Sgt Gerard B. Lane, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) mortuary affairs, gives 2nd MLG (Fwd) unit chaplains a tour of the Personnel Retrieval and Processing facility at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, April 18, 2009. The tour was part of a conference held by Cmdr. Douglas M. Withington, 2nd MLG (Fwd) chaplain, to familiarize small unit chaplains with the command staff’s expectations. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by LANCE CPL. MELISSA A. LATTY) - Sgt Gerard B. Lane, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) mortuary affairs, gives 2nd MLG (Fwd) unit chaplains a tour of the Personnel Retrieval and Processing facility at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, April 18, 2009. The tour was part of a conference held by Cmdr. Douglas M. Withington, 2nd MLG (Fwd) chaplain, to familiarize small unit chaplains with the command staff’s expectations. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by LANCE CPL. MELISSA A. LATTY)
Sgt. Adam Riggle, a section leader with Weapons Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, secures a street corner during culture training at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility, here, April 21. As squads patrolled through the MOUT facility, role players, mostly foreign nationals, played music, cooked food and manned shops depicting what Marines will encounter while on patrol through a village. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Schmidt.) (RELEASED) - Sgt. Adam Riggle, a section leader with Weapons Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, secures a street corner during culture training at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility, here, April 21. As squads patrolled through the MOUT facility, role players, mostly foreign nationals, played music, cooked food and manned shops depicting what Marines will encounter while on patrol through a village. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Schmidt.) (RELEASED)
Mike Dees (left), lot supervisor, Marine Corps Logistics Command (Forward) Retrograde Lot, tells a Marine where he should park his tactical vehicle during a transfer of equipment at the MCLC (Fwd) Retrograde Lot in Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 31, 2009. Dees is one of the Honeywell contractors hired to work with Marines as they undergo a responsible drawdown of their equipment in Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Mike Dees (left), lot supervisor, Marine Corps Logistics Command (Forward) Retrograde Lot, tells a Marine where he should park his tactical vehicle during a transfer of equipment at the MCLC (Fwd) Retrograde Lot in Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 31, 2009. Dees is one of the Honeywell contractors hired to work with Marines as they undergo a responsible drawdown of their equipment in Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)
April 2009: Habbaniyah Tourist Village, Iraq has seen a recent influx of vacationers, a huge improvement from last year. Once a popular vacationing area in the 1970’s and 1980’s, it quickly lost its appeal as it became a refugee camp for Iraqis fleeing the sectarian violence in Baghdad and Fallujah after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by 2nd Lt. Michele Perez) - April 2009: Habbaniyah Tourist Village, Iraq has seen a recent influx of vacationers, a huge improvement from last year. Once a popular vacationing area in the 1970’s and 1980’s, it quickly lost its appeal as it became a refugee camp for Iraqis fleeing the sectarian violence in Baghdad and Fallujah after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by 2nd Lt. Michele Perez)
Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, load a casualty into the back of a CH-46 Sea Knight during casualty evacuation training here, April 1. “Casualty training and being able to deal with combat casualties will come into play during any deployment,” explained Pfc. Sonny Robertson. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Schmidt) (RELEASED) - Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, load a casualty into the back of a CH-46 Sea Knight during casualty evacuation training here, April 1. “Casualty training and being able to deal with combat casualties will come into play during any deployment,” explained Pfc. Sonny Robertson. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Schmidt) (RELEASED)