Airfield rescue firefighters rescue a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, who is trapped under debris at a simulated plane crash site during an aviation mishap drill aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that everyone involved with responding to a plane crash on base worked together efficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Airfield rescue firefighters rescue a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, who is trapped under debris at a simulated plane crash site during an aviation mishap drill aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that everyone involved with responding to a plane crash on base worked together efficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)
Marine Capt. Natalie Trogus, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)'s outgoing camp commandant for Camp Korean Village, Iraq, welcomes Army Capt. Michael Partin, one of three officers of the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command taking over the responsibilities of camp commandant, during a transfer of authority ceremony held at the dining facility annex aboard the camp, July 11, 2009. During the ceremony, Trogus thanked everyone for their cooperation and assistance in making the camp a safe and positive environment for all inhabitants. (Courtesy photo by Morale, Welfare and Recreation) - Marine Capt. Natalie Trogus, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)'s outgoing camp commandant for Camp Korean Village, Iraq, welcomes Army Capt. Michael Partin, one of three officers of the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command taking over the responsibilities of camp commandant, during a transfer of authority ceremony held at the dining facility annex aboard the camp, July 11, 2009. During the ceremony, Trogus thanked everyone for their cooperation and assistance in making the camp a safe and positive environment for all inhabitants. (Courtesy photo by Morale, Welfare and Recreation)
Marines from Multi National Force - West stand in front of a large American flag during a naturalization ceremony in Baghdad’s Al Faw palace, July 4, 2009. The ceremony was the largest to date in Iraq and was attended by the vice president of the United States, Joseph Biden, and commander of all coalition forces in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, who both made speeches. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis) - Marines from Multi National Force - West stand in front of a large American flag during a naturalization ceremony in Baghdad’s Al Faw palace, July 4, 2009. The ceremony was the largest to date in Iraq and was attended by the vice president of the United States, Joseph Biden, and commander of all coalition forces in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, who both made speeches. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis)
2nd Lt. Marc A. Hunter, platoon commander, Transportation Support Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), briefs his platoon on the scheme of maneuver for their convoy departing from Joint Base Balad to Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. All convoy operators within the MLG (Fwd) received valuable training on the importance of getting a full eight hours of sleep before conducting convoys. - 2nd Lt. Marc A. Hunter, platoon commander, Transportation Support Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), briefs his platoon on the scheme of maneuver for their convoy departing from Joint Base Balad to Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. All convoy operators within the MLG (Fwd) received valuable training on the importance of getting a full eight hours of sleep before conducting convoys.
Sgt. Andrew L. Dekruiff, the security noncommissioned officer-in-charge at Al Taqaddum Surgical, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spots his friend Petty Officer 3rd Class Korey M. Danico, a hospital corpsman with the emergency department of Al Taqaddum Surgical, during their strength workout at the gym aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The two service members have been working out together since April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Sgt. Andrew L. Dekruiff, the security noncommissioned officer-in-charge at Al Taqaddum Surgical, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spots his friend Petty Officer 3rd Class Korey M. Danico, a hospital corpsman with the emergency department of Al Taqaddum Surgical, during their strength workout at the gym aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The two service members have been working out together since April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)
Cpl. Chris E. Robinson, a welder with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows students defects to watch out for on an International Organization for Standardization container, during a container repair course held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. Robinson taught the five-day course as part of the effort to get all ISO containers in Iraq to a seaworthy condition for the transportation of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Cpl. Chris E. Robinson, a welder with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows students defects to watch out for on an International Organization for Standardization container, during a container repair course held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. Robinson taught the five-day course as part of the effort to get all ISO containers in Iraq to a seaworthy condition for the transportation of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)
Lance Cpl. Micheal Waters, a packing specialist with the Preservation, Package, and Packaging (P3) section, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), measures a piece of wood while constructing a shipping box aboard Al Asad, Iraq, June 2, 2009. Waters is one of only five Marines assigned to the P3 section at Al Asad who are responsible for packaging gear, personal effects and equipment for shipment to locations around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Lance Cpl. Micheal Waters, a packing specialist with the Preservation, Package, and Packaging (P3) section, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), measures a piece of wood while constructing a shipping box aboard Al Asad, Iraq, June 2, 2009. Waters is one of only five Marines assigned to the P3 section at Al Asad who are responsible for packaging gear, personal effects and equipment for shipment to locations around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)
Then-Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) personal security detail, stands with the 2nd MLG (Fwd) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Eckman was combat meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum May 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber III) - Then-Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) personal security detail, stands with the 2nd MLG (Fwd) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Eckman was combat meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum May 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber III)
The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, Command Master Chief Tammy Heap and the former sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Carl Green, stand with the general's Personal Security Detail, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Among the experienced 14-man team are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber) - The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, Command Master Chief Tammy Heap and the former sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Carl Green, stand with the general's Personal Security Detail, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Among the experienced 14-man team are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber)
Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, plays a song he wrote, June 17, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Davis has been writing songs inspired by war veterans since he was 10 years old. - Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, plays a song he wrote, June 17, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Davis has been writing songs inspired by war veterans since he was 10 years old.