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CAMP HURRICANE POINT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (May 1, 2005) - With his right hand raised, Master Sgt. Roland Salinas, the operations chief with Head Quarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, swears to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America while being promoted to the rank of master gunnery sergeant by his commanding officer, Lt. Col. Eric M. Smith, during a ceremony here. The 42-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, reached the final rung on the Marine Corps' ladder of success for enlisted personnel after serving more than 24 years. Salinas reenlisted in Iraq and has three years left on his twilight contract. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP HURRICANE POINT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (May 1, 2005) - With his right hand raised, Master Sgt. Roland Salinas, the operations chief with Head Quarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, swears to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America while being promoted to the rank of master gunnery sergeant by his commanding officer, Lt. Col. Eric M. Smith, during a ceremony here. The 42-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, reached the final rung on the Marine Corps' ladder of success for enlisted personnel after serving more than 24 years. Salinas reenlisted in Iraq and has three years left on his twilight contract. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

FALLUJAH, Iraq - An Iraqi soldier crouches inside his truck and prepares to begin offloading blackboards here May 2. Iraqi Security Forces and Marine forces here visited local schools to distribute blackboards, school desks, and writing supplies as part of the ongoing joint civil-military mission, "Operation Blackboard." - FALLUJAH, Iraq - An Iraqi soldier crouches inside his truck and prepares to begin offloading blackboards here May 2. Iraqi Security Forces and Marine forces here visited local schools to distribute blackboards, school desks, and writing supplies as part of the ongoing joint civil-military mission, "Operation Blackboard."

FALLUJAH, Iraq - 1st Lt. Thomas Waller, executive officer for Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, left, and Sgt. Royes Gernandt, a machine gun section leader with Company B, right, carry boxes of writing supplies and walk toward a school here May 2. Iraqi Security Forces and Marines here visited local schools to distribute blackboards, school desks, and writing supplies as part of the ongoing joint civil-military mission, "Operation Blackboard." - FALLUJAH, Iraq - 1st Lt. Thomas Waller, executive officer for Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, left, and Sgt. Royes Gernandt, a machine gun section leader with Company B, right, carry boxes of writing supplies and walk toward a school here May 2. Iraqi Security Forces and Marines here visited local schools to distribute blackboards, school desks, and writing supplies as part of the ongoing joint civil-military mission, "Operation Blackboard."