COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Robert Lemont speaks to local shop owners during a security patrol here, July 26. Lemont, a native of a Mansfield Ind., is a squad leader with C... More
Early in the morning US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Comp...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-1 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarters Company (HC), Regimen...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-1 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
The Sun rises illuminating the dispersal area of the US Marine Corps (...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-1 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HC), Regimental ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-1 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
Early in the morning US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Comp...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-1 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
Marines place the 120mm mortars found in an Iraqi military truck that ...
Fajr, Iraq (Mar. 30, 2003) Marines place the 120mm mortars found in an Iraqi military truck that was halted by 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1) in Al Fajr, Iraq. Marines and ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (right), Commander, R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, US... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (right), Commander, R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, US... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (right), Commander, R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, US... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (right), Commander, R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, US... More
U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,
U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) interact with children while other U.S. Marines (not shown) interview citizens of the Al Dubat district of Al Fallujah, ... More
U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (3/5), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) secure a schoolyard during a patrol in the Andaloos district of Al Fallujah, Iraq on Jan. 29, 2008. U.S. Marines w... More
Iraqi Police search a citizen in the Maulimeen district
Iraqi Police search a citizen in the Maulimeen district of Al Fallujah, Iraq on Feb. 14, 2008. The purpose of the operation is to enter citizens of Al Fallujah into the Biometric Automated Toolset (BAT) system ... More
Central Command commander walks through the market streets of the Anda...
Adm. William Fallon, Central Command commander walks through the market streets of the Andaloos District in Fallujah, Iraq, Feb. 18. During his visit, the CENTCOM commander observed up-close, the troops on the ... More
2/24 Patrols, Keeps Streets Safe
Lance Cpl. David J. Lacher, a squad radio operator with Company E, takes a short break during a night security patrol in Saqlawiyah, Feb. 20. The Marines are often given short breathers during patrols, which ca... More
Adm. William Fallon, Central Command commander speaks
Adm. William Fallon, Central Command commander speaks with a local vendor selling fresh produce at the Andaloos district's market in Fallujah, Iraq Feb. 18. During his visit, the CENTCOM commander observed up-c... More
Vigiliant Guardians, US forces in Iraq
A security platoon Marine hands out candy to children in the Shuhada District of Fallujah. Security platoon's mission is to provide a security element for the RCT's Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, as w... More
Proactive PSF Takes Fight to Enemy
Provincial Security Forces pursued, combated, and eliminated insurgent forces In Habbaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 23. The insurgent forces detonated two personnel borne improvised explosive devices during the battle, kil... More
Sgt. John Youngbloom, a personnel security officer
Sgt. John Youngbloom, a personnel security officer with Personnel Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 1, from Hutto, Texas, waits with fellow Marines for the mission brief given by Gunnery Sgt. Ronnie S... More
Regimental Combat Team 1's Personnel Security Detachment; Sentinels to...
