Cpl. Taylor Marple (back), 21, a shop chief, helps Lance Cpl. Dustin O. Davis, a floor chief, torque a wrench beneath the axles of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27. Both Marines are with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. The Motor-T Marines work on everything from HMMWVs to trucks to the Marine Corpsâ?? newest Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Taylor Marple (back), 21, a shop chief, helps Lance Cpl. Dustin O. Davis, a floor chief, torque a wrench beneath the axles of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27. Both Marines are with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. The Motor-T Marines work on everything from HMMWVs to trucks to the Marine Corpsâ?? newest Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.::r::::n::

KHALIDYAH, Iraq (September 29, 2008) – Marines with Civil Affairs Team 4, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, in direct support of Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, walk through the new Khalidyah Government Center Sept. 29, during a final inspection before its grand opening. Erected from the ground up over the last four months, the government center extends three stories high as a symbol of achievement in the community. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - KHALIDYAH, Iraq (September 29, 2008) – Marines with Civil Affairs Team 4, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, in direct support of Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, walk through the new Khalidyah Government Center Sept. 29, during a final inspection before its grand opening. Erected from the ground up over the last four months, the government center extends three stories high as a symbol of achievement in the community. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)

KHALIDYAH, Iraq – A Marine from 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Civil Affairs, Detachment 3, Team 4 with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, inspects construction progress of the Khalidyah Courthouse, Sept 29. When completed the court house will provide offices and a courtroom for the Habbaniyah judiciary. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - KHALIDYAH, Iraq – A Marine from 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Civil Affairs, Detachment 3, Team 4 with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, inspects construction progress of the Khalidyah Courthouse, Sept 29. When completed the court house will provide offices and a courtroom for the Habbaniyah judiciary. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)

Sgt. Jonathan J. Gray, 28, acting platoon sergeant and tank commander with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, checks his M2 .50 caliber machinegun as he finishes prepping his tank for another mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Checking over his tank and taking care of his other crew members are just a few of the responsibilities held by Gray as a tank commander. When his reserve unit was preparing to deploy to Iraq, Gray found out they were in need of some key personnel, so he decided to extend for the deployment. ::r::::n:: - Sgt. Jonathan J. Gray, 28, acting platoon sergeant and tank commander with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, checks his M2 .50 caliber machinegun as he finishes prepping his tank for another mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Checking over his tank and taking care of his other crew members are just a few of the responsibilities held by Gray as a tank commander. When his reserve unit was preparing to deploy to Iraq, Gray found out they were in need of some key personnel, so he decided to extend for the deployment. ::r::::n::

Lance Cpl. Manuel E. Cuello, an armory custodian with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, looks down the barrel of his rifle for obstructions at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28. Several infantry Marines from the company will perform mission-critical duties including gathering intelligence, maintaining the armory and distributing mail.::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Manuel E. Cuello, an armory custodian with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, looks down the barrel of his rifle for obstructions at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28. Several infantry Marines from the company will perform mission-critical duties including gathering intelligence, maintaining the armory and distributing mail.::r::::n::

An Iraqi laborer lays the base coat of paint in the meat storage room of a meat processing facility in Rutbah, Iraq, Sept. 28. The project was facilitated with the help of Civil Affairs Team 4, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and will provide many jobs in the town. ::r::::n:: - An Iraqi laborer lays the base coat of paint in the meat storage room of a meat processing facility in Rutbah, Iraq, Sept. 28. The project was facilitated with the help of Civil Affairs Team 4, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and will provide many jobs in the town. ::r::::n::

KARMAH, Iraq-An Iraqi man holds his drowning child in Karmah, Iraq, Sept. 28. Navy Chief Roger Buck, a 34-year-old battalion medical chief from Niceville, Fla., with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, saw the limp child cradled in his fatherâ??s arms and immediately began administering CPR on the drown victim, saving his life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Geoffrey T. Campbell/Released) - KARMAH, Iraq-An Iraqi man holds his drowning child in Karmah, Iraq, Sept. 28. Navy Chief Roger Buck, a 34-year-old battalion medical chief from Niceville, Fla., with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, saw the limp child cradled in his fatherâ??s arms and immediately began administering CPR on the drown victim, saving his life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Geoffrey T. Campbell/Released)

Army Sgt. Shane M. White, an information systems specialist with 4th Psychological Operations Group, and 1stSgt. Joseph C. Gray, company first sergeant, Team Tank, Regimental Combat Team 1, visit at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 25. Gray is White's father, and the men were seeing each other for the first time in more than a year. - Army Sgt. Shane M. White, an information systems specialist with 4th Psychological Operations Group, and 1stSgt. Joseph C. Gray, company first sergeant, Team Tank, Regimental Combat Team 1, visit at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 25. Gray is White's father, and the men were seeing each other for the first time in more than a year.

Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 unload boxes of food onto an Iraqi Police vehicle Sept. 24 for distribution to economically disadvantaged families in Rutbah, a town in Iraq's western al-Anbar Province. Navy Lt. Ray Rivers, the chaplain with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-5, created "Operation Widow" in June to provide weekly food parcels to the town's neediest residents. ::r::::n:: ::r::::n:: - Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 unload boxes of food onto an Iraqi Police vehicle Sept. 24 for distribution to economically disadvantaged families in Rutbah, a town in Iraq's western al-Anbar Province. Navy Lt. Ray Rivers, the chaplain with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-5, created "Operation Widow" in June to provide weekly food parcels to the town's neediest residents. ::r::::n:: ::r::::n::

Navy Lt. Chris Beale (left), a dental surgeon in training, and Seaman Brian Wolf, a hospitalman, both with 2nd Combat Logistics Battalion, work together on a patient at the new dental facility on Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 24. The facility has served more than 140 patients since it opened Sept. 3. - Navy Lt. Chris Beale (left), a dental surgeon in training, and Seaman Brian Wolf, a hospitalman, both with 2nd Combat Logistics Battalion, work together on a patient at the new dental facility on Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 24. The facility has served more than 140 patients since it opened Sept. 3.