Great grandfather earns the French Fourragere, great grandson wears it
Private First Class Linton Carl Fendley, stands at the position of attention after graduating boot camp aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in 1917. Fendley served with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Reg... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, prepares to take a bite of the birthday cake during a ceremony held in celebration of the 5th Marine Regiment’s 95th birthday her... More
A U.S. Marine color guard composed of Marines with
A U.S. Marine color guard composed of Marines with Regimental Combat Teams 5 and 6, await the beginning of a transfer of authority ceremony here, July 5, 2012. Since their activation in 1917, 5th and 6th Marine... More
High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) from Regimental Co...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5 (5th Marines) Scene Camera Operato... More
High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) from Regimental Co...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5 (5th Marines) Scene Camera Operato... More
Combined British forces and US Marine Corps (USMC) Regimental Combat T...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Living Support Area 5 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Relea... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 5th Regimental C...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5) 1st battalion 5th Marines secure a...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Apr. 01, 2003) Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5) 1st battalion 5th Marines secure an abandon trailer with two enemy al-Samoud 2 missiles. UN weapons inspectors had orde... More
Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5) 1st battalion 5th Marines secure a...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Apr. 01, 2003) Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5) 1st battalion 5th Marines secure an abandon trailer with two enemy al-Samoud 2 missiles. UN weapons inspectors had orde... More
A Tomahawk missile is fired aboard USS Cowpens on
A Tomahawk missile is fired aboard USS Cowpens on approximately March 21, 2003. This was one of the first missiles launched by Navy Lt. Eric I. Palmer at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Palmer, the of... More
On March 16, 2006, an Iraqi Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: On March 16, 2006, an Iraqi Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1ST Division, stands guard outside a house that is being se... More
On March 16, 2006, an Iraqi Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: On March 16, 2006, an Iraqi Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1ST Division, digs through twigs and dirt while patrolling ... More
A US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) assigned to the US Marine Corps...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Adaecus G. Brooks, USMC Release... More
A US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) assigned to the US Marine Corps...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Adaecus G. Brooks, USMC Release... More
A Navy hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental C...
Fallujah, Iraq (Jun. 29, 2006) A Navy hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5), checks a patient's heartbeat in order to finish the medical exam being conducted wit... More
A Navy hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental C...
Fallujah, Iraq (Jun. 29, 2006) A Navy hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5), checks a patient's breathing pattern in order to finish the medical exam being condu... More
A Navy hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental ...
Fallujah, Iraq (Jun. 29, 2006) A Navy hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT-5), asks a child to open his mouth in order to finish the medical exam being conducted w... More
A US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) assigned to the US Marine Corps...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Adaecus G. Brooks, USMC Release... More
A soldier pauses to mourn the loss of Army Sgt. Dustin
A soldier pauses to mourn the loss of Army Sgt. Dustin D. Laird at Camp Taqqadum's Mainside Chapel August 8, 2006. Laird, a crane operator with 913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion, was kille... More
Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Walsh, a 21-year-old assaultman
Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Walsh, a 21-year-old assaultman from Winchester, N.H., kicks a soccer ball down to two Iraqi boys after a patrol in Sadiquiyah, Iraq Aug. 16. Walsh and other Marines assigned to I Company,... More
An Iraqi boy is delighted with the gifts Marines and
An Iraqi boy is delighted with the gifts Marines and Army soldiers gave to him in Khaladiyah, Iraq, Aug. 18. The group included 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and U.S. Ar... More
Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment patrol a potential vehicle checkpoint in Sadiquiyah, Iraq, Aug. 17. The unit set up VCPs to deter insurgents from transporting weapons in vehicles. The M... More
Lance Cpl. Howard S. March Jr. searches the inside
Lance Cpl. Howard S. March Jr. searches the inside of an Iraqi car. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment performed random searches in search of insurgents transporting supplies. He was looking for lo... More
Marines from D Company's "Team Gator," 2nd Assault
