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Sgt. Matthew Hubbard, a native of Lancaster, Calif., jumps over a small creek while on patrol in Rathwaniyay, April 29, 2008. Hubbard serves with 3rd Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Byline: Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson - Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 ensure the area is clear of threats during a cache search in western Anbar province May 1. The Marines with Charlie Company have found several caches around the area, including one with more than six 120 mm rounds the day before. Date: 2008-05-01T20:47:00Z
Staff Sgt. Michael Pharr Jr., a Charlotte, N.C., native, observes the impact of the Excalibur round fired during calibration of the M777 Howitzer in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 26, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Pierce.
Sgt. Natalie Cespuglio, a Sisters of Fallujaha trainer with Regimental Combat Team-1, assists an Iraqi women in firing an M9 pistol on the firing range, April 21, 2008. The Sisters of Fallujaha undergo several days of security training to certify and work alongside Iraqi Police at entry control points throughout Fallujaha. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle...
SHEIK SUPPORT - A leader of the Sons of Iraq, a citizen security group, greets U.S. Army Col. Todd McCaffrey May 3, 2008, at the sheik support center in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. The leaders gathered to sign a contract promising to maintain security through at checkpoints manned by Sons of Iraq members. McCaffrey is commander, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Miller...
ZUWERIJAT SUPPLIES - U.S. Army Cpl. David Silva, assigned to the 511th Military Police Company, passes a package of food supplies to an Iraqi police officer for distribution in Zuwerijat, a district of Al Kut, Iraq, April 30, 2008.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel T. West...
ISKANDARIYAH WALK - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Glueck Jr., the incoming chief of staff for Multinational Force Iraq, walks down a market street during a walk-through of Iskandariyah, Iraq, April 24, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amanda McBride...
A U.S. Army Soldier from 3-320 Field Artillery, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Lighting 1-6, 101st Airborne Division, patrols a neighborhood in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Luke Thornberry.
U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, searches for weapons caches in Khalidiyah, Iraq recently. Marines are the area in an attempt to reduce the number of weapons in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt)
FALLUJAH, Iraq (April 18, 2008) Iraqi Army Cpl. Jawad J. Hajim, infantryman, Quick Reaction Force, 2nd Brigade, 1st IA Division, clears an M-16 A2 service rifle while his classmates wait their turn. Demonstrating the proper way of clearing and performing a function check was part of the final evaluation in the three-day, M-16 A2 Service Rifle Maintainers Course here. Ten Iraqi Soldiers were selected by their command to go through the RMC, making them the first to become armorers for their unit. As an incentive to complete the course, the Soldiers were given armorers tools that were specially made for them in order to perform their new jobs. This three-day course was developed because of a need for Iraqi Soldiers to learn how to maintain their weapons. The objective is for these Soldiers to become armorers for their units, and share their knowledge they have learned from the Marines.
Capt. Christopher Flores, from Corpus Christi, Texas, fish farm advisor to the Baghdad-7 ePRT, holds a carp grown on a fish farm in the al-Buaytha region south of Baghdad, April 26, 2008. Flores' passion for fishing led him to work with the ePRT to improve fish farming in the area. Photo by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs...
TAJI QADA GUARD - U.S. Army Cpl. Abraham Norton holds guard for his unit while they search for weapon caches in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 25, 2008. Norton is an infantry team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Pierce...
Spc. Robert Roadcap of Shelby, N.C., assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment moves between targets during a "cordon and knock" raid in Mosul, Iraq, April 21, 2008. Photo by Capt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment...
Sgt. Andrew Schneider, a health care specialist from Melcher-Dallas, Iowa, scans for possible threats during a dismounted patrol in central Baghdad, April 21, 2008. Photo by 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs.
An Iraqi Army Soldier from the 42nd Iraqi Army Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division takes cover and points to where his men need to go during a firefight against armed militiamen in the Sadr City district of Baghdad April 17, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz...
Sgt. Brian Rich, a native of Walworth, N.Y., and Staff Sgt. John Reyes, from Eagle Pass, Texas, stand guard during a combined medical assessment at Joint Security Station Tharwa 1 in the southern portion of the Sadr City district of Baghdad, April 17, 2008. Photo by Spc. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs...
