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Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, meet together aboard Forward Operating Base Reaper, located outside the city of Fallujah, before the commencement of a census patrol through the streets on May 10. Company G Marines routinely conduct census patrols from house to house to gather insurgent intelligence and basic information about each family in the area. - Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, meet together aboard Forward Operating Base Reaper, located outside the city of Fallujah, before the commencement of a census patrol through the streets on May 10. Company G Marines routinely conduct census patrols from house to house to gather insurgent intelligence and basic information about each family in the area.

Lance Cpl. Walker high fives an Iraqi child during the ribbon cutting ceremony for a rebuilt school here. The school was rebuilt after citizens complained that the derelict conditions were affecting the children’s learning ability. As the security issue improves many civil affairs projects such as this school are being completed. - Lance Cpl. Walker high fives an Iraqi child during the ribbon cutting ceremony for a rebuilt school here. The school was rebuilt after citizens complained that the derelict conditions were affecting the children’s learning ability. As the security issue improves many civil affairs projects such as this school are being completed.

Cpl. Cody Hromada, assistant patrol leader, Bravo Company, 1/3, speaks with a local national while on patrol in Haditha City April 10. - Cpl. Cody Hromada, assistant patrol leader, Bravo Company, 1/3, speaks with a local national while on patrol in Haditha City April 10.

The ?Son?s of Rutbah,? as the new members of the city?s police force are referred to, gather for a photo with their mentor and counter parts, the Marines and sailors of Police Transition Team 21 during a break in their training. - The ?Son?s of Rutbah,? as the new members of the city?s police force are referred to, gather for a photo with their mentor and counter parts, the Marines and sailors of Police Transition Team 21 during a break in their training.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (May 5, 2007)- Retired Maj. James Capers (right) and Retired Col. Gregory K. Manary explain the bond among the Marines who served with the 3rd Force Reconnassance Company during the Vietnam War from 1965-1970. The two men were two of the original members of the unit and have remained friends even after they retired. 3rd Recon had a reunion May 5 in Jacksonville. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (May 5, 2007)- Retired Maj. James Capers (right) and Retired Col. Gregory K. Manary explain the bond among the Marines who served with the 3rd Force Reconnassance Company during the Vietnam War from 1965-1970. The two men were two of the original members of the unit and have remained friends even after they retired. 3rd Recon had a reunion May 5 in Jacksonville. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

Marines from Jump Platoon, H&S Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol alongside a road during Operation Riverwalk. The operation, which lasted from May 4 to May 7, was conducted to deny insurgents safe haven in the Albu Hawa area. This riverside area to the south of Fallujah had turned into a hotbed of insurgent activity, but Marines from the “Teufelhunden” battalion once again crept into the enemy’s backyard and denied him the use of it. - Marines from Jump Platoon, H&S Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol alongside a road during Operation Riverwalk. The operation, which lasted from May 4 to May 7, was conducted to deny insurgents safe haven in the Albu Hawa area. This riverside area to the south of Fallujah had turned into a hotbed of insurgent activity, but Marines from the “Teufelhunden” battalion once again crept into the enemy’s backyard and denied him the use of it.

Gunnery Sgt. Fernando L. Llanos, 33, from Queens, N.Y., listens to a mission brief given by an Iraqi Army soldier from 1st Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army Division. Llanos is a advisor with the Military Transition Team, which originated from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. As the senior advisor for Company 2 he embeds with the Iraqi Army to help make the unit self-sustainable and capable of independent combat operations. - Gunnery Sgt. Fernando L. Llanos, 33, from Queens, N.Y., listens to a mission brief given by an Iraqi Army soldier from 1st Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army Division. Llanos is a advisor with the Military Transition Team, which originated from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. As the senior advisor for Company 2 he embeds with the Iraqi Army to help make the unit self-sustainable and capable of independent combat operations.