Cpl. Manuel Favila, an infantryman with Personnel Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and native to Guymon, Okla., scans the surrounding area and covers the rear security of the convoy as the RCT-1 c... More
A Sister of Fallujah searches a woman's purse at Entry
A Sister of Fallujah searches a woman's purse at Entry Control Point 1 in Fallujah, Iraq. She searches every woman, child and their belongings at the ECP before entering the city, looking for any suspicious it... More
FALLUJAH, Iraq - First Lt. Caleb Wells, platoon commander,
FALLUJAH, Iraq - First Lt. Caleb Wells, platoon commander, Weapons Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, agrees with a local Iraqi security forces offical March 5, 20... More
Anbar awakening; continuing to deny al Queda in Iraq safe haven
070927-M-1876J-SHEIKS02 Company L?s commanding officer, Capt. Quintin D. Jones with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment with Regimental Combat Team 6, and his Marines sit down to an Iraqi feast a sheik offered t... More
An Iraqi soldier with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st
An Iraqi soldier with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, awaits orders while on a joint patrol with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, March 5. The patrol was part of Operation ... More
Lance Cpl. Sean E. Varriale, a radio operator with
Lance Cpl. Sean E. Varriale, a radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, corrects mistakes two Marines make during a training session Mar. 6. Varriale is training with hopes to someday become a p... More
First-ever Iraqi-led operation near Saqlawhiya underway
An Iraqi soldier with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, awaits orders while on a joint patrol with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, March 5. The patrol was part of Operation ... More
Ali Hadi Salah Alfhdawi, the manager of the Fallujah
Ali Hadi Salah Alfhdawi, the manager of the Fallujah Public Radio station, meets with coalition forces to discuss ways to improve the station he manages. The radio station's programming includes, news, music, a... More
Marines from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
Marines from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, look over part of a weapons cache that was found by the Marines and members of the Iraqi Civilian Watch outside of Subyhat, ... More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Stuart J. White, the Multi-National
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Stuart J. White, the Multi-National Forces-West Iraq gunner, speaks through an interpreter to high ranking officials in the Iraqi Army during the Iraqi Small Arms Weapons Instructor Cour... More
2nd Lt. Matt R. Ashton, officer-in-charge, Civil Affairs
2nd Lt. Matt R. Ashton, officer-in-charge, Civil Affairs Group, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, speaks through an interpreter to an Iraqi contractor about using solar energy to power water treatment plants... More
Fallujah citizens' voices heard over airwaves
Fallujah Mayor Saad Owad sits in a sound booth answering a radio listener's question during a call-in show at the Fallujah public radio station, March 27. Citizens called in or e-mailed questions for the mayor ... More
Unexpected Reunion for - Two men in uniform standing next to each othe...
Staff Sgt. Frank V. Scopa USMC (ret.) and his son HN Mark J. Scopa pose for a picture during a reunion visit aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, March 28. Mark, who is a corpsman attached to Sierra Battery, 5th Battali... More
Lance Cpl. Corey E. Gress, a rifleman with Company
Lance Cpl. Corey E. Gress, a rifleman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, climbs out of a small hole after searching through the rubble of an old schoolhouse Mar. 29. ... More
Iraqi workers begin to level the dirt inside a HESCO,
Iraqi workers begin to level the dirt inside a HESCO, March 29, at the Iraqi police station in Sitcher, Iraq. The Iraqis, alongside Marines of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Te... More
Iraqi policeman stands vigilant guard as the re-dedication
Iraqi policeman stands vigilant guard as the re-dedication ceremony commences at the newly refurbished King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 w... More
Iraqi policeman stands vigilant guard as the re-dedication
Iraqi policeman stands vigilant guard as the re-dedication ceremony commences at the newly refurbished King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 wh... More
"America's Battalion" Capitalizes on Ramadi's Security
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, unload palettes of bottled water at Joint Security Station Iron located in southern part of Ramadi, Iraq, April 6. Due to improvements in Ramadi's security, Mari... More
Al Fallujah's Iraqi police unload key supplies
Iraqi policemen unload supplies into a mosque in the Mualimeen district of Al Fallujah, Iraq on April 7, 2008. The mission was part of Operation: Hometown Fallujah, a combined effort with U.S. Marines with Comp... More
Cmdr. Dean A. Tufts, left, commanding officer of Naval
Cmdr. Dean A. Tufts, left, commanding officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 looks on as Cmdr. Antonio Edmonds, commanding officer of NMCB 3, salutes Capt. Robert McLean of the 22nd Naval Constructio... More