Marines from D Company's "Team Gator," 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, cruise down a highway near Fallujah, Iraq, recently. Team Gator patrols the highway used by Coalition Forces an... More
Pvt. Cryspin P. Nystrom stands his post behind an M-240G
Pvt. Cryspin P. Nystrom stands his post behind an M-240G machine gun. Nystrom is a field wireman serving in the guard force. He is attached to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, G Company to keep an observatio... More
Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Anderson, of 2nd Battalion, 8th
Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Anderson, of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, is the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the Iraqi Army Training Cadre responsible for preparing Iraqi soldiers to take over security... More
A deaf Fallujan girl holds the snack and stuffed-animal
A deaf Fallujan girl holds the snack and stuffed-animal cow she received from RCT-5 and Fallujah Surgical doctors. The RCT-5 medical staff re-examined the girl at the request of the Fallujah city council to det... More
Marine scouts from TOW Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion,
Marine scouts from TOW Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, attached to Team Gator from D Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, unload massive amount of weapons and munitions snatched from insurgents during a snap ... More
Sgt. William D. Dycus, a 21-year-old from Vidor, Texas,
Sgt. William D. Dycus, a 21-year-old from Vidor, Texas, is redefining what it means to be a combat leader for Marines in D Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. Dycus was recentl... More
Lt. Col. Christopher A. Landro, battalion commander
Lt. Col. Christopher A. Landro, battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, and a team of Marines from the personnel security detachment patrol through the industrial a... More
Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Scarbrough, battalion sergeant
Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Scarbrough, battalion sergeant major for 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, carries a soccer goal and a soccer ball to the neighborhood kids in Mudiq, Iraq, Aug. 21. Scarbrough was helping... More
Marines from B Company's 3rd Platoon stand next to
Marines from B Company's 3rd Platoon stand next to one of the many weapons' caches they dug from the ground during Operation Rubicon in Mushin, Iraq, west of Habbaniyah. The Recon Marines unearthed hundreds of... More
Cpl. Andy Melendez, a machine gunner assigned to 1st
Cpl. Andy Melendez, a machine gunner assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, pays his final respects to a friend and fallen brother, Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover. Glover was k... More
An Iraqi Army soldier helps translate while Cpl. Nigel
An Iraqi Army soldier helps translate while Cpl. Nigel Gardner, assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks to a local Fallujan about an expired badge at an entry control p... More
'America's Battalion' mourns fallen Marine
Navy Seaman Charles E. Feuker, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, kisses the identification tags of Lance Cpl. James D. Hirlston. Hirlston, 21, from Murfree... More
Iraqi Col. Monam Hashim Fahed, the battalion commander
Iraqi Col. Monam Hashim Fahed, the battalion commander of 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, assumes control of security at the Abu Ghraib prison from U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen Quinn, the bat... More
Lance Cpl. Scott A. Spivey, a 22-year-old team leader,
Lance Cpl. Scott A. Spivey, a 22-year-old team leader, patrols past an old truck east of Fallujah, Iraq Sept. 5. Spivey and other Marines of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, were looking for insur... More
'America's Battalion' Keeps Pressure on Insurgents
Cpl. Stephen P. McLaughlin, an infantryman from Brockton, Mass., searches through an area filled with scrap metal. 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment's Weapons Company and Iraqi soldiers conducted searched thro... More
'America's Battalion' makes midnight run to aid seven-year-old Iraqi g...
From left to right, 1st Lt. Joshua R. Rosales, Navy Seaman Royce R. Ross and Cpl. Jared S. Nelson, came to the aid of a seven-year-old Iraqi girls who fell from a three-story building in Gharmah, Iraq. The thr... More
RCT/5 deploys to Al Anbar Province
Lance Cpl. Timothy W. Slack, a Motor T operator with Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hugs his girlfriend Erin Garza as they wait for the busses arrive. This will be Slack's first... More
Secretary of defense, Mr. Robert Gates, speaks to the
Secretary of defense, Mr. Robert Gates, speaks to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment on Camp Pendleton, Jan. 7. Gates spoke with the Marines one-on-one about new technology, deployment and barrac... More
On Jan. 29, 2008, the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd
On Jan. 29, 2008, the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5 (RCT-5), personal security detail "Juggernaut" patrols a road outside of Camp Al Qaim in the Al Anbar province, Iraq. RCT-5 ... More
Iraqi soldiers march in formation followed by Marines
Iraqi soldiers march in formation followed by Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony to the Iraqi Security Forces in the city of Hit, Iraq, on February 14.
