FALLUJAH, IRAQ – From Observation Post Blazer, marines view Fallujah through a thick sheet of bullet-proof glass - already tested with numerous impacts. Or they stare through night-vision goggles or a thermal imaging scope that can pick up the heat of a dog hundreds of yards away.
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Marines from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and C Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion paused Nov. 18 to honor two Marines killed in action Nov. 4.
COMBAT OUT POST RAWAH, Iraq - Marines from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion paused combat operations today as they paid tribute to one of their fallen brothers.
HADITHA, Iraq - There was no glitzy, formal balls or Marines dressed in freshly pressed dress blues uniforms. There were no women in gowns or pomp celebrations.
CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq - Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment paused their combat operations to honor a fallen hero at the chapel during a memorial service here Nov. 16.
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Don't let the tattoos, bald scalp and bulging muscles fool you. Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Kessler isn't just a tough guy. He's a born fighter.
A U.S. Marine patrols near Fallujah. Official Department of Defense photo.WASHINGTON — Two years ago, much of the Iraqi city of Fallujah had suffered severe damage after some of the hardest fighting seen since the country was liberated by U.S. and Coalition Forces in the spring of 2003.
WASHINGTON - A step ahead of his Pentagon bosses, a colonel in Iraq's troubled Anbar province is moving Marines out of combat slots to expand U.S. teams advising Iraqi army units.