A Mine Resistant and Ambush Protected "Buffalo" vehicle
A Mine Resistant and Ambush Protected "Buffalo" vehicle from Reaper platoon, Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1 creeps down a rural road with its flood lights revealing the groun... More
Kamal Abd Al Salam Abd Al Wahid, the mayor of the city
Kamal Abd Al Salam Abd Al Wahid, the mayor of the city of Karmah in Al Anbar province (blue suit, center), addresses the attendees of a celebration, while the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regi... More
Cpl. Gerald Suazo, the corporal of the guard for entry
Cpl. Gerald Suazo, the corporal of the guard for entry control point one with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-1 watches an Iraqi police officer conduct a vehicle search at entry contr... More
Anna Bailey (far right) of the International Police
Anna Bailey (far right) of the International Police Advisors leads a class for the Sisters of Fallujah, April 19. The Sisters of Fallujah are female Iraqi locals who are breaking the gender barrier and stepping... More
Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine
Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles durin... More
Marines assist Ramadi police progress
Lance Cpl. Adam J. Desso, a team leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, supports and mentors an Iraqi policeman during a routine vehicle search at an enemy control point. While, the battalion's leaders... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher T. Panko, fire team leader,
Lance Cpl. Christopher T. Panko, fire team leader, Engineer Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gives a class on one of the steps on how to p... More
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general, Multi-National
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, speaks with local Iraqi vendors on April 23, in Karma, Iraq. Petraeus spoke with Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regiment... More
Lance Cpl. Matthew D. Nasso, a rifleman with Company
Lance Cpl. Matthew D. Nasso, a rifleman with Company A, walks alongside an Iraqi policemen during a dismounted joint patrol through the Ramadi neighborhood of Ramadi, April 24, 2008. "Training the Iraqi police ... More
From "Ambush Alley" to Peaceful Ally
Lance Cpl. Matthew D. Nasso, a rifleman with Company A, walks alongside an Iraqi policemen during a dismounted joint patrol through the Ramadi neighborhood of Ramadi, April 24. With the positive changes in the ... More
Navy Lt. Van A. Willis (left), battalion surgeon, 3rd
Navy Lt. Van A. Willis (left), battalion surgeon, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, helps offload a crate of medical equipment given to Fallujah medical hospital here April 30. The m... More
Navy Lt. Van A. Willis (left), battalion surgeon, 3rd
Navy Lt. Van A. Willis (left), battalion surgeon, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team-1, helps offload a crate of medical equipment given to Fallujah medical hospital, April 30. The medical equip... More
Lance Cpl. Adam C. Wemhoner, a machine gunner with
Lance Cpl. Adam C. Wemhoner, a machine gunner with the Habbaniyah Police Transition Team, keeps his eyes on the road while the PTT team travels to the Civil police station to pay the Iraqi police. The PTT team... More
The face of the Iraqi police
As coalition forces transition their security role to Iraqi police, they conduct countless patrols at all hours through their area of operation while IPs lead from the front. The IPs are stepping up in a more p... More
Cpl. Richard J. Nelson laughs with Iraqi children during
Cpl. Richard J. Nelson laughs with Iraqi children during a patrol in the al Anbar province of Iraq. Nelson was killed in action when a improvised explosive device struck his vehicle, killing two and injuring one.
The Saloonatics perform for service members aboard
The Saloonatics perform for service members aboard Camp Fallujah, May 9, as part of a tour of military installations in Iraq and Kuwait. The band hails from Southern California and covers songs ranging from Ted... More
Marines of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine
Marines of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, feast on a meat with a local sheikh, May 12. The meeting with the Sheikh was set up to reimburse him for civil services... More
Lt. Gen. Samuel T. Helland, commanding general for
Lt. Gen. Samuel T. Helland, commanding general for Marine Forces Central Command and I Marine Expeditionary Force converses with Col. Lewis A. Craparotta, commanding officer for Regimental Combat Team 1 during ... More
Sgt. Dennis K. Derr II, Section A leader, Mobile Assault
Sgt. Dennis K. Derr II, Section A leader, Mobile Assault Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-1, and his section of Marines are deployed well away from their high... More
An Iraqi man speaks with an Iraqi police officer, May
An Iraqi man speaks with an Iraqi police officer, May 18, at the Iraqi police station in Karma, before he is released back to his family. Approximately 40 Iraqis were released after being fully screened and pre... More
Sgt. Joseph Gaines, Team 5 sergeant of operations with
Sgt. Joseph Gaines, Team 5 sergeant of operations with the Civil Affairs Group (CAG) supporting the area of operations for 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-1, surveys a partially stand... More
