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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- At a ceremony for 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Lt. Col. James C. Brennan, commanding officer and Lt. Gen. Keith J. Stalder, II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, stand next to the Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller Award, which the battalion was awarded for their sustained superior performance here, March 7. The battalion was selected from all the units within II MEF for this award. Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A.L. Genos - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- At a ceremony for 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Lt. Col. James C. Brennan, commanding officer and Lt. Gen. Keith J. Stalder, II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, stand next to the Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller Award, which the battalion was awarded for their sustained superior performance here, March 7. The battalion was selected from all the units within II MEF for this award. Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A.L. Genos

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 8, 2007)- A photograph of Pfc. Joshua A. Bailey sits next to a folded American flag during a memorial ceremony here March 8. Bailey, a Vinemont, Ala., native, was died on Feb. 21 from injuries sustained during a training event aboard the base. He was an automotive mechanic with Battery T, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines Regiment. He was 18-years-old. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 8, 2007)- A photograph of Pfc. Joshua A. Bailey sits next to a folded American flag during a memorial ceremony here March 8. Bailey, a Vinemont, Ala., native, was died on Feb. 21 from injuries sustained during a training event aboard the base. He was an automotive mechanic with Battery T, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines Regiment. He was 18-years-old. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

Cpl. John Szafranski, a 27-year-old Lacey Township, N.J., native and police transition team advisor with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, speaks to Lt. Waleed and an Arabic translator during a meeting to discuss future operations of the detective bureau of the Fallujah Iraqi Police. The detective bureau, officially the Major Crimes Unit, is responsible for investigating each arrest made by Iraqi Police in the city in order to send the suspects to trial. Having judges at the bench, something taken for granted in the United States, is focus of efforts for the II Marine Expeditionary Force and Regimental Combat Team 6 rule of law teams. - Cpl. John Szafranski, a 27-year-old Lacey Township, N.J., native and police transition team advisor with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, speaks to Lt. Waleed and an Arabic translator during a meeting to discuss future operations of the detective bureau of the Fallujah Iraqi Police. The detective bureau, officially the Major Crimes Unit, is responsible for investigating each arrest made by Iraqi Police in the city in order to send the suspects to trial. Having judges at the bench, something taken for granted in the United States, is focus of efforts for the II Marine Expeditionary Force and Regimental Combat Team 6 rule of law teams.