FOOT TRAFFIC - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Ostrander monitors residential traffic during a foot patrol in Charikar, Afghanistan, April 22, 2008. Ostrander is assigned to the police advisory team of the Charikar Provincial Reconstruction Team and is deployed from the 55th Security Forces Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway...
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Ostrander talks to a young boy during a foot patrol in Charikar, Afghanistan, April 22, 2008. Ostrander is assigned to the police advisory team of the Charikar Provincial Reconstruction Team and is deployed from the 55th Security Forces Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway...
An Iraqi Army Soldier from the 36th Mechanized Brigade pulls security during a cache-clearing operation April 17, 2008, in Fahad Fadhil, northwest of Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Waldemar Rivera.
First Lt. Peter Cacossa directs an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter from a rooftop toward the sound of small-arms fire heard during a raid in Mosul, Iraq, April 17, 2008. Kiowas support troops on the ground in contact. Cacossa is a platoon leader in Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas. Photo by Spc. John Crosby, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
MOSUL SHOP TALK - U.S. Army soldiers provide 360-degree security as their platoon leader talks with local market vendors in Mosul, Iraq, April 12, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army Photo by John Crosby...
ADHAMIYAH LOOKOUT - U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Radcliffe provides security during a patrol in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 20, 2008. Radcliffe is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer...
U.S. Marines and Iraqi police officers walk down a road edged with date palms as they patrol on foot outside of Jebadin, Iraq, on March 17, 2008. The Marines are attached to Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Stuart C. Wegenka, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Threatt prepares to hand out soccer balls to children during a medical operation in Sabah Nissan, Iraq, on March 27, 2008. Threatt is attached to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division. DoD photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera, U.S. Army. (Released)
PATROL BASE SECURITY - U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Radcliffe provides security at an Iraqi army combat patrol base in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2008. Radcliffe is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz...
ROOFTOP SECURITY - U.S. Army Capt. Will McNutt provides security from a building rooftop as Iraqi soldiers battle armed militia men in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, April 17, 2008. McNutt is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillary, 4th Brigade, from Fort Polk, La. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz...
Pvt. 1st Class Jared Bottorff and Sgt. Robert Johnson, both assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, track a sniper as he moves from rooftop to rooftop in western Mosul, Iraq, Apr. 10, 2008. Photo by Capt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
SNIPER PURSUIT - U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Anthony Humphries breaches a door in pursuit of a sniper, while Pvt. 1st Class Jared Bottoff prepares to enter the building with the rest of the squad, Mosul, Iraq, April 10, 2008. Both soldiers are assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Richard Ybarra...
U.S. Army Pfc. Angel Marrero, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conducts a patrol in Karadah, Iraq, on March 19, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters Headquarters Troop, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division patrol past the facade of a demolished building in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 27, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
MAKING RE-ENTRY - U.S. Army soldiers on board an M1-A2 Abrams tank make their re-entry to Combat Outpost Ford, April 9, 2008, after a mission in northern Baghdad. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo...
PFC. ADAM BOBLER KICKS DOWN A DOOR. - U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Bobler, of 3rd Platoon, Delta Company from the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, kicks down a door during a three-day air assault mission to search for weapons caches and high value insurgents in Upper Dugmut, Iraq, on April 4, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
NAVY IN IRAQ
AL ANBAR, Iraq (Jan. 31, 2008) Explosive Ordinance Disposal Tech 1 Jeremy Bishop, assigned to Naval Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team Regimental Combat Team 5, searches through the dirt after receiving a signal on his metal detector. Regimental Combat Team 5 is deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Seth Maggard (Released)
AL ANBAR, Iraq (Jan. 31, 2008) Explosive Ordinance Disposal Tech 1 Jeremy Bishop, assigned to Naval Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team Regimental Combat Team 5, uses a metal detector to search for weapons. Regimental Combat Team 5 is deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Seth Maggard (Released)
AL ANBAR, Iraq (Jan. 31, 2008) Explosive Ordinance Disposal Tech 1 Jeremy Bishop, assigned to Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Regimental Combat Team 5, uses a metal detector to search for weapons. Regimental Combat Team 5 is deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Seth Maggard (Released)
ASSESSING THE DAMAGE - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Hank Lemar, a corpsman assigned to the Marine Corps' Company D, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, feels the damage of gunshots to windshields. The Company D Marines practiced engaging targets through glass during a week-long training exercise in Melbourne, Fla., April 8, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathaniel Sapp.
