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U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 2 check their targets and make adjustments to their sights at a rifle range aboard Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2007. Members of RCT-2 are deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Shane S. Keller) (Released)

U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 2 check...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 HQ CO Scene Camera Op... More

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Scott W. Oliveras, a field radio operator from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 2, listens for an all clear on the radio so that other Marines may begin shooting on a range aboard Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2007. Membe rs of RCT-2 are deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Shane S. Keller) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Scott W. Oliveras, a field radio operator from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 HQ CO Scene Camera Op... More

U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 2 zero in their sights to their rifles at Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2007. Members of RCT-2 are deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U .S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Shane S. Keller) (Released)

U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 2 zero ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 HQ CO Scene Camera Op... More

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Shane Rossow, Civil Affairs Group Commander for 5th Battalion 0th Marines, talks with a local sheik during a council meeting in Hit, Iraq with the intention of improving the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Shane Rossow, Civil Affairs Group Commander fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), stands by a landing zone marked with purple smoke for a CH-53 helicopter to pick him and other Coalition Forces personnel up after attending a council meeting in Hit, Iraq to discuss with sheiks and other local leaders city security and economic projects. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine...

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), stands by a landing zone marked with purple smok... More

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), stands by a landing zone marked with purple smoke for a CH-53 helicopter to pick him and other Coalition Forces personnel up after attending a council meeting in Hit, Iraq to discuss with sheiks and other local leaders city security and economic projects. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine...

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), stands by a landing zone marked with purple smok... More

March 7, 2007, Sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces gather around and eat food after having a meeting about security and economic projects in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, Sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces gather...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, a local sheik greets Coalition forces in Hit, Iraq before talking with other sheiks at a council meeting with discussions to better improve the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, a local sheik greets Coalition forces in Hit, Iraq befo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), throws football to other Marines aboard Asad, Iraq. The MiTT was waiting by a landing zone for transportation to a council meeting in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, A sheik reads over a roster of current soldiers in the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division that are stationed near Hit, Iraq during a council meeting in the city to discuss security and improvements. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, A sheik reads over a roster of current soldiers in the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, A local sheik greets Coalition forces in Hit, Iraq before talking with other sheiks at a council meeting with discussions to better improve the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, A local sheik greets Coalition forces in Hit, Iraq befo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, MAJ. Anthony Sparagno, Intelligence Advisor for 2nd Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Training Team (MiTT), talks to local leaders about improvements and new projects in the city of Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, MAJ. Anthony Sparagno, Intelligence Advisor for 2nd Bri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, A local doctor and his brother discuss improvements for their city at a council meeting held by other local leaders in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, A local doctor and his brother discuss improvements for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, A sheik hold a sphaa, a customary set of beads with religious significance, during a council meeting in Hit, Iraq held by local leaders and leaders from Iraqi and Coalition forces to improve the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, A sheik hold a sphaa, a customary set of beads with rel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, An Iraqi Army Highly Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) provides security outside of a local sheik's home after a meeting between sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces for better security and economic projects in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, An Iraqi Army Highly Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Veh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, Sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces gather around and eat food after having a meeting about security and economic projects in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, Sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces gather...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, STAFF SGT. Christopher Cabingas and SSgt John Anderson, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), eat local food after having a meeting with sheiks and other local leaders about security and economic projects in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, STAFF SGT. Christopher Cabingas and SSgt John Anderson,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, COL. Scott Cottrell (left), chief advisor with the Military Training Team (MiTT) for 7th Infantry Division talks about recent security improvements with the Iraqi Army with COL. Mohamed, commander for st Battalion, 2d Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division at a council meeting held in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M....

