical care and service to Marine infantrymen. Since his first deployment of three, he has been awarded two Bronze Star Awards, one with combat distinguishing device, a Purple Heart Award and a meritorious promotion to his present rank. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason C. Deguzman, 24, a corpsman with Team Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, holds a magazine on his favorite hobby, surfing, at Patrol Base Rio Grande, Iraq, May 10. The corpsman, whom the Marines with 2nd LAR nicknamed "Gus," from Santa Rosa, Calif., joined the Navy in March of 2004 at age of 20. He wanted to become a 'doc' for the experience of medical care and service to Marine infantrymen. Since his first deployment of three, he has been awarded two Bronze Star Awards, one with combat distinguishing device, a Purple Heart Award and a meritorious promotion to his present rank.

The Saloonatics perform for service members aboard Camp Fallujah, May 9, as part of a tour of military installations in Iraq and Kuwait. The band hails from Southern California and covers songs ranging from Ted Nugent and Rush to 3 Doors Down and Blink 182. - The Saloonatics perform for service members aboard Camp Fallujah, May 9, as part of a tour of military installations in Iraq and Kuwait. The band hails from Southern California and covers songs ranging from Ted Nugent and Rush to 3 Doors Down and Blink 182.

Dog tags with the name of Army Pfc. Aaron Ward hang on a memorial in honor of the soldier who was killed May 6 while on a combat patrol in western Anbar province, Iraq. A memorial service for the fallen soldier was held at the chapel on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Friday. Ward, 19, was a military policeman with 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, which is attached to Regimental Combat Team 5. - Dog tags with the name of Army Pfc. Aaron Ward hang on a memorial in honor of the soldier who was killed May 6 while on a combat patrol in western Anbar province, Iraq. A memorial service for the fallen soldier was held at the chapel on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Friday. Ward, 19, was a military policeman with 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, which is attached to Regimental Combat Team 5.

Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzalez, team chief, holds the punching pads as Cpl. Brendan A. Ryan, a civil affairs Marine, practices punching during a sandstorm in Hit, Iraq, May 6. Both Marines are assigned to Civil Affairs Team 3, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. Some of the Marines with CA Team 3 are using their deployment as a way to get into the best shape they can and are posting photographs of their improvements on a Web site so their families can see their progress. - Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzalez, team chief, holds the punching pads as Cpl. Brendan A. Ryan, a civil affairs Marine, practices punching during a sandstorm in Hit, Iraq, May 6. Both Marines are assigned to Civil Affairs Team 3, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. Some of the Marines with CA Team 3 are using their deployment as a way to get into the best shape they can and are posting photographs of their improvements on a Web site so their families can see their progress.