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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Roy L. Gamboa, a supply administration clerk with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, sifts through a box of camouflage utility uniforms destined to be issued out to his unit's personnel. The 28-year-old Agat, Guam native and his team of supply Marines store and keep track of millions of dollars worth of equipment their battalion's infantrymen use to conduct counterinsurgency operations in and around Fallujah. - CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Roy L. Gamboa, a supply administration clerk with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, sifts through a box of camouflage utility uniforms destined to be issued out to his unit's personnel. The 28-year-old Agat, Guam native and his team of supply Marines store and keep track of millions of dollars worth of equipment their battalion's infantrymen use to conduct counterinsurgency operations in and around Fallujah.

Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 4, 2005)--Minneapolis, Minn., native, Hospitalman 3rd Class Chan Vang, 32, with Company "I", 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment gives local children candy during a patrol stop. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 4, 2005)--Minneapolis, Minn., native, Hospitalman 3rd Class Chan Vang, 32, with Company "I", 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment gives local children candy during a patrol stop. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

AR RAMADI, Iraq - Glass factory security guards fire AK-47 rifles during a familiarization fire instructed by the 2nd Marine Division's Marksmanship Training Unit, April 27. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - AR RAMADI, Iraq - Glass factory security guards fire AK-47 rifles during a familiarization fire instructed by the 2nd Marine Division's Marksmanship Training Unit, April 27. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

LCpl. Shane P. Costello, provisional infantryman, 2nd squad, 2nd platoon, Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, works on the border of Iraq and Syria to help maintain the security of the country. While not providing securtiy or working at the main gate Costello works to improve the Foward Operating Base. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester) - LCpl. Shane P. Costello, provisional infantryman, 2nd squad, 2nd platoon, Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, works on the border of Iraq and Syria to help maintain the security of the country. While not providing securtiy or working at the main gate Costello works to improve the Foward Operating Base. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester)

CAMP RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 17, 2005) - First Sergeant Dwayne W. Farr, the first sergeant for Company W, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, marches slowly through the dining facility here Aug. 17 and plays "Amazing Grace" with his bagpipes during a memorial ceremony in honor of Staff Sgt. Ramon E. GonzalesCordova. Marines and Sailors with Camp Pendleton, Calif., -based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines mourned the loss of 31-year-old GonzalesCordova, former platoon sergeant for Company C's 2nd Platoon, who fell on Ramadi's urban battlefield Aug. 8 while fighting terror. He was from San Pedro, Honduras and leaves behind his wife, Joselyn, and son, Sergio. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 17, 2005) - First Sergeant Dwayne W. Farr, the first sergeant for Company W, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, marches slowly through the dining facility here Aug. 17 and plays "Amazing Grace" with his bagpipes during a memorial ceremony in honor of Staff Sgt. Ramon E. GonzalesCordova. Marines and Sailors with Camp Pendleton, Calif., -based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines mourned the loss of 31-year-old GonzalesCordova, former platoon sergeant for Company C's 2nd Platoon, who fell on Ramadi's urban battlefield Aug. 8 while fighting terror. He was from San Pedro, Honduras and leaves behind his wife, Joselyn, and son, Sergio. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

050810-M-2607O-002 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Corproal Patrick S. Putt, an assaultman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stand with Cpl. Patrick R. Donnelly, holds numerous hats now that he is in headquarters platoon providing support for the other Marines. Putt holds the billits of platoon sergeant, company clerk, company sapper and assultman if needed. - 050810-M-2607O-002 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Corproal Patrick S. Putt, an assaultman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stand with Cpl. Patrick R. Donnelly, holds numerous hats now that he is in headquarters platoon providing support for the other Marines. Putt holds the billits of platoon sergeant, company clerk, company sapper and assultman if needed.

HADITHAH DAM, AL ANBAR, IRAQ (August 13, 2005) - Army Capt. Greg T. Brown, Iraqi Col. Muhammed, Lt. Col. Lionel B. Urquhart, and an Arabic translator pour over the details of a map. The Iraqi Intervention Forces do not patrol on their own yet. Matched up squad for squad with Marines, they provide extra boots on the ground with a natural understanding of Arabic language and culture. - HADITHAH DAM, AL ANBAR, IRAQ (August 13, 2005) - Army Capt. Greg T. Brown, Iraqi Col. Muhammed, Lt. Col. Lionel B. Urquhart, and an Arabic translator pour over the details of a map. The Iraqi Intervention Forces do not patrol on their own yet. Matched up squad for squad with Marines, they provide extra boots on the ground with a natural understanding of Arabic language and culture.

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Petty Officer 2nd Class Phillip Jean-Gilles, a corpsman working with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, demonstrates how to tie a tourniquet before a class of Iraqi soldiers and policemen here Aug. 1. Since mid-March, battalion personnel have trained approximately 600 Iraqi personnel on topics such as first aid in combat, infantry tactics, and convoy driving skills. Iraqi forces are fully integrated into every operation the battalion's Marines and sailors conduct in and around the city. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Petty Officer 2nd Class Phillip Jean-Gilles, a corpsman working with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, demonstrates how to tie a tourniquet before a class of Iraqi soldiers and policemen here Aug. 1. Since mid-March, battalion personnel have trained approximately 600 Iraqi personnel on topics such as first aid in combat, infantry tactics, and convoy driving skills. Iraqi forces are fully integrated into every operation the battalion's Marines and sailors conduct in and around the city.

LCpl. Silvio J. Davilaruiz, motor transport operator, Headquarters and Support Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, drives a 7-ton truck on various types of operations in western Iraq while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester) - LCpl. Silvio J. Davilaruiz, motor transport operator, Headquarters and Support Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, drives a 7-ton truck on various types of operations in western Iraq while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester)

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Luis Bonilla, an administration clerk with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, puts the finishing touches on an 'Indian head' sign he created July 31 for display at the chapel here. The 21-year-old Browns Mills, N.J. native helps resolve his fellow Marines' pay and promotion issues, and enjoys creating character sketches and painting during his free time. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Luis Bonilla, an administration clerk with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, puts the finishing touches on an 'Indian head' sign he created July 31 for display at the chapel here. The 21-year-old Browns Mills, N.J. native helps resolve his fellow Marines' pay and promotion issues, and enjoys creating character sketches and painting during his free time.