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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 44th Engineer Battalion locate a large weapons cache found near a graveyard during a patrol south of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The U.S. Marine Corps, 1ST Marine Division, during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq. Dec. 28, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) pushes away from its pier at Naval Station Norfolk aided by a tugboat.

Norfolk, Va. (Jan. 19, 2004) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) pushes away from its pier at Naval Station Norfolk aided by a tugboat. Boxer is joining other amphibious assets, tasked with redeploy More

The maritime prepositioing ship MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) offload Marine track vehicles.

Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait (Feb. 19, 2004) The maritime prepositioing ship MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) offloads Marine track vehicles. More than 4, 472 tons of causeway sections, 131 truck vehicles, 2,000 More

A Sailor watches Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Eight One.

Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 19, 2004) A Sailor assigned to Beachmaster Unit One (BMU-1) watches Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Eight One, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) embarked aboard USS Bo More

Rear Admiral Chuck Kubic, the Commander of Naval Construction Forces Command, and the Commander of 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force Construction Group, speaks (through a translator) to Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program (ICAP) students going through the program the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force has set up on Forward Operating Base, Ar Ramadi, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. 1ST Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Rear Admiral Chuck Kubic, the Commander of Naval Construction Forces Command, and the Commander of 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force Construction Group, speaks (through a translator) to Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program (ICAP) students going through the program the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force has set up on Forward Operating Base, Ar Ramadi, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. 1ST Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) James J. Reed, Iraqi National Guard (ING) Training Instructor, Third Squad Leader, Machinegun Section, Weapons Platoon, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), makes a minor correction to an ING soldier, 404th BN, 50th ING Brigade, practicing how to enter a building during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training exercise. The Alpha Co. Marines are training and mentoring ING troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fob Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael W. Ayup, Infantryman, Weapons Platoon, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), does push-ups next to Iraqi National Guardsmens, 404th BN, 50th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Brigade, during physical training (PT) exercises. The Alpha Co. Marines are training and mentoring ING troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) ECHO, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fob Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Warren G. Glas, Infantryman, Weapons Platoon, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), does flutter kicks next to Iraqi National Guardsmens, 404th BN, 50th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Brigade, during physical training (PT) exercises. The Alpha Co. Marines are training and mentoring ING troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fob Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Justin Jones, Infantryman, Weapons Platoon, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), scans his surroundings during a joint patrol of a palm tree grove with Iraqi National Guard (ING) soldiers, 404th BN, 50th ING Brigade, in order to sweep it clear of potential enemy mortar sites during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fob Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: More

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) soldier, 404th Battalion (BN), 50th ING Brigade, crouches during a joint patrol by ING and US Marine Corps (USMC) Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), forces of a palm tree grove looking too sweep it clear of potential enemy mortar sites during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fob Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: More

Light enhanced night vision photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to A/Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), use a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a 7.62mm M240G machine gun, to respond with deadly and accurate fire to an ambush set by Anti-Iraqi Forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Daniel J. Fosco, USMC Release Status: Release More

Light enhanced photography showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), at the ready with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during combat operations against Anti-Iraqi insurrection forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), conducting an early morning raid against an abandoned school house suspected of being used by the enemy during combat operations against Anti-Iraqi insurrection forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Light enhanced photography showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC) Combat Camera (Com Cam) Marine photographing Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), Marines responding to an enemy ambush during combat operations against Anti-Iraqi insurrection forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Light enhanced night vision photography showing Iraq National Guard (ING) Soldiers assigned to the 405th Battalion, 50th Iraqi National Guard Brigade, preparing for an early morning raid on an abandoned schoolhouse suspected of housing Anti-Iraqi Forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Daniel J. Fosco, USMC Release Status: Release More

Light enhanced photography showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Corpsman, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), removing shrapnel from the arm of an Alpha Co. Marine wounded by an enemy ambush during combat operations against Anti-Iraqi insurrection forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Light enhanced night vision photography showing US Marine Corps Marines assigned to A/Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), conducting a forced entry at an abandoned school house suspected of housing Anti-Iraqi Forces during an early morning raid on an abandoned schoolhouse suspected of housing Anti-Iraqi Forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Daniel J. Fosco, USMC Release Status: Release More

Light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), responding to an enemy ambush during combat operations against Anti-Iraqi insurrection forces in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Iraqi Police and Security Force Members move into position aboard a lightweight utility vehicle to secure a street after a peace agreement was made the day before between Muqtada al-Sadr and Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Rel More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), keeps his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the ready during a raid to eradicate the forces of Muqtada Al-Sadr from their strong points in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Rel More

With black smoke billowing in the background, a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), keeps his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the ready during a raid to eradicate the forces of Muqtada Al-Sadr from their strong points in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Rel More

With black smoke billowing in the background, a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), keeps his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the ready during a raid to eradicate the forces of Muqtada Al-Sadr from their strong points in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Light enhanced night vision photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the C/Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), clearing a hotel while conducting a raid to eradicate the forces of Muqtada Al-Sadr from their strong points in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Heavily armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), enter a compound while conducting a joint raid with Iraqi Security Forces, to eradicate the forces of Muqtada Al-Sadr from their strong points in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Rel More