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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - First Lieutenant Wilson M. Moore, along with 21 of his fellow 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion Marines, received Purple Hearts for wounds received in action during a recent deployment to Iraq. They were presented during an awards ceremony here June 8. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - First Lieutenant Wilson M. Moore, along with 21 of his fellow 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion Marines, received Purple Hearts for wounds received in action during a recent deployment to Iraq. They were presented during an awards ceremony here June 8.

2nd AABN Marine receives Purple Heart

Codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, the initial push into Fallujah was an attempt to regain control from the insurgents in preparation for national elections scheduled for January 2005. U.S. officials estimated that anywhere between 2,000 to 3,000 insurgents were entrenched in the city at the time the assault began. Murphysboro, Ill. native, 1st Lt.

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CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Joe Plank, an operator with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's motor transport section, installs a run-flat low-profile tire at the tire shop here June 8. The battalion's Motor 'T' Marines service several military trucks' engines, transmissions and electric systems, along with freighting fuel and water to locations throughout the camp and Fallujah. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Joe Plank, an operator with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's motor transport section, installs a run-flat low-profile tire at the tire shop here June 8. The battalion's Motor 'T' Marines service several military trucks' engines, transmissions and electric systems, along with freighting fuel and water to locations throughout the camp and Fallujah.

Virginia native’s team keeps their Marines truckin’

It is literally driven mercilessly into the dirt. Weighed down by hundreds of pounds of bullet-proof armor and numerous men, it lumbers along the shoddily paved roads of Iraq. And after an entire day operating underneath the sweltering sun, it’s time to go on a nighttime patrol. No rest for the machine. That is a day in the life of a truck

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AR RAMADI Iraq (June 7, 2005) - During a mission in the city's marketplace, Lance Cpl. James E. Hilliard,(left) a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Cpl. David L. Salgado, a rifleman and 3rd Squad's squad leader, lead an Iraqi man, whom they suspected to be an insurgent, down the center of the street to their detainee vehicle, which is a high-back Humvee. The man was snatched up because he was wearing tennis shoes and two layers of clothes. Hilliard, who's a 23-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., spotted the suspicious individual out of a large crowd of people. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI Iraq (June 7, 2005) - During a mission in the city's marketplace, Lance Cpl. James E. Hilliard,(left) a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Cpl. David L. Salgado, a rifleman and 3rd Squad's squad leader, lead an Iraqi man, whom they suspected to be an insurgent, down the center of the street to their detainee vehicle, which is a high-back Humvee. The man was snatched up because he was wearing tennis shoes and two layers of clothes. Hilliard, who's a 23-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., spotted the suspicious individual out of a large crowd of people. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

1/5’s Alpha warriors hit the streets to ruin of insurgents

First Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, launched its Company A Marines on a midday mission to quell the insurgency in a portion of their area of operations here June 7. The company’s 1st and 2nd Platoons searched several buildings on a mile-long stretch of road that bisects the city’s marketplace during Operation Weatherford. Two squads of Iraqi

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3/4 Engineers search and destroy IED’s

They lie in wait on roadsides, in vehicles or below the surface of city streets; a silent threat to coalition forces and the deadliest weapon in the enemy’s arsenal…the improvised explosive device. In the city here, an elite group of Marines works to nullify this threat with a little time and a keen eye. Combat engineers attached to 3rd Battalion,

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AR RAMADI Iraq (June 7, 2005) - During a mission in the city's marketplace, Lance Cpl. James E. Hilliard,(left) a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Cpl. David L. Salgado, a rifleman and 3rd Squad's squad leader, lead an Iraqi man, whom they suspected to be an insurgent, down the center of the street to their detainee vehicle, which is a high-back Humvee. The man was snatched up because he was wearing tennis shoes and two layers of clothes. Hilliard, who's a 23-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., spotted the suspicious individual out of a large crowd of people. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI Iraq (June 7, 2005) - During a mission in the city's marketplace, Lance Cpl. James E. Hilliard,(left) a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Cpl. David L. Salgado, a rifleman and 3rd Squad's squad leader, lead an Iraqi man, whom they suspected to be an insurgent, down the center of the street to their detainee vehicle, which is a high-back Humvee. The man was snatched up because he was wearing tennis shoes and two layers of clothes. Hilliard, who's a 23-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., spotted the suspicious individual out of a large crowd of people. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

Tulsa, Okla., Marine’s attention to detail leads to insurgent’s capture

Lance Cpl. James E. Hilliard and his comrade, Cpl. David L. Salgado, felt stares from people at the marketplace here as they escorted an Iraqi man, whom they suspected to be an insurgent, down the street to their detainee vehicle – a high-back humvee. Some seemed pleased for the man’s apprehension, others shot looks of disgust at the two Marines

