KARMAH, Iraq- An Iraqi doctor treats and medicates a local boy during a combined medical engagement in the West Karmah region Sept. 15. Weapons Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, held the CME to demonstrate the level of self-sufficiency the Iraqi medical system is capable of. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis) - KARMAH, Iraq- An Iraqi doctor treats and medicates a local boy during a combined medical engagement in the West Karmah region Sept. 15. Weapons Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, held the CME to demonstrate the level of self-sufficiency the Iraqi medical system is capable of. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis)
CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (September 15, 2008) – Lance Cpl. Sean Lindsay (left), and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Michael, mechanics with Motor Transport Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd marine Regiment, regimental Combat Team 1, repair a towing mechanism Sept. 15. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (September 15, 2008) – Lance Cpl. Sean Lindsay (left), and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Michael, mechanics with Motor Transport Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd marine Regiment, regimental Combat Team 1, repair a towing mechanism Sept. 15. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
Reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., board a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft in Kuwait bound for Iraq on Sept. 7. The battalion's expected tour of duty is seven months.::r::::n:: - Reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., board a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft in Kuwait bound for Iraq on Sept. 7. The battalion's expected tour of duty is seven months.::r::::n::
Lance Cpl. Steve Smith, supply clerk with Regimental Combat Team 5 and a member of Provincial Rifle Platoon 3, learns how to disassemble and reassemble a M240G machine gun Sept. 3 at Camp Ripper, Iraq. The majority of PRP-3 is comprised of Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties who will soon be serving on a mission involving security in western al-Anbar province. - Lance Cpl. Steve Smith, supply clerk with Regimental Combat Team 5 and a member of Provincial Rifle Platoon 3, learns how to disassemble and reassemble a M240G machine gun Sept. 3 at Camp Ripper, Iraq. The majority of PRP-3 is comprised of Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties who will soon be serving on a mission involving security in western al-Anbar province.
Cpl. Stephen A. Miller, 21, a mechanic from Grand Forks, N.D., with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, adjusts a rear differential while performing preventative maintenance on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Sept. 12. The mechanics have been working long hours to support over 350 vehicles in the battalion and other units in the area.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Stephen A. Miller, 21, a mechanic from Grand Forks, N.D., with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, adjusts a rear differential while performing preventative maintenance on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Sept. 12. The mechanics have been working long hours to support over 350 vehicles in the battalion and other units in the area.::r::::n::
Cpl. Brent J. Thibodeaux (right), 21, a gunner from Kaplan, La., and Lance Cpl. Robert C. Lenfesty, 22, an ammunition specialist from Seattle, both with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepare to fire a high-explosive mortar round during a shoot in western al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 14. The Marines fired for approximately eight hours to ensure each company within the battalion had established their standard operating procedures for mortarmen.::r::::n:: - Cpl. Brent J. Thibodeaux (right), 21, a gunner from Kaplan, La., and Lance Cpl. Robert C. Lenfesty, 22, an ammunition specialist from Seattle, both with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepare to fire a high-explosive mortar round during a shoot in western al-Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 14. The Marines fired for approximately eight hours to ensure each company within the battalion had established their standard operating procedures for mortarmen.::r::::n::
CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (September 13, 2008) – Sgt. Alberto Andino, the battalion maintenance management chief with Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, executes a wrist lock on Pvt. Chad Reep, the battalion maintenance management clerk Sept. 12. Marines are participating in an accelerated and focused course designed to increase their aptitude for MCMAP by two belts in a matter of weeks. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) - CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq (September 13, 2008) – Sgt. Alberto Andino, the battalion maintenance management chief with Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, executes a wrist lock on Pvt. Chad Reep, the battalion maintenance management clerk Sept. 12. Marines are participating in an accelerated and focused course designed to increase their aptitude for MCMAP by two belts in a matter of weeks. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt)
Cpl. Brandon J. Frazer searches in the province's west for traces of insurgent activity during an area sweep Sept. 7 by 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. Frazer, 21, is a scout team leader from Kissimmee, Fla., serving with Alpha Company, 2nd LAR Bn. - Cpl. Brandon J. Frazer searches in the province's west for traces of insurgent activity during an area sweep Sept. 7 by 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. Frazer, 21, is a scout team leader from Kissimmee, Fla., serving with Alpha Company, 2nd LAR Bn.
FALLUJAH, Iraq (Sept. 11, 2008) – 1st Lt. Joseph Berg, platoon commander, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines talks to Major Abdullah Khalil Jabbar, Iraqi Police chief in the Jolan District of Fallujah here, Sept. 10. Operating independently for about a month now, the Iraqi Police (IP) in the Jolan District of Fallujah are successfully meeting the challenge to stand on their own as a police force. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle) (RELEASED) - FALLUJAH, Iraq (Sept. 11, 2008) – 1st Lt. Joseph Berg, platoon commander, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines talks to Major Abdullah Khalil Jabbar, Iraqi Police chief in the Jolan District of Fallujah here, Sept. 10. Operating independently for about a month now, the Iraqi Police (IP) in the Jolan District of Fallujah are successfully meeting the challenge to stand on their own as a police force. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle) (RELEASED)
Sgt. Cody Morgan, 24, from Tombstone, Ariz., who is an infantry Marine with Mobile Assault Platoon, Regimental Combat Team 5, posts security as vehicles approach the vehicle checkpoints on a highway in al-Anbar province, Iraq, Aug. 15. The Marines with the platoon, known as Grizzly Mobile , usually run escort missions for command staff within Regimental Combat Team 5. However, the platoon recently assisted 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-5 in desert operations that included vehicle checkpoints, patrols and census gathering.::r::::n:: - Sgt. Cody Morgan, 24, from Tombstone, Ariz., who is an infantry Marine with Mobile Assault Platoon, Regimental Combat Team 5, posts security as vehicles approach the vehicle checkpoints on a highway in al-Anbar province, Iraq, Aug. 15. The Marines with the platoon, known as Grizzly Mobile , usually run escort missions for command staff within Regimental Combat Team 5. However, the platoon recently assisted 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-5 in desert operations that included vehicle checkpoints, patrols and census gathering.::r::::n::