Lance Cpl. Christopher E. Ford, a scout with Delta Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd LAR Bn., Regimental Combat Team 5, holds a min-American flag and a stainless steel cross that he carries on every patrol for good luck at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 7. Ford, 30, from Bronx, N.Y., volunteered to take time away from his normal job, a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, to be a Marine infantryman fighting on the front lines. Ford can now be found conducting patrols through western Al Anbar province, Iraq. - Lance Cpl. Christopher E. Ford, a scout with Delta Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd LAR Bn., Regimental Combat Team 5, holds a min-American flag and a stainless steel cross that he carries on every patrol for good luck at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 7. Ford, 30, from Bronx, N.Y., volunteered to take time away from his normal job, a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, to be a Marine infantryman fighting on the front lines. Ford can now be found conducting patrols through western Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Marines and soldiers conduct house-to-house pulse patrols, which build rapport and figuratively keep a finger on the pulse of the people. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. - Marines and soldiers conduct house-to-house pulse patrols, which build rapport and figuratively keep a finger on the pulse of the people. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1.
Lance Cpl. Michael W. Lund, a combat engineer with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, searches around a bunker with a metal detector looking for weapons caches May 30. The Marines were given intelligence about a weapons cache located in a bunker near the area. Although the did not find the specific bunker, they did find a small underground bunker that could have been used to store weapons in the future. - Lance Cpl. Michael W. Lund, a combat engineer with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, searches around a bunker with a metal detector looking for weapons caches May 30. The Marines were given intelligence about a weapons cache located in a bunker near the area. Although the did not find the specific bunker, they did find a small underground bunker that could have been used to store weapons in the future.
Popping out of the driver's seat of a light armored vehicle, Laura Jenkins, 23, a cheerleader with the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading squad, learns about the LAV from Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, during a visit at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 6. The Poughkeepsie, N.Y., native, along with four other cheerleaders from the squad, visited the troops to show their appreciation for the work and sacrifice they've made. - Popping out of the driver's seat of a light armored vehicle, Laura Jenkins, 23, a cheerleader with the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading squad, learns about the LAV from Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, during a visit at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 6. The Poughkeepsie, N.Y., native, along with four other cheerleaders from the squad, visited the troops to show their appreciation for the work and sacrifice they've made.
Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders arrive at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq, on a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter to sign autographs and meet the Marines and sailors of Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, June 6. The cheerleaders volunteered to go out and show support for deployed troops by putting on performances and visiting bases in Kuwait and Iraq. - Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders arrive at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq, on a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter to sign autographs and meet the Marines and sailors of Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, June 6. The cheerleaders volunteered to go out and show support for deployed troops by putting on performances and visiting bases in Kuwait and Iraq.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles Major, infantry weapons officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 assists a shooter during range training with the Sisters of Ameriyah/Ferris June 4. The program trains women in Iraq to work alongside their male counterparts, the Iraqi Police, at entry control points through Anbar. - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles Major, infantry weapons officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 assists a shooter during range training with the Sisters of Ameriyah/Ferris June 4. The program trains women in Iraq to work alongside their male counterparts, the Iraqi Police, at entry control points through Anbar.
Cmdr. Paul J. Shaughnessy, a Catholic priest with Regimental Combat Team, who is from Worcester, Mass, conducts a Catholic mass June 5 at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq. As the only Catholic priest serving with RCT-5, Shaughnessy travels throughout the regiments area of operations and speaks with Catholics and service members of various faiths about any issues they may have. - Cmdr. Paul J. Shaughnessy, a Catholic priest with Regimental Combat Team, who is from Worcester, Mass, conducts a Catholic mass June 5 at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq. As the only Catholic priest serving with RCT-5, Shaughnessy travels throughout the regiments area of operations and speaks with Catholics and service members of various faiths about any issues they may have.
Village members of Fuhaylat gather to collect food bags here, June 4. Coalition Forces came to assist neighboring villagers in the area and build a relationship with the people. - Village members of Fuhaylat gather to collect food bags here, June 4. Coalition Forces came to assist neighboring villagers in the area and build a relationship with the people.
Sgt. Patrick J. Vanostran, a heavy equipment operator from Grantsborow, N.C., with Company C, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, operates an armored earthmover during a maintainence run of equipment at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, June 3. Vanostran, who just a year ago was a supervisor for a battery factory, is now deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom due to an involuntary recall of inactive Marines through the Individual Ready Reserve. - Sgt. Patrick J. Vanostran, a heavy equipment operator from Grantsborow, N.C., with Company C, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, operates an armored earthmover during a maintainence run of equipment at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, June 3. Vanostran, who just a year ago was a supervisor for a battery factory, is now deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom due to an involuntary recall of inactive Marines through the Individual Ready Reserve.