HADITHA, Iraq ? Staff Sgt. John Wear, staff noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the Intelligence section, Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, assists a fellow Marine with his bench press in the gym located in the Hadithah forward operating base. - HADITHA, Iraq ? Staff Sgt. John Wear, staff noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the Intelligence section, Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, assists a fellow Marine with his bench press in the gym located in the Hadithah forward operating base.
CAMP AL QA?IM, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Filippo Travisany, a mortarman with Charlie Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, holds onto the American flag?s edges while two other Marines help fold it during evening retreat. Travisany, an Italian immigrant, dreams of being an American citizen. - CAMP AL QA?IM, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Filippo Travisany, a mortarman with Charlie Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, holds onto the American flag?s edges while two other Marines help fold it during evening retreat. Travisany, an Italian immigrant, dreams of being an American citizen.
KARABALAH, Iraq ? Cpl. Joseph Turner, a team leader with Alpha Company Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, hands candy to a homeowner?s little girl during a patrol stop. Turner says he not only gives candy to the children, he also buys rice, sugar and chai to give to the people here as a sign of friendship. - KARABALAH, Iraq ? Cpl. Joseph Turner, a team leader with Alpha Company Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, hands candy to a homeowner?s little girl during a patrol stop. Turner says he not only gives candy to the children, he also buys rice, sugar and chai to give to the people here as a sign of friendship.
DULAB, Iraq - A convoy of Iraqi Army soldiers halt on a road during house clearing maneuvers here. The Iraqi vehicles were used as an extra form of security for the Marines and Iraqi Army soldiers patrolling the surrounding areas. - DULAB, Iraq - A convoy of Iraqi Army soldiers halt on a road during house clearing maneuvers here. The Iraqi vehicles were used as an extra form of security for the Marines and Iraqi Army soldiers patrolling the surrounding areas.
BARWANAH, Iraq ? Sgt. Anthony C. Galloway, section leader, 1st Squad, 4th Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/3 briefs his Marines while holding security at a bridge in Barwanah. - BARWANAH, Iraq ? Sgt. Anthony C. Galloway, section leader, 1st Squad, 4th Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/3 briefs his Marines while holding security at a bridge in Barwanah.
COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – A tank with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, supporting Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, sweeps through the Iraqi desert in the Al Anbar province in support of Operation Punisher III. Operation Punisher III was an ongoing part of the regimental-wide Operation Mawtini, which is aimed at countering an insurgent surge of activity in the Al Anbar province, as well as disrupting the flow of weapons and other illegal items toward the urban areas. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – A tank with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, supporting Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, sweeps through the Iraqi desert in the Al Anbar province in support of Operation Punisher III. Operation Punisher III was an ongoing part of the regimental-wide Operation Mawtini, which is aimed at countering an insurgent surge of activity in the Al Anbar province, as well as disrupting the flow of weapons and other illegal items toward the urban areas. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.