3/23 De-mobilizes, Heads to New Combat Outpost
Sgt. Richard J. Odem, a forward observer with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, heaves a box to a fellow Marine in preparation to move a new command outpost outside of Haditha City. The Marines had been located at a... More
Combat boots and a picture were placed at the bottom
Combat boots and a picture were placed at the bottom of a rifle platform March 1 at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to stand as a memorial in honor of Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver, 20, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Comp... More
An Iraqi army soldier repairs a broken window during
An Iraqi army soldier repairs a broken window during a school clean-up by the Iraqi army and Company I of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, in the village of Al Tuzliyah, Iraq. The I... More
A local Iraqi leader speaks with an Iraqi army soldier
A local Iraqi leader speaks with an Iraqi army soldier during a dinner occasion at Camp Hit, Iraq, on March 1. Regimental Combat Team 5 is deployed with Multi National Force-West in support of Operation Iraqi F... More
Raven B Soars to Iraq - A man holding a model airplane in the air
Lance Cpl. Malcomlynd Williams, a Marine with Weapons Company of Task Force 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares to launch a Raven B unmanned air vehicle during an operators co... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Reymundo H. Parra, left, and Lance Cpl. Os...
HIT, Iraq (Mar. 05, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Reymundo H. Parra, left, and Lance Cpl. Oscar J. Amado, both assigned to 1st Platoon, India Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team (... More
Operation Amenah: Haditha Girl Saved by Marines
Amenah Thabit, 2, smiles aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft March 7 after she and her mother, Maha Muhamed Bandar (right), returned from the United States where Amenah had heart surgery. Amenah's father, Al'a Tha... More
Maj. John K. Jarrard, commanding officer of Company
Maj. John K. Jarrard, commanding officer of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, shares a moment with Ala Thabit Fattah, Amenah Fattah and Maha Muhamed Bandar after arriving... More
Albu Hyatt Hosts Hayani Tribe Leaders
A Hayani tribal leader sits and waits for a meeting between all of the tribal leaders to begin March 8 in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. The Marines of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, have wor... More
Sgt. Manuel A. Callejasrodas, who is the platoon commander
Sgt. Manuel A. Callejasrodas, who is the platoon commander with Green Platoon, Company H, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands outside one of the houses in Akashat, Iraq,... More
American Politicians Visited Haditha City, Observed Progress
Jim Costa, a member of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, speaks with a local produce seller through an interpreter in Haditha City, Iraq, on March 9. The delegation flew to Haditha City to... More
Arizona Republican Senator John McCain greets local
Arizona Republican Senator John McCain greets local businessmen as he walks through the streets of Haditha City, Iraq. McCain visited Iraq to view the progress that has been made by the Iraqi people and coaliti... More
Iraqi army soldiers from the 27th Iraqi infantry brigade,
Iraqi army soldiers from the 27th Iraqi infantry brigade, 7th Iraqi infantry division search a pile of junk for any signs of insurgent activity in a wadi east of Baghdadi, Iraq, on March 18. The soldiers have b... More
Iraqi army soldiers from the 27th Iraqi Infantry Brigade,
Iraqi army soldiers from the 27th Iraqi Infantry Brigade, 7th Iraqi Infantry Division, patrol through a wadi east of Baghdadi, Iraq, March 18. The soldiers arrived to the wadi in MV-22 Ospreys, the first time ... More
Navy Lt. Michael A. Taylor, a 38-year-old chaplain
Navy Lt. Michael A. Taylor, a 38-year-old chaplain from Philadelphia, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, discusses religious ministries with Lance Cpl. Micah Adams, chaplain's ass... More
Cpl. Jennifer San Martin, 24, a lioness attached to
Cpl. Jennifer San Martin, 24, a lioness attached to 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, who is from Katy, Texas, searches an Iraqi woman as she travels through the checkpoint in Had... More
Lance Cpl. Jonathan D. Cobb, 20, a scout sniper with
Lance Cpl. Jonathan D. Cobb, 20, a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Colorado Springs, Colo., jumps into the air to perform a kick on a heavy bag March 24 in H... More
Army 1st Lt. Josh T. Hill, maintenance platoon commander
Army 1st Lt. Josh T. Hill, maintenance platoon commander of 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, (front) poses with his brothers (in order) Lance Cpl. Robert A. Hill, a light armored vehicle mechanic with Delta... More
Iraqi and coalition force leadership, who worked extensively
Iraqi and coalition force leadership, who worked extensively together to create plans for an improved hospital in Haditha, Iraq, start the hospital renovation with a heave of their shovels March 26. The hospita... More
