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Corporal Ryan P. Pedroza, assistant firing chief, Battery F, 10th Marine Regiment, is one of the Marines responsible for making his Marines fire the massive 155mm Howitzer cannon. Pedroza awaits the command to pass the gunpowder on to the number one man, or plugger, who will fire the cannon. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary W. Lester) - Corporal Ryan P. Pedroza, assistant firing chief, Battery F, 10th Marine Regiment, is one of the Marines responsible for making his Marines fire the massive 155mm Howitzer cannon. Pedroza awaits the command to pass the gunpowder on to the number one man, or plugger, who will fire the cannon. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary W. Lester)

Carson City, Nev. native returns to firing

As the day starts on a cold morning here, ground-shaking booms are heard with the rising of the sun. Corporal Ryan P. Pedroza, assistant firing chief, Battery F, 10th Marine Regiment, is one of the Marines responsible for making his troops fire the massive 155mm Howitzer cannon. Running this huge weapon seems like a daunting task, but Pedroza and

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BARWANA, Iraq (Jan. 19, 2006) - Woodland, Calif. native Lance Cpl. Sam E. Smithson, a team leader with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment sweeps through a house during Operation Red Bull II Jan. 19. Smithson and his team continue to patrol and find weapons caches in the region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell) - BARWANA, Iraq (Jan. 19, 2006) - Woodland, Calif. native Lance Cpl. Sam E. Smithson, a team leader with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment sweeps through a house during Operation Red Bull II Jan. 19. Smithson and his team continue to patrol and find weapons caches in the region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell)

Woodland, Calif., native leads team on cache hunts

The Marines of 2nd Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment constantly search the palm groves and desert valleys here for insurgents and their weapon of choice … roadside bombs. Leading one of the platoon’s fire teams during hunts for weapons caches is Woodland, Calif., native, Lance Cpl. Sam E. Smithson. His fire team, with the

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion observes as fellow Marines land onto Drop Zone Plover here Jan. 30 after parachuting out of a helicopter. Several of the battalion's Marines and sailors practiced jumping out of a helicopter while wearing the SF10-A parachute, a model that replaced the older MT11 and features superior maneuverability along with a slower rate of descent. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion observes as fellow Marines land onto Drop Zone Plover here Jan. 30 after parachuting out of a helicopter. Several of the battalion's Marines and sailors practiced jumping out of a helicopter while wearing the SF10-A parachute, a model that replaced the older MT11 and features superior maneuverability along with a slower rate of descent.

2nd Recon in for a smooth landing

The gray storm clouds loomed ominously over a barren, muddy field riddled with puddles of stagnant rainwater, as light gusts of wind buffeted the assembled troops. The previous day’s foul weather and the promise of more to come soon, however, were not reasons enough for the Marines of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion to put their training on hold

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Lieutenant Cmdr. Richard H. Jadick, formerly 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment's surgeon, thanks his friends and family for attending his Bronze Star Medal presentation ceremony here Jan. 30. Jadick, a current urology resident in Augusta, Ga., was awarded the medal for courageously treating dozens of Marines, sailors and Iraqi soldiers during the battle for Fallujah in Nov. 2004. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Lieutenant Cmdr. Richard H. Jadick, formerly 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment's surgeon, thanks his friends and family for attending his Bronze Star Medal presentation ceremony here Jan. 30. Jadick, a current urology resident in Augusta, Ga., was awarded the medal for courageously treating dozens of Marines, sailors and Iraqi soldiers during the battle for Fallujah in Nov. 2004.

Augusta military ‘doc’ commended for actions under fire

Every time Cpl. Matthew Palacios looks down at his scars, he thinks back to late Nov. 2004 and his unit’s struggle to help wrest Fallujah from the insurgency’s grip. It was a time when many perished, but a few like he and dozens others would live thanks to the expertise and dedication of one doctor and his team of Navy corpsmen. For 10 straight

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051225-M-2607O-001 - Seman Apprentice Kyle C. Mallard, Religious Program Specialist for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, carries some packages filled with stocking to be loaded on a convoy for the Marines in the area of operation. - 051225-M-2607O-001 - Seman Apprentice Kyle C. Mallard, Religious Program Specialist for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, carries some packages filled with stocking to be loaded on a convoy for the Marines in the area of operation.

