Sgt. Christopher A. Betts, from Carrollton, Ga., a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, plays catch with an local child Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007.Civil Affairs Group Marin More
Civil Affairs Group Marines, Sgt. Christopher L. Junkins (left) and Sgt. Christopher A. Betts (right) with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment discuss the mission before leaving Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 1, 2 More
U.S. Marines with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) discuss deconstruction in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing area at an observation po More
Lance Cpl. Joel P. Dumbacher from Arvada,Col. with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) watches as a excavator digs a hole in Karmah, Iraq on November 19, 2007.Combat Engineers with 3/3 ex More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) patrol through a village in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines listen attentively to the mission brief in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines conduct a mounted patrol throughout in order More
U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Owen Bailey, from Columbia Tenn., with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines checks items off a preparation list in Karmah, Iraq.
Marines, with 1st Platoon, 2nd Battalion, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, prepare to begin their patrol in Karmah, Iraq.
A U.S. Marine, with I Company ,3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, observes his surroundings in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 29. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to coordinate agricultural efforts in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group More
Sgt. Christopher A. Betts, from Carrollton, Ga., a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment catches a soccer ball from an local child Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007.Civil Affairs Gr More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va., with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) prepares to operate the Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va. with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) prepares to operate the Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq More
Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Coins and Cpl. Michael E. Robb with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) watch the surrounding area in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census More
SSgt. Bryan C. Duprey with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) gives the mission brief in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 conduct a mounted patrol throughout in or More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase, attached to Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines reads a banner with an Iraqi police officer outside a police station on Dec. 6. (U.S. Marine Corps More
U.S. Marines with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines play their guitars during down time in Karmah, Iraq.
Marines with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol in a courtyard in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, observes his surroundings in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment documents an insecticide purchased by an Iraqi agricultural company in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil A More
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to discuss restoration of a market's landscape in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Af More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company operates a excavator in Karmah, Iraq on November 19, 2007.Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing area at an observation post More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company operates a excavator in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing area at an observation pos More
Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Coins a infantry rifleman from Mayberry, N.C. with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) observes a field in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect ce More
U.S. Marines with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) take notes and listen to a mission brief in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 conduct a mounted patrol througho More
U. S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Leon from New Market, Tenn., with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, practices with his guitar in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Ryan, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, maintains awareness in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Cival Affairs Group Marines, Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez (left) and Staff Sgt. David Champion (right), with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, inspect agricultural products in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. More
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to measure progress on an agricultural project in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines conduct a mounted patrol in order to ensur More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company destroys a observation tower using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq on November 19, 2007.Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing a More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company destroys a observation tower using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) post security on a roof in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols i More
Capt. Willam Matory with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines enters a Iraqi Poilice station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines conduct a mounted patrol throughout in order t More
U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Owen Bailey, from Columbia, Tenn., with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines opens a can of food in Karmah, Iraq.
Marine Corps Cpl. Curtis Silvers, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrols past an Iraiq Policeman and his child in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marines, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to their next objective in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez (left) and Staff Sgt. David Champion (right) view a contract between coalition forces and an Iraqi agricultural company in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007.Civil Affairs Group Marine More
Iraqis plant grass in a market area in an effort to return their community back to normalcy in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines conduct a mounted patrol in order to ensure current More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company destroys an observation post using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq on November 19, 2007.Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing a More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company destroys an observation post using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing More
Pfc. Johnathan C. Edwards a infantry rifleman from Reidsville, N.C. with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) observes the surrounding area from a rooftop in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a More
Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) greets sheiks at a Iraqi police station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 conduct a mounted pa More
U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Sims and Cpl. Owen Bailey, with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, serve dinner to U.S. Marines in Karmah, Iraq.