Iraqi police Lt. Col. Uwayad Khalaf, commanding officer
Iraqi police Lt. Col. Uwayad Khalaf, commanding officer of the Haditha joint command center, communicates with his men conducting the emergency response exercise in the Haditha Triad, Iraq, March 26. This is th... More
Lance Cpl. Nathan O. Nail, 20, a scout team leader
Lance Cpl. Nathan O. Nail, 20, a scout team leader with Security Platoon, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, converses with his father, Harry A. Nail, 56, a police advisor wit... More
Lance Cpl. Austin L. Barnhill, 23, a rifleman from
Lance Cpl. Austin L. Barnhill, 23, a rifleman from Riverside, Calif., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, hands an Iraqi girl candy March 29 in Hit, Iraq. Marines with I Co... More
Lt. Col. Russell E. Smith, commanding officer, 2nd
Lt. Col. Russell E. Smith, commanding officer, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, shakes hands with Lt. Col. James R. Parrington, commanding officer, 3rd Light Armored Reconna... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joel Rivas, a riverine with
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joel Rivas, a riverine with Rivron Squadron 2, Detachment 1, Task Force 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, does box jumps during the Endurance Challenge hosted... More
A group of Iraqi school children perform at a ceremony
A group of Iraqi school children perform at a ceremony in Ubaydi, Iraq, March 30, celebrating the two-year anniversary of Teacher Magazine, a local publication. The ceremony included skits and songs performed b... More
Seaman Nicholas C. Vassilopolous, 25, a corpsman from
Seaman Nicholas C. Vassilopolous, 25, a corpsman from Southwick, Mass., and Lance Cpl. Israel H. Aguirre, 21, a team leader from Miluakia, Ore., speak with a doctor at Hit's hospital March 30. Both are with Com... More
Cpl. Andrew M. Oquendo, a scout with Delta Company,
Cpl. Andrew M. Oquendo, a scout with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands in front of a light armored vehicle at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, April 16. Oquen... More
Iraqi children react after Lance Cpl. Miguel F. Alvarez,
Iraqi children react after Lance Cpl. Miguel F. Alvarez, 20, a rifleman with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from La Habra, Calif., hands them comic books in Hit, Iraq, ... More
Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Barnes, 21, a team leader with
Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Barnes, 21, a team leader with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Fairbanks, Ala., patrols through the city of Hit, Iraq, April 9 with an Iraqi p... More
A Light Armored Vehicle 25 A2 from Charlie Company,
A Light Armored Vehicle 25 A2 from Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, drives off to be refueled during a re-supply mission in western Anbar province, Iraq, Ap... More
Lance Cpl. Mehmet S. Bayar, a company clerk with
Lance Cpl. Mehmet S. Bayar, a company clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, stands next to a palm tree during a working day at Camp K... More
Muhanded Turkay, a construction worker, digs a trench
Muhanded Turkay, a construction worker, digs a trench for plumbing systems for a new Iraqi Army compound in Western Al Anbar province, Iraq, April 16. Marines with Task Force Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnai... More
Sgt. Anthony J. Liptok, training non-commissioned officer,
Sgt. Anthony J. Liptok, training non-commissioned officer, and Maj. Chip F. Hall, future operations and plans officer, are both from Schuylkill County, Penn., and deployed to Camp Ripper, Iraq, with Regimental ... More
Pfc. Paul C. Wilbanks, a scout with Task Force Mustang,
Pfc. Paul C. Wilbanks, a scout with Task Force Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, helps lift a box near his living area during an annual re-supply at Combat Outpost 1... More
Cpl. Ian A. White, 23, a combat engineer from Birmingham,
Cpl. Ian A. White, 23, a combat engineer from Birmingham, Ala., and Lance Cpl. Dustin D. Sauder, 22, a combat engineer from Chattanooga, Tenn., both with Company A, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Co... More
Master Sgt. Michael L. Stephens, communications chief
Master Sgt. Michael L. Stephens, communications chief for 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, strikes a boxing bag while training Marines with 2nd LAR the fundamentals of boxin... More
Lieutenant j.g. David M. Viayra, physician assistant,
Lieutenant j.g. David M. Viayra, physician assistant, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, from Norwalk, Calif., examines a patient at the battalion aid station at Camp Hit, Iraq, April... More
Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzales, team chief, Detachment
Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzales, team chief, Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes advantage of the safe surroundings during one of the meetings... More
Lance Cpl. Marcos A. Luna, 20, from Mexicali, Mexico,
