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AMARIYAH, Iraq – A battered Iraqi flag flies atop the police station here, May 16. There are more than 25 policemen on duty in Amariyah and coalition police transition teams say they are a model for the rest of Anbar. - AMARIYAH, Iraq – A battered Iraqi flag flies atop the police station here, May 16. There are more than 25 policemen on duty in Amariyah and coalition police transition teams say they are a model for the rest of Anbar.

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Task Force Commander uses MAP to get around

The sun slowly glides down the desert horizon. Darkness has set. Time for some much needed rest after a day filled with patrols of this isolated last stop before the Iraqi and Syrian border. This much anticipated sleep is interrupted by the burning sensation you feel in your nose from the familiar breaths of the red desert sand. The make shift

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The Modular Tactical Vest comes with several components that Marines have to carefully configure and maintain.(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan E. Rocke)(Released) - The Modular Tactical Vest comes with several components that Marines have to carefully configure and maintain.(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan E. Rocke)(Released)

Issued body armor is best available for combat

The Marine Corps wants its Marines and sailors to know that the body armor it issues is the best available for combat despite recent inquiries concerning replacement gear. The armor the Marine Corps issues has met government test standards, and in many cases, the standards exceed civilian testing, said Maj. Bradford W. Tippett, infantry advocate

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Marines from Task Force Tarawa form a 360 with their vehicles during Operation Southern Scimitar, May 18. The 360 was made to assure all areas surrounding the vehicles are being observed at all times of the mission. - Marines from Task Force Tarawa form a 360 with their vehicles during Operation Southern Scimitar, May 18. The 360 was made to assure all areas surrounding the vehicles are being observed at all times of the mission.

Operation Scimitar cuts down insurgent activity

Marines and sailors assigned to Task Force Tarawa began Operation Southern Scimitar in the early morning of May 19, in order to sweep and clear their area of insurgent activity. The operation was conducted due to reports of an enemy presence in a region east of Rutbah. “Task Force Tarawa, 1st (Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion) and the Iraqi

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Okinawa-based U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Division watched as Royal Thai Reconnaissance Marines showed them how to catch a cobra during jungle survival training at Thailand's Ban Chan Krem Training Area May 14. The Marines got a crash course in jungle survival from their Thai counterparts during Cobra Gold's nine-day field training exercise. Cobra Gold is an annual, multilateral exercise, now in its 26th year, gives the U.S., Thailand and their Pacific partners skills to come together and act decisively at a moment's notice to meet any contingency that could threaten the security and stability of the region. (Official Cobra Gold 2007 Photo by: Cpl. Mark Fayloga) (Released) (Official Cobra Gold 2007 Photo by: Cpl. Mark Fayloga) (Released) - Okinawa-based U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Division watched as Royal Thai Reconnaissance Marines showed them how to catch a cobra during jungle survival training at Thailand's Ban Chan Krem Training Area May 14. The Marines got a crash course in jungle survival from their Thai counterparts during Cobra Gold's nine-day field training exercise. Cobra Gold is an annual, multilateral exercise, now in its 26th year, gives the U.S., Thailand and their Pacific partners skills to come together and act decisively at a moment's notice to meet any contingency that could threaten the security and stability of the region. (Official Cobra Gold 2007 Photo by: Cpl. Mark Fayloga) (Released) (Official Cobra Gold 2007 Photo by: Cpl. Mark Fayloga) (Released)

Thai Marines dish out cockroach cuisine, lessons in jungle survival

Cockroaches, grasshoppers and grubs taste like burnt chicken skin. Bamboo and a lot of elbow grease will start a fire. Chicken necks are not very resilient. Cobras take it personally when people don’t look them in the eye. In a small, backwoods training area in the heart of Thailand’s vast subtropical landscape, dozens of Okinawa-based Marines

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From left: Gunnery Sgt. Angel Barcenas and Sgt. Justin G. Brown lead a formation of Marines, firemen and policemen across Manhattan May 24. Barcenas' legs were amputated after he sustained injuries in Iraq last year. Brown is a liaison with the Marine Casualty Services Branch at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. - From left: Gunnery Sgt. Angel Barcenas and Sgt. Justin G. Brown lead a formation of Marines, firemen and policemen across Manhattan May 24. Barcenas' legs were amputated after he sustained injuries in Iraq last year. Brown is a liaison with the Marine Casualty Services Branch at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Wounded warrior leads formation run to Ground Zero

New York police and firefighters joined forces with the Marine Corps on Thursday for a two-mile motivational run through the lower east side of Manhattan led by a “wounded warrior.” The formation included approximately 150 leathernecks from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who were followed by members of the New York

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The amphibious assault ship Wasp sails past the Statue of Liberty during a parade of ships during Fleet Week 2007 May 24. - The amphibious assault ship Wasp sails past the Statue of Liberty during a parade of ships during Fleet Week 2007 May 24.