U.S. Marine Stands Watch
Sgt. Daniel M. Matthews, security chief, Team 1, Civil Affairs Detachment 2, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines (2/11), Regimental Combat Team 1, stands watch in an industrial high school currently under construction ... More
An Iraqi policeman stands security in the marketplace
An Iraqi policeman stands security in the marketplace in downtown Ramadi, June 9, 2008. The surge of 30,000 U.S. troops to Iraq allowed the Marines to focus a great deal on training the Iraqi security forces. T... More
U.S. Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored
U.S. Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Mech (TF Mech), Multi-National Force - West, Ground Combat Element prepare for the evening as the sun sets near Balad Iraq, Au... More
U.S. Marines in support of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine
U.S. Marines in support of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1), assemble a tent before the Cooperative Medical Engagement (CME), in Karmah, Iraq on Aug. 11, 2008. The CME ... More
A Record Turnout, US forces in Iraq
Navy Lt. Liu, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, passes out prescribed medicine to Iraqis in Subyhat, Iraq, during a cooperative medical engagement, Aug. 12, 2008. ... More
Iraqi children wait in line to enter the Mulaab Soccer
Iraqi children wait in line to enter the Mulaab Soccer Stadium to watch a soccer tournament in Ramadi, Iraq, on Aug. 13, 2008. The soccer tournament is sponsored by U.S. Marines (not shown) with 1st Battalion,... More
Members of the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team
Members of the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team (EPRT), Regimental Combat Team 1, U.S. Marine Corps, discuss current problems with a Sheik in Ameriyah, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2008. EPRT hoped to provide plans on... More
Iraqi children pick up trash outside the Mulaab Soccer
Iraqi children pick up trash outside the Mulaab Soccer Stadium before a soccer tournament in Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2008. The soccer tournament is sponsored by U.S. Marines (not shown) with 1st Battalion, 9th ... More
Hundreds receive medical care in Iraq's West Karmah region
An Iraqi doctor treats and medicates a local boy during a combined medical engagement in the West Karmah region of Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008. Weapons Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimenta... More
Hundreds receive medical care in Iraq's West Karmah region
Local Iraqis from the greater Karmah region gather and await admission to a combined medical engagement in the West Karmah region, Sept. 15, 2008. Weapons Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,... More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Oellein, a 24-year-old mechanic
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Oellein, a 24-year-old mechanic with Motor Transport Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd marine Regiment, regimental Combat Team 1, works on a Humvee's s... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Swain, front, a corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Swain, front, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Maj. Jeffrey McCormack, the operations officer for 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, g... More
After reenlisting outside the wire, among the Iraqi
After reenlisting outside the wire, among the Iraqi people at an Iraqi police station, Sgt. John Owens, section leader, JUMP, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, shakes hands and recei... More
U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Andrew Barnes, 1st Battalion, 3rd
U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Andrew Barnes, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, leads a patrol in northern Karmah, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. U.S. Marines were supporting information operations by d... More
An Iraqi man holds his drowning child in Karmah, Iraq,
An Iraqi man holds his drowning child in Karmah, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. Navy Chief Roger Buck, a 34-year-old battalion medical chief from Niceville, Fla., with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regi... More
Sgt. Samuel R. Lott, a 23-year-old motor transportation
Sgt. Samuel R. Lott, a 23-year-old motor transportation operator from Mojave Valley, Ariz., with Headquarters and Support Co., Regimental Combat Team 1, receives his promotion warrant, Oct. 1, 2008, at Camp Ram... More
Cpl. Krystopher C. Tompkins, a squad leader with Company
Cpl. Krystopher C. Tompkins, a squad leader with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, waits with his 1st Bn., 9th Marines counterpart to finish an Oct. 3, 2008 tour of 2nd B... More
Sheiks and key leaders of the Sahara tribe watch and
Sheiks and key leaders of the Sahara tribe watch and listen as various figures speak of progress in the region, security, and the continual transition from coalition forces. Over 50 of the most prominent sheiks... More
Iraqi media videotape while State Department members