Lance Cpl. Marcos A. Luna, 20, from Mexicali, Mexico, a civil affairs team member, Civil Affairs Team 1, Detachment 1, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, carries a bed frame to the t... More
Sgt. Marty S. Crisp, a scout squad leader with Charlie
Sgt. Marty S. Crisp, a scout squad leader with Charlie Company, 2nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, pounds fists with Cpl. Joshua P. Ronan, a scout team leader with Charlie Company, ... More
Marines with Support Platoon, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion,
Marines with Support Platoon, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 work on a traffic control point for the Iraqi army in Baghdadi, Iraq, May 4. The IA have been working out of a schoolhouse t... More
Lt. Col. Steven J. Grass, the battalion commander for
Lt. Col. Steven J. Grass, the battalion commander for Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, meets with the mayor of Al Qa'im, Farhan Tekan Farhan (right), and the district man... More
Lt. Col. Steven J. Grass, the battalion commander for
Lt. Col. Steven J. Grass, the battalion commander for Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, meets with the mayor of Al Qa'im, Farhan Tekan Farhan (right), and the district man... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Talbot, a scout with Charlie
Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Talbot, a scout with Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, dead-lifts 475 pounds during a daily work out at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, ... More
Small town values help in Iraq
Sgt. Anthony J. Liptok, training noncommissioned officer, and Maj. Chip F. Hall, future operations and plans officer, are both from Schuylkill County, Penn., and deployed to Camp Ripper, Iraq, with Regimental C... More
Dog tags with the name of Army Pfc. Aaron Ward hang
Dog tags with the name of Army Pfc. Aaron Ward hang on a memorial in honor of the Soldier who was killed, May 6, while on a combat patrol in western Anbar province, Iraq. A memorial service for the fallen Soldi... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason C. Deguzman, 24, a corpsman
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason C. Deguzman, 24, a corpsman with Team Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, holds a magazine on his favorite hobby, surfing, at Patrol Base... More
Cpl. Thomas W. Landry, 23, a wireman with Headquarters
Cpl. Thomas W. Landry, 23, a wireman with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, who is from Worcester, Mass., scans over the surrounding area during a watch at Combat Outpost Timberwolf, Iraq, May 10.... More
While engaged in a vehicle patrol along Route Mobile
While engaged in a vehicle patrol along Route Mobile in western Al Anbar province, Iraq, Sgt. Justin O. Smallwood, 23, a scout squad leader from Great Falls, Va., with Team Mustang, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaiss... More
Cpl. Thomas W. Landry, 23, a wireman with Headquarters
Cpl. Thomas W. Landry, 23, a wireman with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, who is from Worcester, Mass., scans over the surrounding area during a watch at Combat Outpost Timberwolf, Iraq, May 10.... More
An Iraqi boy happily holds up a sign near Baghdadi,
An Iraqi boy happily holds up a sign near Baghdadi, Iraq, Saturday which an older Iraqi boy wrote in English for him on paper that was donated by the Freemont County School District Number One in Wyoming. Selec... More
Samir Miflih Hamid, a local program manager in Haditha,
Samir Miflih Hamid, a local program manager in Haditha, Iraq, speaks with members of the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team and US Agency for International Development in a newly refurbished technical scho... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Malcolm A. Ammons, center,
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Malcolm A. Ammons, center, Police Transition Team 2 (PTT2), Regimental Combat Team 5, gives a convoy brief prior to leaving Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, on Aug. 13, 2008. PTT 2 will ... More
Beth Horn, known as Venom on the American TV show "American
Beth Horn, known as Venom on the American TV show "American Gladiators," helps Marines from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 fill sandbags during a visit to Camp Hit, Iraq, Sept 8, 2... More
Lance Cpl. Jovan Rodriguez, a warehouse clerk with
Lance Cpl. Jovan Rodriguez, a warehouse clerk with Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, organizes the supply warehouse at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq, Sept. 10, 2008. He spent several days a... More
Navy Lt. Ray Rivers, center, the chaplain with 2nd
Navy Lt. Ray Rivers, center, the chaplain with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, introduces Lt. Cmdr. Kobena Arthur, front, left, the chaplain for 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines... More
Computer Technicians on Call
Lance Cpl. Corey C. Cox, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, loads software onto a Panasonic Toughbook computer at Camp Ripper on Sept. 25, 2008. The computer technicians are on call 24 hours a day ... More