Marines with 3rd Batallion, 9th Marine Regiment Prepare to be trucked to Landing Zone Woody, from which they will hike to Landing Zone Cardinal to engage in survival classes and field operations. The Marines were in the field four days during this operation, living in expedient shelters and learning what to expect when deployed. - Marines with 3rd Batallion, 9th Marine Regiment Prepare to be trucked to Landing Zone Woody, from which they will hike to Landing Zone Cardinal to engage in survival classes and field operations. The Marines were in the field four days during this operation, living in expedient shelters and learning what to expect when deployed.

Corporal Matthew J. Chapman, an rifleman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, spends his last few minutes saying goodbye to his wife before leaving in support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are deploying to Al Anbar province to support Iraqi forces in security operations. - Corporal Matthew J. Chapman, an rifleman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, spends his last few minutes saying goodbye to his wife before leaving in support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are deploying to Al Anbar province to support Iraqi forces in security operations.

The Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, practice low static-line parachute jumps from a C-130 Hercules airplane above Camp Davis, N.C., Sept. 11. As the Marines exited the rear of the airplane, leaping into the wind, they locked themselves into a bent-over position they had rehearsed many times. - The Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, practice low static-line parachute jumps from a C-130 Hercules airplane above Camp Davis, N.C., Sept. 11. As the Marines exited the rear of the airplane, leaping into the wind, they locked themselves into a bent-over position they had rehearsed many times.

Maj. Gen. Richard T. Tryon (left), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division, awards the Silver Star Medal to Capt. John Roussos (right), former platoon commander for Bravo 3, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, at a ceremony at Ellis Field, Courthouse Bay, here, Sept. 12. Roussos, a Princeton, N.J., native and Norwich University graduate, received the Silver Star Medal for his heroic actions performed on March 7, 2008, in Iraq. “Roussos knowingly and willingly exposed himself to enemy fire with the intent of drawing fire away from his machine gunner and driver, and risked his life for his men,” said Maj. Fred Courtney, former Bravo Company commander and current executive officer for 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jo Jones) (RELEASED) - Maj. Gen. Richard T. Tryon (left), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division, awards the Silver Star Medal to Capt. John Roussos (right), former platoon commander for Bravo 3, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, at a ceremony at Ellis Field, Courthouse Bay, here, Sept. 12. Roussos, a Princeton, N.J., native and Norwich University graduate, received the Silver Star Medal for his heroic actions performed on March 7, 2008, in Iraq. “Roussos knowingly and willingly exposed himself to enemy fire with the intent of drawing fire away from his machine gunner and driver, and risked his life for his men,” said Maj. Fred Courtney, former Bravo Company commander and current executive officer for 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jo Jones) (RELEASED)

Lance Cpl. Trevor Remington, a machine gunner with Weapons platoon Company F, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, performs a hip throw at a station during the landing zone drills here March 6. The drills tested the Marines on their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program skills while conducting combat conditioning. - Lance Cpl. Trevor Remington, a machine gunner with Weapons platoon Company F, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, performs a hip throw at a station during the landing zone drills here March 6. The drills tested the Marines on their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program skills while conducting combat conditioning.

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Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in a fire team competition here Jan. 25. Training evolutions, like the fire team competition, are necessary to help the battalion build teamwork in preparation for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in a fire team competition here Jan. 25. Training evolutions, like the fire team competition, are necessary to help the battalion build teamwork in preparation for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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