COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, (JULY 24, 2007) – A Marine with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands guard in the turret of a light armored vehicle as the day comes to a close during ‘Operation Mawtini.’ The battalion is part of the regimental-wide operation which kicked off July 15, 2007. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Marines with Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with military occupational specialty monitors on July 16, 2007. The monitors visited Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, and a dozen other bases and outposts during their ‘road show’ tour through Iraq. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

Cpl. Andrew S. Moore finishes setting up the Biometrics Automated Toolset in an Iraqi Police precinct in the city of Fallujah on July 19. One of the largest key assets in this Fallujah-based operation, taking a backseat to the international cooperation between Marines and their Iraqi counterparts, is the BATS. U.S. forces are now using the BATS, which was initially fielded to identify people brought to military detention centers. Over time, however, the BATS has become a valuable and widely applied system database used everyday by many units throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment is one such unit that has emplaced the system into their operational mission in the city and surrounding areas. Moore is the assistant data chief with 2/6. - Cpl. Andrew S. Moore finishes setting up the Biometrics Automated Toolset in an Iraqi Police precinct in the city of Fallujah on July 19. One of the largest key assets in this Fallujah-based operation, taking a backseat to the international cooperation between Marines and their Iraqi counterparts, is the BATS. U.S. forces are now using the BATS, which was initially fielded to identify people brought to military detention centers. Over time, however, the BATS has become a valuable and widely applied system database used everyday by many units throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment is one such unit that has emplaced the system into their operational mission in the city and surrounding areas. Moore is the assistant data chief with 2/6.

Cpl. Andrew S. Moore finishes setting up the Biometrics Automated Toolset in an Iraqi Police precinct in the city of Fallujah on July 19. One of the largest key assets in this Fallujah-based operation, taking a backseat to the international cooperation between Marines and their Iraqi counterparts, is the BATS. U.S. forces are now using the BATS, which was initially fielded to identify people brought to military detention centers. Over time, however, the BATS has become a valuable and widely applied system database used everyday by many units throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment is one such unit that has emplaced the system into their operational mission in the city and surrounding areas. Moore is the assistant data chief with 2/6. - Cpl. Andrew S. Moore finishes setting up the Biometrics Automated Toolset in an Iraqi Police precinct in the city of Fallujah on July 19. One of the largest key assets in this Fallujah-based operation, taking a backseat to the international cooperation between Marines and their Iraqi counterparts, is the BATS. U.S. forces are now using the BATS, which was initially fielded to identify people brought to military detention centers. Over time, however, the BATS has become a valuable and widely applied system database used everyday by many units throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment is one such unit that has emplaced the system into their operational mission in the city and surrounding areas. Moore is the assistant data chief with 2/6.