Navy Lt. Michael W. Pruitt, a surgeon with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, inspects the ear of Razzi Abbu Ali, 35, a resident of Nathara, Iraq, during a medical support operation for the people in the village June 12. Pruitt, 32, from Jacksonville, N.C., was one of many medical specialists to participate in the mission to provide the residents water, medical diagnosis and treatment. - Navy Lt. Michael W. Pruitt, a surgeon with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, inspects the ear of Razzi Abbu Ali, 35, a resident of Nathara, Iraq, during a medical support operation for the people in the village June 12. Pruitt, 32, from Jacksonville, N.C., was one of many medical specialists to participate in the mission to provide the residents water, medical diagnosis and treatment.

(May 26, 2008) â?? Iraqi contractors install telecommunications lines in the city of Fallujah, May 26. Civil Affairs Teams augmented with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-1are continuously working with Fallujah City Council members, local tribal leaders and local nationals to carry out projects in an effort to improve the cityâ??s infrastructure. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Gaines) (RELEASED) - (May 26, 2008) â?? Iraqi contractors install telecommunications lines in the city of Fallujah, May 26. Civil Affairs Teams augmented with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-1are continuously working with Fallujah City Council members, local tribal leaders and local nationals to carry out projects in an effort to improve the cityâ??s infrastructure. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Gaines) (RELEASED)

Gunnery Sgt. Gary M. Gonzalez, 39, from Alhambra Calif., who is the civil affairs staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with a contractor and an engineer in the city of Anah, Iraq, May 29, about a project for the city. Gonzalez has been doing civil affairs work since 1994 and this is his second time to work in the Anah area. - Gunnery Sgt. Gary M. Gonzalez, 39, from Alhambra Calif., who is the civil affairs staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with a contractor and an engineer in the city of Anah, Iraq, May 29, about a project for the city. Gonzalez has been doing civil affairs work since 1994 and this is his second time to work in the Anah area.

Providing security during a patrol, Lance Cpl. Sergio A. Flores-Reyes, 20, a scout from San Juan, Texas, with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches the streets of Rutbah, Iraq, June 11. The platoon visits the city weekly to converse with the people and to escort key personnel. - Providing security during a patrol, Lance Cpl. Sergio A. Flores-Reyes, 20, a scout from San Juan, Texas, with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches the streets of Rutbah, Iraq, June 11. The platoon visits the city weekly to converse with the people and to escort key personnel.

One of two operating rooms at Husaybah Hospital remains empty for the moment, June 11. Dr. Muhammad Salem, a member of the hospital staff said, â??We perform roughly two-hundred surgeries a month.â?? Medical officers deployed with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, visited the hospital in order to assess hospitalâ??s need for supplies and to provide any information that may help the staff.::r::::n:: - One of two operating rooms at Husaybah Hospital remains empty for the moment, June 11. Dr. Muhammad Salem, a member of the hospital staff said, â??We perform roughly two-hundred surgeries a month.â?? Medical officers deployed with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, visited the hospital in order to assess hospitalâ??s need for supplies and to provide any information that may help the staff.::r::::n::

RAMADI, Iraq (June 11, 2008) – Lt. Col. Brett A. Bourne (center) stops to interact with the locals during a foot patrol through the Ramadi market June 9. The Marines and Iraqi police receive a positive response from the locals every time they patrol through the burgeoning market. “The souk is usually pretty busy, a lot of hustle and bustle,” said Chris Sarlo, an anti-tank missleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. “For the most part the people are really friendly, if you say hello to them they’ll smile and say hello back. The area is 100 percent better than what it used to be.” (Official U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED) - RAMADI, Iraq (June 11, 2008) – Lt. Col. Brett A. Bourne (center) stops to interact with the locals during a foot patrol through the Ramadi market June 9. The Marines and Iraqi police receive a positive response from the locals every time they patrol through the burgeoning market. “The souk is usually pretty busy, a lot of hustle and bustle,” said Chris Sarlo, an anti-tank missleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. “For the most part the people are really friendly, if you say hello to them they’ll smile and say hello back. The area is 100 percent better than what it used to be.” (Official U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

Hachem Aftan Alsherji, who works for the Al Batra'a company watches as Cpl. John C. Trevino, the disbursing noncommissioned officer in charge, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group, for Combat Outpost Rawah, counts out one of the stacks of Iraqi money as 1st Lt. Daniel M. Thomas, the team leader for Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches June 10. Hachem received payment for the contract work he and his company have completed on the bank and courthouse in the city of Rawah. The courthouse and bank are being refurbished before being turned back over to the local government. The buildings were previously used as posts by Coalition forces. - Hachem Aftan Alsherji, who works for the Al Batra'a company watches as Cpl. John C. Trevino, the disbursing noncommissioned officer in charge, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group, for Combat Outpost Rawah, counts out one of the stacks of Iraqi money as 1st Lt. Daniel M. Thomas, the team leader for Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, watches June 10. Hachem received payment for the contract work he and his company have completed on the bank and courthouse in the city of Rawah. The courthouse and bank are being refurbished before being turned back over to the local government. The buildings were previously used as posts by Coalition forces.

Col. Patrick Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, uses an empty glass of chai tea to compare the similarities of making chai tea and operating a Joint Communication Center during a JCC course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, June 10. Malay explained that the tea or water by themselves do not make chai tea, its only when all the ingredients are mixed together that a cup of chai tea is made. Similarly, a JCC is only functional when all the parts work together. Iraqi Security Force personnel attended the two-day course so that they can go back to their districts and teach JCC operations to their fellow ISF personnel. - Col. Patrick Malay, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 5, uses an empty glass of chai tea to compare the similarities of making chai tea and operating a Joint Communication Center during a JCC course at Camp Ripper, Iraq, June 10. Malay explained that the tea or water by themselves do not make chai tea, its only when all the ingredients are mixed together that a cup of chai tea is made. Similarly, a JCC is only functional when all the parts work together. Iraqi Security Force personnel attended the two-day course so that they can go back to their districts and teach JCC operations to their fellow ISF personnel.