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FALLUJAH, Iraq - Spc. David Lange, a civil affairs specialist with Team "Regulators," Company B, 445th Civil Affairs Battalion, center, speaks with a local contractor through an interpreter at the Marjan school here May 31. The 21-year-old Livermore, Calif. native's unit helped restore this school and install new fixtures, doors and electric wiring throughout. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Spc. David Lange, a civil affairs specialist with Team "Regulators," Company B, 445th Civil Affairs Battalion, center, speaks with a local contractor through an interpreter at the Marjan school here May 31. The 21-year-old Livermore, Calif. native's unit helped restore this school and install new fixtures, doors and electric wiring throughout.

Livermore, Calif., soldier helps 2nd Marine Division rebuild Iraq one school at a time

Looking down Fallujah’s streets, one sees men going about their daily labors, market stand owners busily conducting transactions, and children playing amongst ruins from past conflicts. One may think the war in the city ended last year, and its residents have returned to living day-to-day life. For Spc. David Lange, however, the fight continues.

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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Paul Jones, a 20-year-old Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System operator and sentry on the combat operations center (COC) guard force smiles at a Marine entering the COC. Jones is well-known by all Marines, sailors and soldiers who work here. That's because they can't get past Jones without a holler and a greeting of the day. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Paul Jones, a 20-year-old Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System operator and sentry on the combat operations center (COC) guard force smiles at a Marine entering the COC. Jones is well-known by all Marines, sailors and soldiers who work here. That's because they can't get past Jones without a holler and a greeting of the day. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

Marine makes it his business to bring smiles to coworkers;

Granted, living conditions are not the greatest and meals are not home cooked, but many Marines have seen worse. Combat is what the Marines trained for, planned for, but they don’t wish for. One Snyder, Texas, Marine with the 2nd Marine Division accepts his role and is never seen without a smile. He takes his positive attitude and makes it

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Small Craft Company decommissioned after 14 years of faithful service

On April 22, 1991, the sound of a ship’s bell floated across the inlet here, marking the conception of a military unit which has since had no peers. Small Craft Company, a unit which relies on neither planes nor vehicles to fight the enemy, was born. Among the crowd that day was Pfc. Brian A. Vinciguerra, one of the first members of Small Craft

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NORTHERN SECURITY ZONE, Iraq (June 05, 2005) - While conducting cache sweeps, Marines from 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Company B, 1st Platoon, and soldiers from Engineer Battalion, Company C, 224, unearth several large caches. One cache was located in a bunker system accessed through a tunnel entrance in this building. The Marines and Soldiers attached to 2nd Marine Division, conducts counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Paul Mancuso) - NORTHERN SECURITY ZONE, Iraq (June 05, 2005) - While conducting cache sweeps, Marines from 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Company B, 1st Platoon, and soldiers from Engineer Battalion, Company C, 224, unearth several large caches. One cache was located in a bunker system accessed through a tunnel entrance in this building. The Marines and Soldiers attached to 2nd Marine Division, conducts counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Paul Mancuso)

2nd Marine Division discovers underground insurgent lair

The 2nd Marine Division, backed by Iraqi Security forces, uncovered what is possibly the largest series of insurgent weapons caches found this year in the Al Anbar province. The biggest site was found near Karmah, a small city north of Fallujah. The 558- by 902-foot site, one of the biggest found since the beginning of operations here, was

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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gay, a 23-year-old Philadelphia, Pa. native and armorer with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes pride in knowing he's the one who keeps the Marines armed and ready. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gay, a 23-year-old Philadelphia, Pa. native and armorer with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes pride in knowing he's the one who keeps the Marines armed and ready. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

Philadelphia native leaves college for Marines;

When Benjamin Gay was walking around the Temple University campus in Philadelphia where he studied criminal justice, he wondered where his schooling would take him. He soon realized it would be the other side of the world when he saw the crimson, blue and gold uniform of the United States Marines.Gay, now a lance corporal, did not complete college

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2nd AABN Marine receives Purple Heart

Virginia native’s team keeps their Marines truckin’

1/5’s Alpha warriors hit the streets to ruin of insurgents

3/4 Engineers search and destroy IED’s

Tulsa, Okla., Marine’s attention to detail leads to insurgent’s capture

Livermore, Calif., soldier helps 2nd Marine Division rebuild Iraq one school at a time

Marine makes it his business to bring smiles to coworkers;

Small Craft Company decommissioned after 14 years of faithful service

2nd Marine Division discovers underground insurgent lair

Philadelphia native leaves college for Marines;

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