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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Joanna Lael Baker's military trade is as the 2nd Marine Division's maintenance management analyst, reviewing reports from the division's units about the status of their broken equipment and vehicles. Her contribution to mission accomplishment is indispensable. Without her, the division wouldn't know where it stood against the insurgency. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Joanna Lael Baker's military trade is as the 2nd Marine Division's maintenance management analyst, reviewing reports from the division's units about the status of their broken equipment and vehicles. Her contribution to mission accomplishment is indispensable. Without her, the division wouldn't know where it stood against the insurgency. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 24, 2005)--Col. Mahdi A. Mohamed, a 39-year-old Mosul, Iraq native and commanding officer with Company "1", Iraq Intervention Force talks to a citizen on the tip line. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 24, 2005)--Col. Mahdi A. Mohamed, a 39-year-old Mosul, Iraq native and commanding officer with Company "1", Iraq Intervention Force talks to a citizen on the tip line. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 22, 2005)--Cpl. Andrei V. Chernyshev, 24, of State College, Penn., and sawgunner with Company "K", 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provides security. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 22, 2005)--Cpl. Andrei V. Chernyshev, 24, of State College, Penn., and sawgunner with Company "K", 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provides security. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

AR RAMADI Iraq (July 22, 2005) - Corporal Kelly P. Baker, a rifleman and team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is a third generation American Indian serving in the Marine Corps during a time of conflict. The 21-year-old from New Town - a city inside Ft. Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota - is descendant of affiliated Great Plains tribes Mandan, Hidasta and Arikara. His grandfather, Clyde Baker, served during World War II and fought in the Battle of Okinawa. His father Hugh served during Vietnam. Both left the Corps as corporals. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI Iraq (July 22, 2005) - Corporal Kelly P. Baker, a rifleman and team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is a third generation American Indian serving in the Marine Corps during a time of conflict. The 21-year-old from New Town - a city inside Ft. Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota - is descendant of affiliated Great Plains tribes Mandan, Hidasta and Arikara. His grandfather, Clyde Baker, served during World War II and fought in the Battle of Okinawa. His father Hugh served during Vietnam. Both left the Corps as corporals. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

AR RAMADI Iraq (Aug. 4, 2005) -Sergeant Jade C. Hill, the squad leader of 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, loads a suspected insurgent into the back of a humvee during a mission in the city here Aug. 4. Hill, a 21-year-old from Westminster, Md., and other Marines with 2nd Platoon captured the man while conducting random vehicle and personnel searches throughout the city in an effort to capture insurgents and seize weapons. The man they caught was believed by Marine officials to be responsible for attacking Marines with improvised explosives. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI Iraq (Aug. 4, 2005) -Sergeant Jade C. Hill, the squad leader of 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, loads a suspected insurgent into the back of a humvee during a mission in the city here Aug. 4. Hill, a 21-year-old from Westminster, Md., and other Marines with 2nd Platoon captured the man while conducting random vehicle and personnel searches throughout the city in an effort to capture insurgents and seize weapons. The man they caught was believed by Marine officials to be responsible for attacking Marines with improvised explosives. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Corporal Christy O'Neill, a 22-year-old Bend, Ore. native and trumpeter with the band is part of the camp's quick reaction force, dedicated to protecting the general, his staff and all of the inhabitants of the camp. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Corporal Christy O'Neill, a 22-year-old Bend, Ore. native and trumpeter with the band is part of the camp's quick reaction force, dedicated to protecting the general, his staff and all of the inhabitants of the camp. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

MARCH AIR FORCE RESERVE BASE, Calif. - (From right to left) Sgt. all Australian Army soldiers taught Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment during Stability and Security Operations training here July 20-29. The instructors taught many different classes alongside Marine instructors that prepare the Marines for whatever they might encounter in the upcoming deployment to Iraq. - MARCH AIR FORCE RESERVE BASE, Calif. - (From right to left) Sgt. all Australian Army soldiers taught Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment during Stability and Security Operations training here July 20-29. The instructors taught many different classes alongside Marine instructors that prepare the Marines for whatever they might encounter in the upcoming deployment to Iraq.

Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 3, 2005)--Bemus Point, N.Y., native, Cpl. Eric R. Hamilton, a 24-year-old fire team leader with Company "I", 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provide security as his squad enters a building. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 3, 2005)--Bemus Point, N.Y., native, Cpl. Eric R. Hamilton, a 24-year-old fire team leader with Company "I", 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment provide security as his squad enters a building. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

050715-M-2607O-012 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (July 15, 2005) -- A Marine from Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receives his pocket flag from Mrs. Brenda Brummer, a volunteer with the Pocket Flag Program. Each Marine in the Company received a flag to put in their pocket or hang in their workspace. - 050715-M-2607O-012 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (July 15, 2005) -- A Marine from Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receives his pocket flag from Mrs. Brenda Brummer, a volunteer with the Pocket Flag Program. Each Marine in the Company received a flag to put in their pocket or hang in their workspace.

MARCH AIR FORCE RESERVE BASE, Calif. - Willard Mo. native, Pfc. Michael A. Hawkins, a rifleman with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment looks down the sights of a squad automatic weapon during Stability and Security Operations training here July 25. The training was designed to prepare Willard and his fellow Marines for whatever they might encounter in the upcoming deployment to Iraq. - MARCH AIR FORCE RESERVE BASE, Calif. - Willard Mo. native, Pfc. Michael A. Hawkins, a rifleman with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment looks down the sights of a squad automatic weapon during Stability and Security Operations training here July 25. The training was designed to prepare Willard and his fellow Marines for whatever they might encounter in the upcoming deployment to Iraq.