DOURA PATROL - U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Fosmire leads a combined patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Doura, Iraq, April 5, 2008. Fosmire is a team leader assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brent Williams...
MARINES IN IRAQ
Lt. Col. Kelly P. Alexander, center, the former commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during the battalion's most recent deployment to Iraq, and Lt. Col. Scott D. Leonard, second from right, current commanding officer of 1st LAR, present the Silver Star medal to Lance Cpl. Moses Cardenas, a scout with Company C, 1st LAR, as Sgt. Maj. Eric Loya, battalion sergeant major, looks on during an awards ceremony on the parade deck at Las Flores March 28. Byline: Cpl. Chris Mann
Byline: Cpl Ryan Tomlinson - Cpl. Sean P. Whitaker, a vehicle commander with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, keeps his eyes open for suspicios activity during a route reconnaissance vehicle patrol in western Anbar province, Iraq, April 1. During these missions, the Delta Co. ??Outlaws? search the desert and roadways for areas where insurgents may have stored, smuggled or planted weapons....
MAINTAINING SECURITY - U.S. Marine Cpl. Gary L. Jackson prepares to take a sip of water during a patrol with Iraqi police in Ramadi, Iraq, April 3, 2008. Jackson is assigned to the 8th Marine Regiment's Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, which is conducting a joint patrol. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy M. Giacomino...
SONS OF IRAQ - A Multinational Force Iraq map shows the number of Iraqis who've become part of the Sons of Iraq working to counter al-Qaida and insurgents in Iraq. U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus submitted the chart as part of his testimony before Congress April 8 and 9, 2008. Defense Dept. chart...
AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ AND SUNNI INSURGENTS - A Multinational Force Iraq map shows the progress coalition forces have made in reducing the number of Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgents in Iraq from December 2006 to March 2008. Gen. David H. Petraeus submitted the map as part of his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, April 8, 2008. Defense Dept. map.
ARMY IN IRAQ
ALL SMILES - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Oliver smiles at an Iraqi child during a patrol in the Suleikh and Qahira neighborhoods of Baghdad, April 1, 2008. Oliver is a platoon leader assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multinational Division Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo...
CHINOOK FLY OVER - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook flies over a pick up sight on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, for a re-supply mission for Combat Outpost Summers, March 22, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tiffany Dusterhoft...
MARINES IN IRAQ
RAMADI PATROL - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Robert W. Breeden patrols to provide security and assess living conditions in Ramadi, Iraq, March 18, 2008. Breeden is assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy M. Giacomino.....
ZODIAC PATROL - U.S. Marines carry Zodiac boats into the Euphrates River below the Haditha Dam in Iraq to conduct security patrols with Provisional Security Forces, March 23, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Company W, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Hil.......
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. Marine with I Company handed out candy to Iraqi children while conducting a security patrol through the city and spoke with Iraqi locals about their thoughts on the Iraqi Provisional Security Force, Iraqi Police and Marines. (Photo by Cpl. Erik Villagan)
Cpl. Andrew H. Oquendo, a scout with Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, provides security during a patrol in the western Anbar province of Iraq April 1. The battalion is stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene, N.C., and will be operating in the western Anbar province for the next seven months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom....
Fighting In Mosul
HOWITZER POWER - A Paladin fires its 155mm Howitzer from Badoush Prison near Mosul to expose enemy movement, March 29, 2008. The Howitzer belongs to Howitzer Battery, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas. U.S. Army Spc. John Crosby.
Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson. March 25, 2008. 1st Sgt. Class Shane Chapman yells for a medic to treat an Iraqi civilian injured in a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device explosion March 6, 2008, in Mosul. Chapman is with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division....
ARMY
LEAFLET MISSION - U.S. Army soldiers drop leaflets over several villages in the Rashaad Valley near the Kirkuk province of Iraq, March 23, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 350th Tactical Psychological Operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet....
MARKET DAY - U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers talk with people on Chem Street in Adhamiyah, Iraq, March 20, 2008, after efforts to improve security brought the market back to life. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment. Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Elvyn Nieves....
