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CAMP RAMADI, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Sergeant Macario Ruiz, a 29-year-old Dallas native and motor transportation operator with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at steel plate targets during a live fire and maneuver exercise, May 12, designed specifically to combat the insurgency. Ruiz is a 1994 Skyline High School graduate. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP RAMADI, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Sergeant Macario Ruiz, a 29-year-old Dallas native and motor transportation operator with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at steel plate targets during a live fire and maneuver exercise, May 12, designed specifically to combat the insurgency. Ruiz is a 1994 Skyline High School graduate. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - In conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Angelo J. Circo, "AJ", and his family traveled here from Brookfield, Ill. to witness the II Marine Expeditionary Force Capabilities Exercise May 19. As part of his visit, AJ got to ride in an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank, pull the lanyard on a Howitzer, and speak one-on-one with Lt. General James F. Amos, the commanding general for II MEF. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - In conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Angelo J. Circo, "AJ", and his family traveled here from Brookfield, Ill. to witness the II Marine Expeditionary Force Capabilities Exercise May 19. As part of his visit, AJ got to ride in an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank, pull the lanyard on a Howitzer, and speak one-on-one with Lt. General James F. Amos, the commanding general for II MEF.

Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq.-- Italian Brig. Gen. Antonio Satta discusses the security situation in Al Anbar Province with Azerbaijani Maj. Elkhan Shalbuzov. Shalbuzov is the commander of the approximately 150 Azerbaijani soldiers. They are responsible for keeping the walls and water of Hadithah Dam secure. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Marc Fencil. ) - Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq.-- Italian Brig. Gen. Antonio Satta discusses the security situation in Al Anbar Province with Azerbaijani Maj. Elkhan Shalbuzov. Shalbuzov is the commander of the approximately 150 Azerbaijani soldiers. They are responsible for keeping the walls and water of Hadithah Dam secure. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Marc Fencil. )

AR RAMADI, Iraq (May 19, 2005) -Lance Cpl. Robert C. Goree, a rifleman and team leader with 2nd squad, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, checks to see if his squad has proper dispersion during a patrol here. The 25-year-old from Wichita, Kan., his fellow Marines with 1st Platoon and 15 members of the Iraqi Security Forces conducted five-hour patrol through a portion of the city that has a history of insurgent activity. Two mosques are located in the area. Marines have found insurgent propaganda posted on the outside walls of the holy buildings during past missions. The purpose of this mission was to seek out members of the mujahedeen and fighters from other Middle Eastern countries. The Marines and ISF executed their mission without incident. They searched several house and questioned scores of locals. They searched several house and questioned scores of locals. No insurgents were found. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (May 19, 2005) -Lance Cpl. Robert C. Goree, a rifleman and team leader with 2nd squad, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, checks to see if his squad has proper dispersion during a patrol here. The 25-year-old from Wichita, Kan., his fellow Marines with 1st Platoon and 15 members of the Iraqi Security Forces conducted five-hour patrol through a portion of the city that has a history of insurgent activity. Two mosques are located in the area. Marines have found insurgent propaganda posted on the outside walls of the holy buildings during past missions. The purpose of this mission was to seek out members of the mujahedeen and fighters from other Middle Eastern countries. The Marines and ISF executed their mission without incident. They searched several house and questioned scores of locals. They searched several house and questioned scores of locals. No insurgents were found. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Corporal Eddy Salamanca, a 21-year-old Modesto, Calif. native and field radio operator sets up a PRC-119 radio, May 18. Salamanca is a 2001 graduate of Ceres High School. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Corporal Eddy Salamanca, a 21-year-old Modesto, Calif. native and field radio operator sets up a PRC-119 radio, May 18. Salamanca is a 2001 graduate of Ceres High School. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio

Haditha Dam, Al Anbar, Iraq (April 24, 2005)-- Lance Cpl.Nenyl K. Nyen, 19 of Columbus, Ohio and 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Jeffery E. Montee, a Dublin, Ohio native both infantrymen with 3/25 have been stationed together their entire Marine Corps career.(Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Haditha Dam, Al Anbar, Iraq (April 24, 2005)-- Lance Cpl.Nenyl K. Nyen, 19 of Columbus, Ohio and 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Jeffery E. Montee, a Dublin, Ohio native both infantrymen with 3/25 have been stationed together their entire Marine Corps career.(Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq --Gunnery Sgt. Joe Singh Rodriguez, the division's anti-terrorism force protection chief is a Marine with a wealth of experience very few others can compete with. The Brawley, Calif. native is a veteran of more than 30 years in the nation's smallest service and an owner of a milti-million dollar security corporation. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq --Gunnery Sgt. Joe Singh Rodriguez, the division's anti-terrorism force protection chief is a Marine with a wealth of experience very few others can compete with. The Brawley, Calif. native is a veteran of more than 30 years in the nation's smallest service and an owner of a milti-million dollar security corporation. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Pfc. Carlos E. Bonano, motor transport operator with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security outside a school here May 18 as he hands Iraqi kids treats. The 28-year-old Lancaster, Penn. native worked alongside Iraqi Security Forces to visit two local schools and distribute 59 desks. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Pfc. Carlos E. Bonano, motor transport operator with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security outside a school here May 18 as he hands Iraqi kids treats. The 28-year-old Lancaster, Penn. native worked alongside Iraqi Security Forces to visit two local schools and distribute 59 desks.

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Ammar Fa'ez Ahmad, headmaster at the Zaid Bin Al-Argam primary school for boys, shakes hands with 1st Lt. Ali Ahmad Mohammad Ali, a platoon commander with the Iraqi Security Forces' 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, outside the school here May 18. ISF personnel worked alongside U.S. Marines to visit two local schools and distribute 59 desks. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Ammar Fa'ez Ahmad, headmaster at the Zaid Bin Al-Argam primary school for boys, shakes hands with 1st Lt. Ali Ahmad Mohammad Ali, a platoon commander with the Iraqi Security Forces' 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, outside the school here May 18. ISF personnel worked alongside U.S. Marines to visit two local schools and distribute 59 desks.