Iraqi media videotape while State Department members listen in during a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Al Anbar Governor Ma'Moun Sami Rasheed Al Awani (not shown) at the Provinc... More
Mayor Faisal Hamad Khalaf cuts the ribbon at the reopening
Mayor Faisal Hamad Khalaf cuts the ribbon at the reopening of the Shohabi Boys and Girls Primary School, Oct. 5, 2008, in Karmah. Hundreds, from 6th to 12th grade, will attend the school this fall. Marines from... More
1st Lt. David B. Gilliland, a 24-year-old civil affairs
1st Lt. David B. Gilliland, a 24-year-old civil affairs team leader with Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, works with an interpreter to speak with an Iraqi contractor about ... More
Service members with the embedded Provincial Reconstruction
Service members with the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, Regimental Combat Team 1, meet with the Mayor and the deputy of education for Ramadi, Iraq, to donate educational books to local schools through... More
Lt. Col Brett A. Bourne, commanding officer, 1st Battalion,
Lt. Col Brett A. Bourne, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Lt. Col. Thad R. Trapp, commanding officer, 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, sit with two local sheiks at a tr... More
Iraqi members of 5th Provincial Security Forces stand
Iraqi members of 5th Provincial Security Forces stand at the position of parade rest, Outpost Delta, Karmah, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2008. U.S. Marines with 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Ma... More
Capt. John Spohrer, the forward air controller and
Capt. John Spohrer, the forward air controller and governance adviser with Mobile Assault Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, meets with local farmers of the Tri-Ci... More
Gone fishing: Marines enjoying unexpected leisure
Master Sgt. Troy Buss a 43-year-old Bonduel, Wis. native, operations chief, Weapons Co., Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, attempts to snag a potential catch during his we... More
Navy Lt. Chris Owston, a medical officer with Task
Navy Lt. Chris Owston, a medical officer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, checks an Iraqi girl's throat, Oct. 13, 2008. At the request of the local city council, Ows... More
Another side of combat - A soldier holding up a picture of a baby
Cpl. David Thomason, company clerk, Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, holds a picture of his wife Nicole and newborn son Samuel.
Heath Herring, a professional fighter from Amarillo,
Heath Herring, a professional fighter from Amarillo, Texas, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, grapples with 1st Lt. John Wallander, a field artillery officer attached to Task Force Military Police, at Ca... More
Heath Herring, a professional fighter from Amarillo,
Heath Herring, a professional fighter from Amarillo, Texas, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, grapples with 1st Lt. John Wallander, a field artillery officer attached to Task Force Military Police, at Ca... More
Khalidyah safer after capture of terrorist suspect
The Marines with 1st Squadron, 2nd Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, acted as the assault section in a recent intelligence driven cordon and search, wh... More
An engineer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine
An engineer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, scans the area in Northern Karmah near Company B's rural outpost for weapons caches, Oct. 22, 2008. Company B has been f... More
Lance Cpl. Alex S. Heaton, a 21-year-old assault man
Lance Cpl. Alex S. Heaton, a 21-year-old assault man from Arora, Ill., with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, interacts with local Iraqi children while on a partnered patrol with the Iraqi police, Nov. 6. ... More
Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment,
Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, take retina scans of civilians during a remote badging operation at the Abuyuset area of Iraq, Nov. 8. Civilians from the area came to get their ident... More
Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, take
Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, take part in a cake-cutting ceremony during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony, Nov. 10, at Camp Baharia in Fallujah, Iraq.
The ceremonial cake detail presents the birthday cake
The ceremonial cake detail presents the birthday cake during the Regimental Combat Team 1's, 233 Marine Corps Birthday celebration, Nov. 10, 2008, at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Sailors of RCT-1 gathered to ... More
Lt. Col. Andrew Milburn, commanding officer, Task Force
Lt. Col. Andrew Milburn, commanding officer, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks to Marines of Company C, 1st Bn., 3rd Marines, during their observance of the Marine ... More
Iraqi policeman Abdul Rahman Ghanem Mutlaq talks to
Iraqi policeman Abdul Rahman Ghanem Mutlaq talks to Iraqi forces patrolling the streets of Karmah, Nov. 10, at the Joint Coordination Center. With only months since Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment... More
Standing watch in Karmah
Cpl. William Brandes, a 23-year-old team leader from Jacksonville, Fl., with Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, stands watch at the Joint Coordination Center, No... More