March 7, 2007, COL. Scott Cottrell (left), chief advisor with the Mili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: March 7, 2007, COL. Scott Cottrell (left), chief advisor with the Military Training Team (MiTT) for 7th Infantry Division talks ... More

March 7, 2007, An empty glass that used to carry Chai, the customary tea given to guests as a token of hospitality in Iraq, is served during a local sheik meeting aiming at improving the city of Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, An empty glass that used to carry Chai, the customary t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, STAFF SGT. Christopher Cabingas, with a Military Transition Team (MiTT), sits and talks with local Iraqi soldiers attached to st Battalion, 2d Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division at a sheiks house in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, STAFF SGT. Christopher Cabingas, with a Military Transi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, Sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces gather around and eat food after having a meeting about security and economic projects in Hit, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, Sheiks and leaders of Iraqi and Coalition forces gather...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Shane Rossow, Civil Affairs Group Commander for 5th Battalion 0th Marines, talks with a local sheik and local doctor during a council meeting in Hit, Iraq with the intention of improving the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Shane Rossow, Civil Affairs Group Commander fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, Purple smoke set off in the street marks a landing zone for a CH-53 helicopter en route to pick up Coalition forces personnel after attending a council meeting in Hit, Iraq to discuss with sheiks and other local leaders city security and economic projects. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, Purple smoke set off in the street marks a landing zone...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, a local doctor greets other guests and local leaders as well as Iraqi and Coalition forces leaders during a council meeting in Hit, Iraq with the intention of improving the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, a local doctor greets other guests and local leaders as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Shane Rossow, Civil Affairs Group Commander for 5th Battalion 0th Marines, writes down notes and requests from local leaders about reconstruction objectives during a council meeting in Hit, Iraq with the intention of improving the city. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Shane Rossow, Civil Affairs Group Commander fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade,

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade,

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, stand ready as the brigade’s Quick Reaction Force. The QRF are trained and prepared to employ at a moment’s notice, and are on call to respond t... More

A U.S. Marine flies in a Huey helicopter above Forward

A U.S. Marine flies in a Huey helicopter above Forward

A U.S. Marine flies in a Huey helicopter above Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2010. The Marine is part of a team assisting fellow Marines from Regimental Combat Team 2 to travel abo... More

A Marine attached to the Police Mentoring Team, places

A Marine attached to the Police Mentoring Team, places

A Marine attached to the Police Mentoring Team, places a Kevlar helmet, one of the four pieces of the battlefield cross, atop a stationary M16-A2 service rifle during Cpl. Joshua Dumaw’s memorial service aboard... More

Cafferetta children run with Marine Corps captain

Cafferetta children run with Marine Corps captain

Capt. Michael Linhares, the forward air controller for Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, runs with local children at Combat Outpost Cafferetta in Now Zad, June 15. Linhare... More

Staff Sgt. David Donaldson, a forward observer with

Staff Sgt. David Donaldson, a forward observer with

Staff Sgt. David Donaldson, a forward observer with Regimental Combat Team 2, briefs the class on what they will be covering during the afternoon training session, July 2. Donaldson, a brown-belt instructor, ha... More

Marine and man's best friend strengthen bond

Marine and man's best friend strengthen bond

Cpl. Justin Johnson, a military working-dog handler with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, and his 3-year-old dog, Sgt. Joe prepare themselves for a patrol by drinking wat... More

Afghan youngster relaxes with devil dog

Afghan youngster relaxes with devil dog

Lance Cpl. Joshua Davis, a turret gunner with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, hangs out with a new friend while local Afghans deliver gravel aboard Combat Outpost Caffer... More

Company A Marine catches a ride

Company A Marine catches a ride

Lance Cpl. Bryan Matteson, a SAW gunner for 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, rides along side an Afghan local aboard Combat Outpost Cafferetta, July 4. Many ... More

Weapons Company sergeant leads Marines in the fight

Weapons Company sergeant leads Marines in the fight

Sgt. Joshua Barber, a squad leader with Heavy Guns Anti-Armor Platoon, Weapons Company, attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, works to detach a mine roller from a ... More

Folks rides with QRF, patrols Now Zad

Folks rides with QRF, patrols Now Zad

Lance Cpl. William Folks, a gunner for Weapons Company, Heavy Guns, Anti Armor Platoon, attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, observes the surroundings as his conv... More

