Iraqi military officials converse with Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, about the closure of Combat Outpost Hit, Iraq, June 17, 2009. Marines with Company F, 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, prepared COP Hit for return to the Government of Iraq as part of the responsible drawdown of U.S. forces. - Iraqi military officials converse with Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, about the closure of Combat Outpost Hit, Iraq, June 17, 2009. Marines with Company F, 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, prepared COP Hit for return to the Government of Iraq as part of the responsible drawdown of U.S. forces.