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Houston, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, posts security behind a truck for a patrol in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Haynes, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines provides security in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses a calculator in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines conduct a mounted patrol in o More
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to speak with local leaders in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company lifts an observation tower using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing a More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company lifts an observation tower using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq on November 19, 2007.Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing are More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) prepare to continue their patrol in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security More
Marines with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, take cover from a possible Improvised Explosive Device in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security as Iraqi children observe in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to negotiate an agricultural budget in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group More
Lance Cpl. Lloyd G. Galvraith, from Dunedin, Fla., with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), inspects a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle before leaving Camp Fallujah, More
U.S. Marines with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) inspect an observation post in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing area at an observati More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) exit a house and continue their patrol in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct sec More
Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) greets a lraqi Police Officer at a Iraqi police station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 cond More
Marine Corps Nathan Valdez, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, calls in his position over a radio in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marines, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Sgt. Christopher A. Betts from Carollton, Ga., a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment has a conversation with an Iraqi in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Mar More
Lance Cpl. Lloyd G. Galvraith, from Dunedin, Fla. (right), and Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams (left) with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), inspect a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company lifts a observation tower using an excavator in as Pvt. John Clendenin watches in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Enginee More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) conduct a security patrol in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols More
Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) speaks with a lraqi Police Officer at a Iraqi police station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 More
Iraqi Children play outside their home in Karmah, Iraq.
Sgt. Christopher A. Betts from Carollton, Ga., a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conversation with an Iraqi in Karmah, Iraq, on November 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines c More
Combat Engineers with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) test their communication equipment in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on November 13, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing area at an observati More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Selig with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company grasps an observation tower using an excavator in Karmah, Iraq, on November 19, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/3 expand the berthing More
Shieks wait for a meeting to begin in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 conduct a mounted patrol throughout in order to begin transition with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines Command Element in K More
U.S. Marines with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol an alleyway in Karmah, Iraq.
A U.S. Marine, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security on the corner of a building in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speaks with a local man about his contract in Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines conduct a m More
Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudon County, Va., with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) ground guide a Logistics Vehicle System in Karmah, Iraq, on November 13, 2007. Combat Engineers with More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va,. with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) lifts debris using a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, on More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) Patrol through farmlands in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols More
Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) is offered chai tea by a lraqi Police Officer at a Iraqi police station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marin More
Marines with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol in a village in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Mize, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Local children pose with a soccer ball given to them by Marines in Karmah, Iraq on Nov. 1, 2007.Civil Affairs Group Marines conduct a mounted patrol in order to ensure current reconstruction projects are going More
Lance Cpl. Cesar E. Carreon, from Katy, Texas, with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), guards a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, on November 13, 20 More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va., with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) lifts debris using a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, o More
Pfc. Johnathan C. Edwards, a infantry rifleman from Reidsville, N.C. with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) patrols past an Iraqi farmer in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation More
Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) drinks tea and speaks with a lraqi Police Officer at a Iraqi police station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. M More
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Chamberlain, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, walks by a health clinic in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Nienczyk, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, refuels his vehicle in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq. (U. More
Sgt. Christopher A. Betts, from Carrollton, Ga., a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, jokes with local children in Karmah, Iraq on Nov. 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines cond More
Lance Cpl. Cesar E. Carreon, from Katy, Texas, with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), guides a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, on November 13, 20 More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va., with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) lifts an observation tower using a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle onto More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) patrol down a highway in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols in More
Marine Corps Cpl. Louis Pierre, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, inspects an office in Karmah, Iraq.
U.S. Marines, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, refuel their vehicles in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
Capt. Gilbert M. Hernandez, a Civil Affairs Group Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, inspects a stockpile of fertilizer in Karmah, Iraq on Nov. 1, 2007. Civil Affairs Group Marines conduct a mounte More
Marines with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3) load barriers onto a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, on November 13, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3/ More
Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold from Loudoun County, Va., with Combat Engineers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), loads an observation tower using a Tractor Rubber tire Articulated Multi-purpose vehicle onto More
U.S. Marines with I Co, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) patrol a highway in Zaidon, Iraq on December 2, 2007. I Co conducts a dwell operation to collect census information and conduct security patrols in Zaid More
Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase with Personal Security Detail, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) laughs with a lraqi Police Officer at a Iraqi police station in Karmah, Iraq on December 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 3/3 More
Marine Corps Pfc. Kurtis Priebe, with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, watches his surrounding area from a window in Karmah, Iraq.