Marines Conduct Operation in Northern Al Anbar
Marines Conduct Operation in North U.S. Marine Sgt. Daniel Leach, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Mech., Multi-National Force-West Ground Combat Element, talks to fellow Marines on the radio during Operation Defeat al-Qaida in the north in the northern Al Anbar province, Iraq, on June 11. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Cpl. Tyler [...]
Ramadi: 1st Bn-9th Marines In Operation ‘Spring Break’
Lance Cpl. Nicholas K. Bradley, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and an Iraqi army soldier provide security during Operation Spring Break near the south side of Lake Tharthar in al Anbar province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam J. Root. ‘Walking Dead’ Hit Lake [...]
Memorial Day, 3 PM National Moment Of Remembrance
A memorial is displayed in honor of Corporal Mark D. Kidd from Milford, MI with Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, [...]
Iraq’s Army Growing In Size And Confidence
Iraqi Army Transformed Into National Force By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 17, 2008 – In the past year, the Iraqi army has transformed into a national force that has deployed across the country in operations that show its increasing combat capabilities, a senior commander there said today. “There should be no mistake on [...]
Al Anbar, Iraq: Nowhere To Hide! Compliments, USMC.
Marines attached to Regimental Combat Team 5 hustle to re-board a CH-53E Super Stallion after assessing activities at a fishing camp in the Al Anbar Province Feb. 17. As the ground-combat element for an Aero Scout mission, Marines inspect any suspicious areas sighted by the pilots and mission commander. Photo by Cpl. Jessica Aranda. Nowhere to [...]
Iraq: Marines on Patrol in Dulab
U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Andrew D. Markoff, right, patrols back to Expeditionary Patrol Base Dulab