Now Zad cook helps secure perimeter

Now Zad cook helps secure perimeter

Cpl. Michael Pawlowski, the Now Zad mess chief for Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, stands behind a M-240B medium machine gun while standing post aboard Combat Outpost Ca... More

Taking the edge off by pumping iron

Taking the edge off by pumping iron

Cpl. Kirkland Wade, an intelligence analyst attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, performs curls in the make-shift gym aboard Combat Outpost Cafferetta, July 5. Th... More

Mortarman maintains combat readiness

Mortarman maintains combat readiness

Cpl. Jonathan Roblespaul, a mortarman and section leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, cleans his 60 mm M224 Lightweight Company Mortar tube aboard Combat Outpost... More

Sgt. Maj. Phillip Fascetti, sergeant major of 1st Marine

Sgt. Maj. Phillip Fascetti, sergeant major of 1st Marine

Sgt. Maj. Phillip Fascetti, sergeant major of 1st Marine Division Forward, prays in front of a battle cross during a memorial ceremony, July 7. Fascetti joined the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment ... More

Sgt. Zaza Chapodze, a fire support chief with Company

Sgt. Zaza Chapodze, a fire support chief with Company

Sgt. Zaza Chapodze, a fire support chief with Company B, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, hands a stuffed toy polar bear to a young Afghan boy from Bogholabad village in Bakwa district, Farah ... More

Sgt. IIia Makhatadze, a combat medic with Company B,

Sgt. IIia Makhatadze, a combat medic with Company B,

Sgt. IIia Makhatadze, a combat medic with Company B, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, administers eye drops to a local Afghan elder during a visit to his village in Farah province, July 22. Op... More

An Afghan elder brings bread to Georgian soldiers from

An Afghan elder brings bread to Georgian soldiers from

An Afghan elder brings bread to Georgian soldiers from Company A, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, and other Afghans during a shura in the Farah province, July 22. Over a local Afghan meal, re... More

Staff Sgt. Christoffer Knight, an artillery scout,

Staff Sgt. Christoffer Knight, an artillery scout,

Staff Sgt. Christoffer Knight, an artillery scout, and Lance Cpl. Cameron Grischott, a communications technician both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, locate the enemy b... More

Marines Expand Visibility, Afghanistan

Marines Expand Visibility, Afghanistan

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, observe a controlled explosion in a nearby tree line in Sangin, July 26. Combat engineers rigged the area with Compositio... More

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, add cheese to a large pot of noodles, July 26. Many Marines from 3rd platoon played a part in making a meal for the entire company. Some chopped wood while... More

Shelters provide protection from overhead fire

Shelters provide protection from overhead fire

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, shovel dirt out of a hole to build a shelter, July 27. The Marines used barriers, sandbags and plywood to build a shelter... More

Fallen Marine Honored During Memorial at Delaram II

Fallen Marine Honored During Memorial at Delaram II

Staff Sgt. David M. Reigelsperger, the Personal Security Detachment platoon sergeant, adds the last piece to Staff Sgt. Justus Bartelt's battlefield cross, a pair of dog tags, Aug 2. Reigelsperger and the major... More

Navy Lt. Jessica Kazer, an Intensive Care Unit nurse,

Navy Lt. Jessica Kazer, an Intensive Care Unit nurse,

Navy Lt. Jessica Kazer, an Intensive Care Unit nurse, provides continuous medical care to two local Afghans while awaiting a casualty evacuation at Camp Delaram II, July 28. Kazer and a team of surgeons, nurses... More

Members of the Afghan National Army and local village

Members of the Afghan National Army and local village

Members of the Afghan National Army and local village elders from Delaram, Afghanistan, listen as the opening prayer is given during the grand opening of the new branch of the National Bank of Kabul in Delaram,... More

Combat Engineer Honored at Memorial

Combat Engineer Honored at Memorial

The 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion’s firing detail executes a 21-gun salute before the playing of Taps during Cpl. Paul Miller’s memorial ceremony aboard Camp Delaram II, Aug. 10. Miller, a combat engineer with ... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway

Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway

Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway stands in front of the Marines and sailors of Camp Delaram II while discussing current changes taking place in the Marine Corps as well as the great job Ma... More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2 bow their heads in prayer during the memorial service held for Cpl. Christopher Boyd aboard Camp Delaram II, Sept. 3. Boyd was a riflema... More

Mortars interrupt silent night in Kajaki

Mortars interrupt silent night in Kajaki

Sgt. Robert Canes, a mortar chief with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Cpl. Nester Hernandez, an ammo team chief, and Cpl. David Needham, a mortar gunner, man a mortar tube aboard Forward Op... More

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Forces, meets with soldiers from 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, aboard Camp Delaram II, Sept. 6. During his v... More

Marines with India Battery, 3rdrd Battalion, 12thth

Marines with India Battery, 3rdrd Battalion, 12thth

Marines with India Battery, 3rdrd Battalion, 12thth Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, patrol to several locations along the Helmand River’s green zone to clear openings in tree lines, Sept. 11, after r... More

A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward

A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward

A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge in Kajaki was attacked with indirect fire, Sept. 12. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental... More

A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward

A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward

A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge in Kajaki was attacked with indirect fire, Sept. 12. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental... More

Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the

Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the

Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the Police Mentoring Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kneels beside his Afghan National Police counterpart who is providing security outside a compound in... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Saramarie Mason, a steel worker

Petty Officer 2nd Class Saramarie Mason, a steel worker

Petty Officer 2nd Class Saramarie Mason, a steel worker assigned to NMCB-18, speaks to her fellow sailors and Marines with Regimental Combat Team 2 about her grandfather, Clyde Vaughan Mason, who was a prisoner... More

Afghan Battalion Commemorates 6-month Celebration of Service Alongside Coalition Forces

Afghan Battalion Commemorates 6-month Celebration of Service Alongside...

Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general of 2nd Brigade, 215 Corps, approaches the audience during the unit’s reflagging ceremony held aboard Camp Delaram II, Sept. 25. Brig. Gen. Wasea and his soldiers have ... More

Seaman Randall A. Finney, a corpsman with Weapons Company,

Seaman Randall A. Finney, a corpsman with Weapons Company,

Seaman Randall A. Finney, a corpsman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, kneels down and places a set of dog tags on the memorial of Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Ose duri... More

Lance Cpl. Bryant Wahlen, a field artillery cannoneer

Lance Cpl. Bryant Wahlen, a field artillery cannoneer

Lance Cpl. Bryant Wahlen, a field artillery cannoneer crewman and designated marksman with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, sights in on enemy activity across the He... More

Taking a Break From the Patrol

Taking a Break From the Patrol

While on a patrol to find known enemy egress and ingress routes, Cpl. Jonathan Eckert, a military working-dog handler, attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, a... More

These Colors Don't Run - A man in a military uniform holding an american flag

These Colors Don't Run - A man in a military uniform holding an americ...

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, a motor transportation mechanic with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, leans over the edge of a compound in Kajaki to remind his fellow Marines... More

Lance Cpl. Kevin Ivie, 24, from Paris, Ky., and Lance

Lance Cpl. Kevin Ivie, 24, from Paris, Ky., and Lance

Lance Cpl. Kevin Ivie, 24, from Paris, Ky., and Lance Cpl. William Branch, 21, from Miami, Fla., were both promoted to the rank of corporal aboard Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Oct. 1. Both Marines are fiel... More

Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st

Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st

Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, talks with Governor Naimatullah, Musa Qal’eh District governor, over a traditional Afghan meal duri... More

31st Georgian Battalion Honors Four Fallen Soldiers

31st Georgian Battalion Honors Four Fallen Soldiers

(From left to right) Lt. Col. Steven Grass, Regimental Combat Team 2 executive officer, 1st Sgt. Jeffrey Beegle, RCT-2 headquarters company first sergeant, Col. Ebdulahai Neshat, executive officer of 2nd Brigad... More

ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security

ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, return to Forward Operating Base Musa Qal’eh after completing a local security patrol in the Musa Qal’eh District center, Oct. 7. The... More

Corporal Terry Nash, a team leader with the Police

Corporal Terry Nash, a team leader with the Police

Corporal Terry Nash, a team leader with the Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, speaks with an Afghan National Police officer at the conclusio... More

PMT Greets Local Children While Patrolling Musa Qal’eh Farmland

PMT Greets Local Children While Patrolling Musa Qal’eh Farmland

Sgt. Danna Berry, platoon sergeant for Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, waves to on-looking Afghan children during a patrol through the local farmland of Musa Qal’eh... More

Police Mentor Team Patrols Fertile Farmlands of Musa Qal’eh

Police Mentor Team Patrols Fertile Farmlands of Musa Qal’eh

Marines with Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrol through the local farmland of Musa Qal’eh, Oct. 7. The patrol went to take part in a continuous training regimen... More

Marines Secure Post, Train Afghan Police Force

Marines Secure Post, Train Afghan Police Force

Lance Cpl. Joshua Declue, a leadership mentor with the Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands guard during a training session with Afghan National Police aboard ANP... More

Afghan National Police practice movement-to-contact

Afghan National Police practice movement-to-contact

Afghan National Police practice movement-to-contact drills supported by Police Mentor Team, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, along with police advisors as part of a continuous training ... More

The District Governor of Musa Qal’eh, District Governor

The District Governor of Musa Qal’eh, District Governor

The District Governor of Musa Qal’eh, District Governor Naimatullah, speaks during the opening ceremony of a school supply distribution supported by Marines and sailors with 1st Bn., 8th Marines, alongside Afgh... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Commander Koka, district chief of the Afghan National Police in Musa Qal'eh, speaks with Lt. Col. Dan T. Canfield, battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, through an interpr... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More

First Lt. Aaron C. Alderman, a platoon commander with

First Lt. Aaron C. Alderman, a platoon commander with

First Lt. Aaron C. Alderman, a platoon commander with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, scans the horizon during a partnered patrol, with Afghan National Police, through the stree... More

India Battery Gets Eyes on Kajaki With New Gear, Improves Range and Visibility

India Battery Gets Eyes on Kajaki With New Gear, Improves Range and Vi...

Camped out aboard Outpost Athens West, Lance Cpl. Kevin Sullivan, an artilleryman with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, peers through his newly acquired Nokia “Big E... More

A young boy gives the thumbs up while several other

A young boy gives the thumbs up while several other

A young boy gives the thumbs up while several other Afghan children play on a new swing set during recess at the local school house in Musa Qal’eh, Oct. 17. According to Capt. Charlie Chiang, civil affairs team... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class William Reedharnish, a corpsman

Petty Officer 3rd Class William Reedharnish, a corpsman

Petty Officer 3rd Class William Reedharnish, a corpsman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Gravlee, a rifleman with Company B, 1st Bn., 8th Marines, place the identification ta... More

Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa

Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa

Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa seed onto an ANP pick-up truck to be distributed to the local villagers in Kajaki, Oct. 25. The ANP worked together in handing out the bags of alfalfa seed ... More

Sgt. Joshua Gray, a squad leader with 81 Millimeter

Sgt. Joshua Gray, a squad leader with 81 Millimeter

Sgt. Joshua Gray, a squad leader with 81 Millimeter Mortars Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, hands a young Afghan girl a pack of gum while searching a compound for improvised explosive device mat... More

Children attending a Delaram boys school pause during

Children attending a Delaram boys school pause during

Children attending a Delaram boys school pause during class for a visit from Afghan officials and U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry Nov. 4, 2010. Attendance at the school has improved over recent ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Brigade Headquarters,

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Brigade Headquarters,

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Brigade Headquarters, 215th Corps chase after a ball during a soccer match Nov. 6. The ANA soldiers play soccer to help build esprit de corps and unit cohesion, while at t... More