MARINES
IN IRAQ
Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Ackerman, a rifleman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a 5-to-25 meter search during a mounted patrol Mar. 2. The Marines of 2/24 are currently conducting security patrols, census patrols and combined medical engagements during Operation Spider Web, which is designed to rid the area of any suspected insurgents and make the communities feel safe. Photo submitted 03/08/2008 Taken by Pfc. Jerry Murphy.
Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, patrol down a street along the banks of a canal on their way to a suspected insurgents home. The Marines gathered the intelligence through past operations and found a weapons cache on the property of the mans house. Operation Spider Web was designed to do just that, rid the area of operation of any suspected terrorists through intelligence previously gathered. Photo submitted 03/08/2008 Taken by Pfc. Jerry Murphy...
Iraqi Army Brigade Commander
HUMANITARIAN CHECK-UP - 42nd Iraqi Army Brigade Commander Col. Tariq and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi Army Division walk toward a school in Baghdad's Sadr City District to check on the progress of a humanitarian mission in which Iraqi army doctors were treating and aiding local citizens, April 17, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz...
ARMY IN IRAQ
Photo by Richard Rzepka, 101st Airborne February 27, 2008. A Soldier with the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) greets a local Iraqi woman during Operation Helsinki.
Photo by Richard Rzepka, 101st Airborne. February 27, 2008. A Soldier from 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) fights through the soggy farmlands of the Bichigan Peninsula during Operation Helsinki.
NAVY IN IRAQ
PERSIAN GULF (March 5, 2008) Personnel in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) monitor the movement and maintenance of all aircraft on the flight deck during flight operations. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)
PERSIAN GULF (March 5, 2008) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 prepares to catapult off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)
NAVY SEABEES
IN MIDDLE EAST & AFGHANISTAN
(March 2, 2008) Utilitiesman 1st Class Joseph Calhoun, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, Task Force Sierra, provides additional light for fellow Seabees digging a trench for a 240 millimeter armored cable. NMCB-1 and NMCB-15 are deployed to several locations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon (Released)
(March 2, 2008) Equipment Operator Constructionman Gregory Burton, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, Task Force Sierra, uses a Bobcat front-end loader to bury a 240 millimeter armored cable. NMCB-1 and NMCB-15 are deployed to several locations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon (Released)
AIR FORCE IN IRAQ
Lt. Col. George Uribe is greeted and congratulated by Col. Steven Shepro and Col. Charles Moore after completing 1,000 combat flying hours as an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Feb. 17 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Colonel Uribe is a 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group fighter pilot and deployed from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Colonel Shepro is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, and Colonel Moore is the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
Senior Airmen Adam Fink and Christopher Jaeger unscrew the left ventral fin of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Feb. 22 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. During a phase inspection, all panels and covers are taken off of the aircraft for preventative maintenance on the aircraft systems and equipment. The aircraft crews fly missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both Airmen are 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance.
MARINES
Cpl. Josh Hood, vehicle commander with Personnel Security
Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 1, from Wakefield, Ka., stands in
formation with his fellow PSD Marines during a mission brief given by
Gunnery Sgt. Ronnie Smith, platoon commander, Personnel Security Detachment,
RCT-1. Hood is an infantryman by trade and has been in the Marine Corps for
five years. He is on his third deployment to Iraq. His first deployment was
during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 where he participated in the initial push
into the city of Fallujah. His second deployment was to Haditha for OIF 3
where he was wounded in action by three gunshots. Photo by:
Sgt. Nathaniel C. LeBlanc
Photo ID: 2008228142757 Submitting Unit: 1st Marine Division Photo
Date:02/26/2008..........
IN IRAQ
Cpl. Manuel Favila, infantryman with Personnel Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and native to Guymon, Ok., surveys the surrounding area and covers the rear security of the convoy as the RCT-1 commanding officer meets with Marines of 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment at an outpost near Saqulawiyah, Iraq. Favila has seen two combat tours and he is currently on his third with RCT-1. He was deployed to Abu Ghraib, Iraq during his first deployment and participated in Operation Phantom Fury into the city of Fallujah. His second deployment was during OIF 3 where he and his unit were in Haditha and supported the elections. Photo by: Sgt. Nathaniel C. LeBlanc Photo ID: 200822814332 Submitting Unit: 1st Marine Division Photo Date:02/26/2008.........
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