1st Lt. Brendan Mahoney, platoon commander, 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, looks on as Iraqi Police take a swim in the canal July 31, in Lahib, Iraq. The Island Warriors helped reopen a water pump, which will pump clean water to the people of Lahib for their fields and livestock. - 1st Lt. Brendan Mahoney, platoon commander, 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, looks on as Iraqi Police take a swim in the canal July 31, in Lahib, Iraq. The Island Warriors helped reopen a water pump, which will pump clean water to the people of Lahib for their fields and livestock.

An Afghan National Police Recruit, trainied by 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practices the prone position with an AMD-65 at Lashkar Gah on June 3. - An Afghan National Police Recruit, trainied by 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practices the prone position with an AMD-65 at Lashkar Gah on June 3.

RAMADI, Iraq (July 23, 2008) - An Iraqi boy participates in the Ramadi Youth Conference at the South Ramadi Indoor Olympic Gym July 23. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED) - RAMADI, Iraq (July 23, 2008) - An Iraqi boy participates in the Ramadi Youth Conference at the South Ramadi Indoor Olympic Gym July 23. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

2nd Lt. Nathan P. Phan, the platoon commander for 3rd Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, speaks with Col. Khamis, the Sabbatine Battalion commanding officer, during a meeting July 14. - 2nd Lt. Nathan P. Phan, the platoon commander for 3rd Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, speaks with Col. Khamis, the Sabbatine Battalion commanding officer, during a meeting July 14.

Marines with Company C, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, search for improvised explosive devices in the streets of Karma, Iraq, during a night operation July 23. Engineers use mine resistant vehicles called “Buffalos” to search out roads for IEDs. - Marines with Company C, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, search for improvised explosive devices in the streets of Karma, Iraq, during a night operation July 23. Engineers use mine resistant vehicles called “Buffalos” to search out roads for IEDs.

Sheik Rabia Abd Suliman al-Jumaili observes an appointment letter with 1st Lt. Hussein Yaghnam, platoon commander, 2nd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, before inaugurating Amar Abdullah Husain al-Jumaili as a sheik in the Sitcher, Iraq area July 24. - Sheik Rabia Abd Suliman al-Jumaili observes an appointment letter with 1st Lt. Hussein Yaghnam, platoon commander, 2nd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, before inaugurating Amar Abdullah Husain al-Jumaili as a sheik in the Sitcher, Iraq area July 24.