A Marine color guard stands before the Regimental Combat

A Marine color guard stands before the Regimental Combat

A Marine color guard stands before the Regimental Combat Team 2 crest during a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 235th birthday. The Marines of RCT-2, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., have been deployed to... More

Maj. Craig Wolfenbarger, officer in charge of the Georgian

Maj. Craig Wolfenbarger, officer in charge of the Georgian

Maj. Craig Wolfenbarger, officer in charge of the Georgian Liaison Team, partnered with the 31st Georgian Battalion watches the relief ceremony for the 31st Georgian Bn., during a ceremony Nov. 10. Wolfenbarger... More

Capt. Christopher Esrey, commanding officer of India

Capt. Christopher Esrey, commanding officer of India

Capt. Christopher Esrey, commanding officer of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Rocco Urso, a squad leader with 3/5, plan a route during a clearing operation, Nov. 14. Marines with 3/... More

Sgt. Ali Javied, the civil affairs team chief with

Sgt. Ali Javied, the civil affairs team chief with

Sgt. Ali Javied, the civil affairs team chief with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battlion, 8th Marines, hands a gift bag to an Afghan villager during a Greater Eid gift distribution in Musa Qal’eh, Nov.... More

Sgt. Matthew Owen, a squad leader with India Company,

Sgt. Matthew Owen, a squad leader with India Company,

Sgt. Matthew Owen, a squad leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, jumps to block the spike of an Afghan National Army soldier during a friendly volleyball game at ANA Post Nabi, Nov. 16.... More

Lance Corporals Devin Bidtah and James Nelson, Pfc.

Lance Corporals Devin Bidtah and James Nelson, Pfc.

Lance Corporals Devin Bidtah and James Nelson, Pfc. Uriah Billie and Lance Cpl. Travis Yazzie, share a common past through their ancestors. These Navajo men are brothers as Marines, but more profoundly, because... More

Sgt. Andrew Rogers, a joint terminal attack controller

Sgt. Andrew Rogers, a joint terminal attack controller

Sgt. Andrew Rogers, a joint terminal attack controller with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to a pilot on the radio from a nest where he can see the area surrounding Forward Operating B... More

First Lt. Adam Young, tactical advisor for the Embedded

First Lt. Adam Young, tactical advisor for the Embedded

First Lt. Adam Young, tactical advisor for the Embedded Training Team with1st Battalion, 8th Marines, hands a sandbag to an Afghan National Army soldier during the construction of the new ANA and AUP partnered ... More

A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs

A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs

A local Afghan worker contracted by the Civil Affairs Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, applies concrete to the base of a Musa Qal’eh monument in the in the Musa Qal’eh Bazaar O... More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Almanza, a team member with the Police

Lance Cpl. Hugo Almanza, a team member with the Police

Lance Cpl. Hugo Almanza, a team member with the Police Mentoring Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks on patrol in front of an Afghan uniformed policeman, Nov. 21. Almanza, a 20-year-old native of Gr... More

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Jason W. Blydell, platoon commander

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Jason W. Blydell, platoon commander

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Jason W. Blydell, platoon commander with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, speaks to local villagers alongside an Afghan Uniformed Police officer, during a pat... More

Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, an infantryman with India

Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, an infantryman with India

Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, an infantryman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks through a corn field during an operation, Nov. 23. Allen, a 21-year-old native of Fruita, Colo., and his fe... More

Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, sergeant major with the International

Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, sergeant major with the International

Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, sergeant major with the International Joint Command, talks to the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during a command visit, Nov. 24. Bohn thanked the Marines fo... More

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

Apprentice Jordan Varney, a hospitalman assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a security patrol. Third Battalion is a combat element of Regimental Combat Team 2 conducting counteri... More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, enjoy

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, enjoy

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner on picnic tables, Nov. 25. The dinner included turkey, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato pie. The Marines, who expected normal field ra... More

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