Atwood, Tenn., native plays Santa year round for Marines deployed to Iraq

Dealing with thousands of care packages sent from the U.S. public is a daunting task for any sailor to contend with.Seaman Apprentice Kyle C. Mallard, the Religious Program Specialist for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, was assigned that duty as one of his tasks for the deployment to Iraq.“Distributing the care packages to the Marines and

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HAQLANIYAH, Iraq (Jan. 30, 2005) -Tracy, Calif. native Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Dewey in a picture taken at an unknown time before being killed in action by a vehicle-born improvised explosive device here Jan. 20. A memorial service was held in his honor Jan. 30 to celebrate the life of one of their fellow Marines. (Photo courtesy of India Company) - HAQLANIYAH, Iraq (Jan. 30, 2005) -Tracy, Calif. native Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Dewey in a picture taken at an unknown time before being killed in action by a vehicle-born improvised explosive device here Jan. 20. A memorial service was held in his honor Jan. 30 to celebrate the life of one of their fellow Marines. (Photo courtesy of India Company)

Tracy, Calif. native remembered by fellow Marines

Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment gathered to pay their respects during a memorial service here, Jan. 30 and to and remember the life of one of their fallen comrades. Tracy, Calif. native, Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Dewey, a 20 year-old squad automatic rifleman with the company, was operating a traffic control point near the

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Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., partake in the evening meal prepared by Sgt. Joselito Rubante. Rubante, a 27-year-old Cranford, N.J., native, is a food service specialist with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. He is the lone food preparer at the Joint Border Control Center near Camp Korean Village, Iraq, prearing two meals for 150-300 Marines daily. - Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., partake in the evening meal prepared by Sgt. Joselito Rubante. Rubante, a 27-year-old Cranford, N.J., native, is a food service specialist with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. He is the lone food preparer at the Joint Border Control Center near Camp Korean Village, Iraq, prearing two meals for 150-300 Marines daily.

Cranford, N.J., native runs one-man kitchen

Keeping your belly full of warm, freshly-cooked chow isn’t the easiest thing to do when you’re a Marine pushed forward from one of the large bases in western Iraq. More often than not, outside of Christmas and Thanksgiving, meals consist of military rations that sit heavy on your stomach for hours, if not days. Marines here at this desolate

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1st Lt. Martin B. Keogh, the platoon commander for Combined Anti Armor Team 4 searches a vehicle while on patrol in Fallujah Jan. 29. The 27-year-old, Wilmington, Del. native is the most recent recipient of the 2nd Marine Division Association?s Tarawa Award. - 1st Lt. Martin B. Keogh, the platoon commander for Combined Anti Armor Team 4 searches a vehicle while on patrol in Fallujah Jan. 29. The 27-year-old, Wilmington, Del. native is the most recent recipient of the 2nd Marine Division Association?s Tarawa Award.

2/6 Marine recognized for superior leadership

First Lt. Martin B. Keogh from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was awarded the 2nd Marine Division Association’s Tarawa Award. Keogh, the platoon commander for Combined Anti Armor Team 4, was selected to receive the award because of his outstanding leadership ability.As the platoon commander of 3rd Platoon, Company F, Keogh

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CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (Jan. 20, 2006) -- Manning, S.C., native Sgt. Antwoin L. Hilton, platoon sergeant, Motor Transport Section, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team - 2 stands next to the staple of his work -- the 7-ton truck. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander) - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (Jan. 20, 2006) -- Manning, S.C., native Sgt. Antwoin L. Hilton, platoon sergeant, Motor Transport Section, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team - 2 stands next to the staple of his work -- the 7-ton truck. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander)