A citizen of Ramadi points out structural damage on the roof of a boys and girls school to Staff Sgt. Earl Lucas, a platoon sergeant with Regimental Combat Team 1, June 18. Repairing the schools in Ramadi has been a key effort in the rebuilding stage. A number of schools in the city are in need of renovations due to structural damage and leaky roofs. "(Repairing the schools is essential because) it's a school, it's their future," said Cpl. Chris Sarlo, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Weapons Company. "The children coming up now grew up around violence and fighting. Now that the fighting is over with, we need to focus on their education and hopefully make everything better in the region." - A citizen of Ramadi points out structural damage on the roof of a boys and girls school to Staff Sgt. Earl Lucas, a platoon sergeant with Regimental Combat Team 1, June 18. Repairing the schools in Ramadi has been a key effort in the rebuilding stage. A number of schools in the city are in need of renovations due to structural damage and leaky roofs. "(Repairing the schools is essential because) it's a school, it's their future," said Cpl. Chris Sarlo, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Weapons Company. "The children coming up now grew up around violence and fighting. Now that the fighting is over with, we need to focus on their education and hopefully make everything better in the region."

Petty Officer 3rd class Justen C. Adams, a corpsman with Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes pictures of the damage to the outside of the post office in Rawah, Iraq, May 29. CA Team 5 did a project assessment to determine what repairs need to be done to make the post office functional again. The compound with the post office also includes a phone center which, once the facilities are updated, will provide the city with constant phone service. The contract was signed June 19 and the project is expected to be finished sometime in August.::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd class Justen C. Adams, a corpsman with Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes pictures of the damage to the outside of the post office in Rawah, Iraq, May 29. CA Team 5 did a project assessment to determine what repairs need to be done to make the post office functional again. The compound with the post office also includes a phone center which, once the facilities are updated, will provide the city with constant phone service. The contract was signed June 19 and the project is expected to be finished sometime in August.::r::::n::

FALLUJAH, Iraq â?? Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines detach from Joint Security Station Khadairy in the northern district of Fallujah, June 18. The movement means the building is now solely an Iraqi Police station and the transition of security is relinquished to IPs who must keep the security strong in Fallujah. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle) (RELEASED) - FALLUJAH, Iraq â?? Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines detach from Joint Security Station Khadairy in the northern district of Fallujah, June 18. The movement means the building is now solely an Iraqi Police station and the transition of security is relinquished to IPs who must keep the security strong in Fallujah. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle) (RELEASED)

Lance Cpl. Nick Folse (left), an intelligence analyst with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment poses for a photo with local Iraqi children while Cpl. Marco Vallejo passes out school supplies to the kids. School supplies were donated by teachers and students of the Oswego, Ill., Public School District #308 to give to the children.::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Nick Folse (left), an intelligence analyst with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment poses for a photo with local Iraqi children while Cpl. Marco Vallejo passes out school supplies to the kids. School supplies were donated by teachers and students of the Oswego, Ill., Public School District #308 to give to the children.::r::::n::

Cpl. Michael Robinson, a 22-year-old motor transport operator from Glenmore, Pa., with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, directs a heavy equipment operator towards a concrete barrier in Ramadi, June 18. Marines with 2nd CEB are doing their part to help clean up the streets and return a sense of normalcy to the people of Ramadi by removing any unnecessary materials resembling signs of war throughout the city. - Cpl. Michael Robinson, a 22-year-old motor transport operator from Glenmore, Pa., with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, directs a heavy equipment operator towards a concrete barrier in Ramadi, June 18. Marines with 2nd CEB are doing their part to help clean up the streets and return a sense of normalcy to the people of Ramadi by removing any unnecessary materials resembling signs of war throughout the city.

Cpl. Andrew E. Nelson, 21, a personnel clerk with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a picture of his main goal, becoming a drill instructor, at Cam Korean Village, Iraq, June 15. Born in Philadelphia, Nelson overcame odds and struggling times to turn his life around. - Cpl. Andrew E. Nelson, 21, a personnel clerk with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a picture of his main goal, becoming a drill instructor, at Cam Korean Village, Iraq, June 15. Born in Philadelphia, Nelson overcame odds and struggling times to turn his life around.

Cpl. Chris Faherty, a team leader with Golf Co., 2nd Bn., 24th Marines, walks over a small walkway clearing a small canal during a patrol. The Marines routinely patrol the area to allow the local populous to feel a sense of security from their presence. - Cpl. Chris Faherty, a team leader with Golf Co., 2nd Bn., 24th Marines, walks over a small walkway clearing a small canal during a patrol. The Marines routinely patrol the area to allow the local populous to feel a sense of security from their presence.

Route Clearance Platoon, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, travels down one of the many roads that fall under RCT-5's area of operations western Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 12. Route Clearance Platoon travels throughout the province to find and clear improvised explosive devices in order to make the roadways safer for Coalition forces and the Iraqi people. The platoon also aids the infantry battalions with patrols and escort convoys as they travel the roads of Iraq. - Route Clearance Platoon, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, travels down one of the many roads that fall under RCT-5's area of operations western Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 12. Route Clearance Platoon travels throughout the province to find and clear improvised explosive devices in order to make the roadways safer for Coalition forces and the Iraqi people. The platoon also aids the infantry battalions with patrols and escort convoys as they travel the roads of Iraq.

Inspecting the progress of a new phone and internet center, Cpl. Jasques P. Duplantis, 24, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, ensures the work is correct before moving on to the next phase of building at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 14. The new center is scheduled to open at the end of June and will provide the Marines and other service members aboard the camp with more than 16 computers and 10 phones to use. - Inspecting the progress of a new phone and internet center, Cpl. Jasques P. Duplantis, 24, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, ensures the work is correct before moving on to the next phase of building at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 14. The new center is scheduled to open at the end of June and will provide the Marines and other service members aboard the camp with more than 16 computers and 10 phones to use.

Basima Zalaan, 7, sits with her father, Zalaan Mohsin Rafea, during a visit from Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, at Zalaanâ??s home in Haditha, Iraq, June 12. Basima was the third child in the area to travel out of Iraq to receive surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. Basimaâ??s case was different from the other two because instead of traveling to the United States, she flew to Jordan for the surgery. Basima is recovering well and hopes to someday be a doctor. - Basima Zalaan, 7, sits with her father, Zalaan Mohsin Rafea, during a visit from Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, at Zalaanâ??s home in Haditha, Iraq, June 12. Basima was the third child in the area to travel out of Iraq to receive surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. Basimaâ??s case was different from the other two because instead of traveling to the United States, she flew to Jordan for the surgery. Basima is recovering well and hopes to someday be a doctor.