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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric S. Widerman, Golf Company (G CO), 2nd Battalion 1ST Marines (2/1), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), gives a class to Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) recruits at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraqs Al Anbar province
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Wright, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), stays in touch via radio from a open field as he sets up security in the streets of Karabilah, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Phillip T. Fryar, Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU), Headquarters and Service (H&S) Company (CO), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), adjusts the front sights on a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle for an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) recruit during a battle sight zero (BZO) course. The Marines are training the ICDC recruits at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, as part of Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraqs Al Anbar province
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric S. Widerman, Golf Company (G CO), 2nd Battalion 1ST Marines (2/1), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), gives a class to Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) recruits at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraq's Al Anbar province
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) First Sergeant (1SGT) Zuher S.A. (left), 60th ICDC Brigade (BDE), talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Simon E. Lemay, G-3 (Operations), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), about the Commando training at Camp Ali, 60th ICDC BDE training camp, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Iraq's Al Anbar Province
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason L. Booth, Charlie Company (C CO), 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), takes role call of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldiers waiting to be paid, as other USMC Marines stand by. The training of the ICDC Soldiers is taking place at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraq's Al Anbar province. The Marines are armed with a M16A2 rifles and the ICDC Soldiers are armed with Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8), India (I) Company (CO), 3rd Squad (SQD), Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), talk with local Iraqi children during a routine security patrol of the neighborhood as part of Operation CRIMSON TIDE. The Marines with 3/8, part of 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), are conducting security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason L. Booth, Charlie Company (C CO), 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), takes role call of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldiers waiting to be paid. The training of the ICDC Soldiers is taking place at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraqs Al Anbar province. The USMC SGT Booth is armed with a M16A2 rifle and the ICDC Soldiers are armed with Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles
US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Lieutenant (1LT) Frank Dillbeck (right), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (3/4th MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), speaks to his Iraqi translator (left) at a meeting with the Barwana Police CHIEF (center), while on patrol in the town of Barwana, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), engaged in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Andrew Fischbach (left), Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8), India (I) Company (CO), 2nd Platoon (PLT), 1ST Squad (SQD), speaks to local Iraqis with the help of a couple members of the Iraqi Security Force (ISF) Soldiers while on a security patrol in the area during Operation CIRMSON TIDE. SGT. Fischbach's unit, part of 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), are currently engaged in security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Al Kharma
State: Al Anbar
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 8-Mar
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew Hutchison, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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