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HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Jan. 10, 2006) - Soldiers from the Azerbaijani Army stand in formation for a change of command ceremony here Jan. 10. A new company-sized force of soldiers replaced the old group and will spend the next six months maintaining security for the dam. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell) - HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Jan. 10, 2006) - Soldiers from the Azerbaijani Army stand in formation for a change of command ceremony here Jan. 10. A new company-sized force of soldiers replaced the old group and will spend the next six months maintaining security for the dam. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell)

HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Jan 1, 2006) - Staff Sgt. Barrett A Kahl(left) a former recruiter and Lance Cpl. Christopher M. Fallen, Kahl's former recruitee, are stationed at the same base in Iraq here. The two got a chance to reminisce recently during their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo courtesy of SSgt. Barrett A. Kahl) - HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Jan 1, 2006) - Staff Sgt. Barrett A Kahl(left) a former recruiter and Lance Cpl. Christopher M. Fallen, Kahl's former recruitee, are stationed at the same base in Iraq here. The two got a chance to reminisce recently during their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo courtesy of SSgt. Barrett A. Kahl)

CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (Jan. 2, 2006) -- Lexington, N.C. native, Sgt. Phillip J. Michael, machinegun section leader, Personnel Security Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stands sharply. Michael is a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons specialist, one of many different military occupational specialties that make up PSD. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander) - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (Jan. 2, 2006) -- Lexington, N.C. native, Sgt. Phillip J. Michael, machinegun section leader, Personnel Security Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stands sharply. Michael is a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons specialist, one of many different military occupational specialties that make up PSD. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander)

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Corporal Paul E. Harden, a motor transport mechanic with Truck Company, headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division gets a tool from his tool box while repairing a part for a humvee he is working on. Harden and his fellow Marines from truck company have repaired or replaced more than 10,000 vehicle parts since their arrival here in February 2004. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Corporal Paul E. Harden, a motor transport mechanic with Truck Company, headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division gets a tool from his tool box while repairing a part for a humvee he is working on. Harden and his fellow Marines from truck company have repaired or replaced more than 10,000 vehicle parts since their arrival here in February 2004. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - An instructor with Coastal Carolina Community College hands Marine students some assignments back during a lunchtime class at the John A. Lejeune education center here. Active-duty military members are eligible to receive apprenticeship completion certificates, along with 100 percent tuition assistance for taking classes on the base campus, through postal correspondence and various universities online. Personnel may speak with a counselor aboard the Lifelong Learning Center here to discuss their higher learning goals and look into off-duty educational opportunities here and while overseas. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - An instructor with Coastal Carolina Community College hands Marine students some assignments back during a lunchtime class at the John A. Lejeune education center here. Active-duty military members are eligible to receive apprenticeship completion certificates, along with 100 percent tuition assistance for taking classes on the base campus, through postal correspondence and various universities online. Personnel may speak with a counselor aboard the Lifelong Learning Center here to discuss their higher learning goals and look into off-duty educational opportunities here and while overseas.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter listens as Lt. Col. William Jurney, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's commander, introduces his Marines before the Secretary's breakfast with them here Jan. 9. During his daylong tour of the base, Winter spoke with several personnel from the 2nd Marine Division to get a firsthand account of how troops were training in garrison and conducting combat operations in the Global War on Terrorism overseas. Winter was sworn into office Jan. 3 and serves as the 74th Secretary of the Navy, overseeing approximately 900,000 personnel and an annual budget of $125 billion. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter listens as Lt. Col. William Jurney, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's commander, introduces his Marines before the Secretary's breakfast with them here Jan. 9. During his daylong tour of the base, Winter spoke with several personnel from the 2nd Marine Division to get a firsthand account of how troops were training in garrison and conducting combat operations in the Global War on Terrorism overseas. Winter was sworn into office Jan. 3 and serves as the 74th Secretary of the Navy, overseeing approximately 900,000 personnel and an annual budget of $125 billion.

Petty Officer 3rd Class William Ojeda, the platoon corpsman for the Regimental Combat Team-2 Jump Team, stands in front of the Humvee from which he began lifesaving measures on two Marines critically wounded in an improvised explosive device blast. Ojeda, a Miami, Fla., native, has been in the Navy for five years, joining at the age of 16. The Jump Team is responsible for security for 2nd Marine Regiment commander Col. Stephen W. Davis. - Petty Officer 3rd Class William Ojeda, the platoon corpsman for the Regimental Combat Team-2 Jump Team, stands in front of the Humvee from which he began lifesaving measures on two Marines critically wounded in an improvised explosive device blast. Ojeda, a Miami, Fla., native, has been in the Navy for five years, joining at the age of 16. The Jump Team is responsible for security for 2nd Marine Regiment commander Col. Stephen W. Davis.