Sergeant Alejandro Castellano, the utilities maintenance chief for 1st Civil Engineering Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, proudly displays a mixture of sushi he created for Marines within his unit. Castellano enjoys cooking for his Marines saying, "It's a morale booster." (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric C. Schwartz) - Sergeant Alejandro Castellano, the utilities maintenance chief for 1st Civil Engineering Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, proudly displays a mixture of sushi he created for Marines within his unit. Castellano enjoys cooking for his Marines saying, "It's a morale booster." (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric C. Schwartz)
Capt. Justin Martell (front, left), the battalion judge advocate for 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, and an Iraqi police officer make their way on a foot patrol to the courthouse in Rutbah, Iraq, Feb. 5. For the past several months, Martell met almost weekly with an Iraqi judge to help successfully coordinate efforts of Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces in apprehending and prosecuting those suspected of insurgent activity. (Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg) - Capt. Justin Martell (front, left), the battalion judge advocate for 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, and an Iraqi police officer make their way on a foot patrol to the courthouse in Rutbah, Iraq, Feb. 5. For the past several months, Martell met almost weekly with an Iraqi judge to help successfully coordinate efforts of Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces in apprehending and prosecuting those suspected of insurgent activity. (Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg)
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire the M777A2 lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon during a five-day battalion-sized training operation here, Feb. 2 - 6. One of the highlights for the Marines during the training was re-familiarizing themselves with the M777A2 and blasting off live rounds. - Marines from 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire the M777A2 lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon during a five-day battalion-sized training operation here, Feb. 2 - 6. One of the highlights for the Marines during the training was re-familiarizing themselves with the M777A2 and blasting off live rounds.
Lance Cpl. Bryan Vasquez, a 21-year-old from Orange County, Calif., and a reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stands proudly in front his photograph inside the 2nd Recon Bn. headquarters Feb. 2. Vasquez recently won the Division Marine of the Quarter award. Vasquez said he was surprised to be nominated for the award and was honored to actually win. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED) - Lance Cpl. Bryan Vasquez, a 21-year-old from Orange County, Calif., and a reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stands proudly in front his photograph inside the 2nd Recon Bn. headquarters Feb. 2. Vasquez recently won the Division Marine of the Quarter award. Vasquez said he was surprised to be nominated for the award and was honored to actually win. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)
Lance Cpl. Sam Genovese, a 24-year-old Reserve Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, enjoys his first ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter over Iraq’s al-Anbar desert Jan. 22. Genovese, a Plymouth, Mass., native, is serving as an operations clerk in the battalion’s command operations center. Minnesota National Guardsmen from Company C., 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, co-located with the Reserve Marines of 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment at Camp Korean Village, routinely give their Marine counterparts the opportunity to experience flight in the nimble Blackhawk. The Marine Corps currently has no operational UH-60 aircraft in their inventory. (Official Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg) - Lance Cpl. Sam Genovese, a 24-year-old Reserve Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, enjoys his first ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter over Iraq’s al-Anbar desert Jan. 22. Genovese, a Plymouth, Mass., native, is serving as an operations clerk in the battalion’s command operations center. Minnesota National Guardsmen from Company C., 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, co-located with the Reserve Marines of 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment at Camp Korean Village, routinely give their Marine counterparts the opportunity to experience flight in the nimble Blackhawk. The Marine Corps currently has no operational UH-60 aircraft in their inventory. (Official Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg)
Capt. William Steuber (center), the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment’s lines of operation (LOO) manager, facilitates at a meeting between Coalition leaders and Sheik Fadil Isma’il, a Rutbah-area tribal leader and city councilman, during the sheik’s visit to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Jan. 3. As the LOO manager, Steuber works hand-in-hand with Jerry Calhoun (left of Steuber), a senior governance advisor and embedded provincial reconstruction team leader for the United States Agency for International Development, a federal organization which is currently operating in Iraq under the direction of the U.S. State Department. Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg - Capt. William Steuber (center), the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment’s lines of operation (LOO) manager, facilitates at a meeting between Coalition leaders and Sheik Fadil Isma’il, a Rutbah-area tribal leader and city councilman, during the sheik’s visit to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Jan. 3. As the LOO manager, Steuber works hand-in-hand with Jerry Calhoun (left of Steuber), a senior governance advisor and embedded provincial reconstruction team leader for the United States Agency for International Development, a federal organization which is currently operating in Iraq under the direction of the U.S. State Department. Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg
Tamer Talal Hammad, a satellite communications expert and Arabic interpreter from Jordan, assists Lance Cpl. Michael Johnson (left) and Cpl. Martin C. Conroy from Communications Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in conducting a site survey for installation of a radio station antenna on the roof of the Rutbah City Council building in western Iraq, Dec. 2. The Reserve Marines of 2/25 worked with local Iraqi technicians to set up the first-ever radio station in Rutbah during the month of December. Official Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg - Tamer Talal Hammad, a satellite communications expert and Arabic interpreter from Jordan, assists Lance Cpl. Michael Johnson (left) and Cpl. Martin C. Conroy from Communications Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in conducting a site survey for installation of a radio station antenna on the roof of the Rutbah City Council building in western Iraq, Dec. 2. The Reserve Marines of 2/25 worked with local Iraqi technicians to set up the first-ever radio station in Rutbah during the month of December. Official Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg
Lance Cpl. Mike Lowery, a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, plays the part of a wounded Marine during the Tactical Casualty Combat Care course here, Feb. 4. During the course, Marines learned valuable medical skills they can apply to save a wounded Marine’s life. - Lance Cpl. Mike Lowery, a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, plays the part of a wounded Marine during the Tactical Casualty Combat Care course here, Feb. 4. During the course, Marines learned valuable medical skills they can apply to save a wounded Marine’s life.
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Hines (second from left), a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle operator with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, celebrates as James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs back an interception 100 yards for a touchdown at the close of the second quarter of Superbowl XLIII. The Camp Korean Village, Iraq, dining facility showed the game, aired live on Armed Forces Network, the morning of Feb. 2. Hines, a 21-year-old Reserve Marine and die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, is a full-time university student from York, Pa. (Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg) - Lance Cpl. Benjamin Hines (second from left), a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle operator with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, celebrates as James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs back an interception 100 yards for a touchdown at the close of the second quarter of Superbowl XLIII. The Camp Korean Village, Iraq, dining facility showed the game, aired live on Armed Forces Network, the morning of Feb. 2. Hines, a 21-year-old Reserve Marine and die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, is a full-time university student from York, Pa. (Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg)
Lance Cpl. John W. Taylor, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, provides security for an assault on an enemy compound during Mojave Viper's final training exercise at Range 215 Jan. 28. The Marines of 2/8 have been training for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. - Lance Cpl. John W. Taylor, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, provides security for an assault on an enemy compound during Mojave Viper's final training exercise at Range 215 Jan. 28. The Marines of 2/8 have been training for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.