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070729-M-1876J-SWARM601-- Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 6 began working early in the night installing bunkers on the roads and rooftops of the new Andaloos police precinct to provide a defendable position for the Iraqi police July 29. The securing and fortifying of the precinct was the sixth step in ongoing Operation Alljah throughout the city of Fallujah, to provide security and support for the local people. (Photo by: Pfc. Brian D. Jones) - 070729-M-1876J-SWARM601-- Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 6 began working early in the night installing bunkers on the roads and rooftops of the new Andaloos police precinct to provide a defendable position for the Iraqi police July 29. The securing and fortifying of the precinct was the sixth step in ongoing Operation Alljah throughout the city of Fallujah, to provide security and support for the local people. (Photo by: Pfc. Brian D. Jones)

An Iraqi Army soldier with 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stands with Iraqi children in at the entrance to a local elementary school where the IA was handing out gifts to the local children and engaging the local populous. The IA soldiers are not from this area, having been recruited from all over the country. Despite their being strangers in the village they have been quickly accepted by the people. This area is benefiting from their own sons who are joining forces with the IA and the Iraqi police to prevent and fight the insurgency. These young men are responding to their sheiks wishes and taking up arms alongside Coalition Forces to defeat the insurgency. - An Iraqi Army soldier with 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stands with Iraqi children in at the entrance to a local elementary school where the IA was handing out gifts to the local children and engaging the local populous. The IA soldiers are not from this area, having been recruited from all over the country. Despite their being strangers in the village they have been quickly accepted by the people. This area is benefiting from their own sons who are joining forces with the IA and the Iraqi police to prevent and fight the insurgency. These young men are responding to their sheiks wishes and taking up arms alongside Coalition Forces to defeat the insurgency.

070729-M-1876J-SWARM601-- Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 6 began working early in the night installing bunkers on the roads and rooftops of the new Andaloos police precinct to provide a defendable position for the Iraqi police July 29. The securing and fortifying of the precinct was the sixth step in ongoing Operation Alljah throughout the city of Fallujah, to provide security and support for the local people. (Photo by: Pfc. Brian D. Jones) - 070729-M-1876J-SWARM601-- Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 6 began working early in the night installing bunkers on the roads and rooftops of the new Andaloos police precinct to provide a defendable position for the Iraqi police July 29. The securing and fortifying of the precinct was the sixth step in ongoing Operation Alljah throughout the city of Fallujah, to provide security and support for the local people. (Photo by: Pfc. Brian D. Jones)

An Iraqi Army soldier with 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stands with Iraqi children in at the entrance to a local elementary school where the IA was handing out gifts to the local children and engaging the local populous. The IA soldiers are not from this area, having been recruited from all over the country. Despite their being strangers in the village they have been quickly accepted by the people. This area is benefiting from their own sons who are joining forces with the IA and the Iraqi police to prevent and fight the insurgency. These young men are responding to their sheiks wishes and taking up arms alongside Coalition Forces to defeat the insurgency. - An Iraqi Army soldier with 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stands with Iraqi children in at the entrance to a local elementary school where the IA was handing out gifts to the local children and engaging the local populous. The IA soldiers are not from this area, having been recruited from all over the country. Despite their being strangers in the village they have been quickly accepted by the people. This area is benefiting from their own sons who are joining forces with the IA and the Iraqi police to prevent and fight the insurgency. These young men are responding to their sheiks wishes and taking up arms alongside Coalition Forces to defeat the insurgency.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Rodarte, an infantryman and squad leader with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security during a patrol through the streets of Rawah, Iraq. Rodarte said the thing he misses most about home is his daughter, and he can’t wait to get home to see his family. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Rodarte, an infantryman and squad leader with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security during a patrol through the streets of Rawah, Iraq. Rodarte said the thing he misses most about home is his daughter, and he can’t wait to get home to see his family. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, -- Fire erupts from the barrel of a squad automatic weapon as Marines and light armored vehicles with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, line up and fire during combined arms training. The training was part of the first week of Operation Mawtini. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, -- Fire erupts from the barrel of a squad automatic weapon as Marines and light armored vehicles with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, line up and fire during combined arms training. The training was part of the first week of Operation Mawtini. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Rodarte, an infantryman and squad leader with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security during a patrol through the streets of Rawah, Iraq. Rodarte said the thing he misses most about home is his daughter, and he can’t wait to get home to see his family. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Rodarte, an infantryman and squad leader with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security during a patrol through the streets of Rawah, Iraq. Rodarte said the thing he misses most about home is his daughter, and he can’t wait to get home to see his family. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, -- Fire erupts from the barrel of a squad automatic weapon as Marines and light armored vehicles with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, line up and fire during combined arms training. The training was part of the first week of Operation Mawtini. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, -- Fire erupts from the barrel of a squad automatic weapon as Marines and light armored vehicles with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, line up and fire during combined arms training. The training was part of the first week of Operation Mawtini. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Rodarte, an infantryman and squad leader with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security during a patrol through the streets of Rawah, Iraq. Rodarte said the thing he misses most about home is his daughter, and he can’t wait to get home to see his family. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ – Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Rodarte, an infantryman and squad leader with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security during a patrol through the streets of Rawah, Iraq. Rodarte said the thing he misses most about home is his daughter, and he can’t wait to get home to see his family. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.

COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, -- Fire erupts from the barrel of a squad automatic weapon as Marines and light armored vehicles with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, line up and fire during combined arms training. The training was part of the first week of Operation Mawtini. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser. - COMBAT OUTPOST RAWAH, IRAQ, -- Fire erupts from the barrel of a squad automatic weapon as Marines and light armored vehicles with Company C, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, line up and fire during combined arms training. The training was part of the first week of Operation Mawtini. Official Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser.