Staff Sgt. Jermarcus L. Tate (left), the assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, grips the sides of a 10-pound weight plate performing an exercise the CLB-7 Marines call the NASCAR driver during a physical training session at the Cross Fit Gym located aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 8, 2009. This improvised gym is made up of miscellaneous pieces of extra weight and exercise equipment as well as objects that can be found aboard any Marine Corps base, such as sand-filled ammunition cans filled (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Staff Sgt. Jermarcus L. Tate (left), the assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, grips the sides of a 10-pound weight plate performing an exercise the CLB-7 Marines call the NASCAR driver during a physical training session at the Cross Fit Gym located aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 8, 2009. This improvised gym is made up of miscellaneous pieces of extra weight and exercise equipment as well as objects that can be found aboard any Marine Corps base, such as sand-filled ammunition cans filled (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Roberts, a steelworker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), holds up a photograph of him, his four brothers and his son, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Roberts hopes one day to be stationed with three of his brothers since the eldest, retired in 2006. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Roberts, a steelworker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), holds up a photograph of him, his four brothers and his son, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Roberts hopes one day to be stationed with three of his brothers since the eldest, retired in 2006.
Cpl. Rachelle J. Fernandez, a Lioness with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets a local Iraqi family outside of the City of Rutbah Hospital during a civil affairs mission, June 2, 2009. Fernandez was tasked to help the Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division gather information about the local economy using surveys and other methods of communicating. - Cpl. Rachelle J. Fernandez, a Lioness with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets a local Iraqi family outside of the City of Rutbah Hospital during a civil affairs mission, June 2, 2009. Fernandez was tasked to help the Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division gather information about the local economy using surveys and other methods of communicating.
Lance Cpl. Alexander Angelikas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares a sandwich for a Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at Contingency Outpost Viking, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The six Marines from CLB-4 are able to cook one to three hot meals a day for the Marines and sailors aboard COP Viking. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan) - Lance Cpl. Alexander Angelikas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares a sandwich for a Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at Contingency Outpost Viking, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The six Marines from CLB-4 are able to cook one to three hot meals a day for the Marines and sailors aboard COP Viking. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan)
Joe Nichols and his band play to a crowd of U.S. service members and others at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star's ten-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis) - Joe Nichols and his band play to a crowd of U.S. service members and others at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star's ten-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis)
A child pounds knuckles with a U.S. soldier at the Ramadi General Hospital, May 18, 2009. The soldier was part of a personal security detail that escorted members of the Al Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team and Coalition medical personnel who visited the hospital to provide assistance to its mental health program. - A child pounds knuckles with a U.S. soldier at the Ramadi General Hospital, May 18, 2009. The soldier was part of a personal security detail that escorted members of the Al Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team and Coalition medical personnel who visited the hospital to provide assistance to its mental health program.
Col. Vincent A. Coglianese, the chief of staff of the 2nd MLG (Fwd), and Maj. Christian M. Rankin, the commanding officer of Camp Al Taqaddum’s security detachment from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, cut a ribbon at the grand-opening of a new restaurant and pool at Habbaniyah Tourist Village, June 1, 2009. The “village” is actually a resort built by the French in the late 1970s and was a well-known and sought after vacationing area for the region, featuring a 250-room hotel, a beach on the lake, amusement park, restaurants and nearly 500 small condo units approximately 50 miles west of Baghdad. - Col. Vincent A. Coglianese, the chief of staff of the 2nd MLG (Fwd), and Maj. Christian M. Rankin, the commanding officer of Camp Al Taqaddum’s security detachment from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, cut a ribbon at the grand-opening of a new restaurant and pool at Habbaniyah Tourist Village, June 1, 2009. The “village” is actually a resort built by the French in the late 1970s and was a well-known and sought after vacationing area for the region, featuring a 250-room hotel, a beach on the lake, amusement park, restaurants and nearly 500 small condo units approximately 50 miles west of Baghdad.
Marines with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provide security for a combat logistics patrol in Al Anbar province. Combat Logistics Battalion 4’s Security Company has conducted 110 missions during March and April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Marines with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provide security for a combat logistics patrol in Al Anbar province. Combat Logistics Battalion 4’s Security Company has conducted 110 missions during March and April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)
Sgt. Maj Carl R. Green, the outgoing sergeant major for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is formally relieved by Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, the 2nd MLG (FWD) commanding general, at a post and relief ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 29, 2009. Green has shared experiences with the 2nd MLG for four years and is moving on to be the II Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Sgt. Maj Carl R. Green, the outgoing sergeant major for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is formally relieved by Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, the 2nd MLG (FWD) commanding general, at a post and relief ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 29, 2009. Green has shared experiences with the 2nd MLG for four years and is moving on to be the II Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)
Master Sgt. Juan Lopez, the operations chief, for the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Security Detachment,stands with his son, Cpl. Jared P. Lopez, a data/wire technician with Communications Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 23, 2009. The two Marines found themselves serving side-by-side when both their units deployed to Camp Al Taqaddum in early 2009. - Master Sgt. Juan Lopez, the operations chief, for the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Security Detachment,stands with his son, Cpl. Jared P. Lopez, a data/wire technician with Communications Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 23, 2009. The two Marines found themselves serving side-by-side when both their units deployed to Camp Al Taqaddum in early 2009.