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An Iraqi soldier from 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division pulls weapons, explosive material and documents from a cache found in an Al-Qaeda in Iraq safe-house in the Muthana district near Thar Thar Lake in Iraq. The soldier was participating in Operation Lion?s Voice, an Iraqi-led mission to clear AQI out of the Muthana district. - An Iraqi soldier from 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division pulls weapons, explosive material and documents from a cache found in an Al-Qaeda in Iraq safe-house in the Muthana district near Thar Thar Lake in Iraq. The soldier was participating in Operation Lion?s Voice, an Iraqi-led mission to clear AQI out of the Muthana district.

An Iraqi soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division digs up a possible cache site in Eisawid, Iraq during a cache sweep operation on an abandoned farm in the Diyala River Valley. The al-Anbar based 3rd Brigade has been operating in Diyala since early January in support of the 5th Iraqi Army Division and Coalition forces conducting clearing operations in the province. Once a stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq, aggressive patrolling on the part of the 2nd Battalion and other units of the 3rd Brigade have returned peace and stability to the once volatile province. - An Iraqi soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division digs up a possible cache site in Eisawid, Iraq during a cache sweep operation on an abandoned farm in the Diyala River Valley. The al-Anbar based 3rd Brigade has been operating in Diyala since early January in support of the 5th Iraqi Army Division and Coalition forces conducting clearing operations in the province. Once a stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq, aggressive patrolling on the part of the 2nd Battalion and other units of the 3rd Brigade have returned peace and stability to the once volatile province.

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Sgt. James Bone, Cpl Ray Hennagir, and Cpl. Matt Bridges model the new Marine Corps running suit Feb. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center. - Sgt. James Bone, Cpl Ray Hennagir, and Cpl. Matt Bridges model the new Marine Corps running suit Feb. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center.

Sgt. Ashley M. Lorenc, a 25-year-old administration clerk with the 9th Marine Corps District, from Derby, Kan., snuggles with her Yukon lynx, Kisa, at her home in Kansas City, Mo. Lorenc has taken care of the 16-month-old, 21-pound bobcat since the cat was only 5-weeks-old and wieghed less than one pound. Their relationship is described as that of a mother and child. - Sgt. Ashley M. Lorenc, a 25-year-old administration clerk with the 9th Marine Corps District, from Derby, Kan., snuggles with her Yukon lynx, Kisa, at her home in Kansas City, Mo. Lorenc has taken care of the 16-month-old, 21-pound bobcat since the cat was only 5-weeks-old and wieghed less than one pound. Their relationship is described as that of a mother and child.

Marine Col. Robert F. Castellvi, 1st Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team senior adviser and commanding officer shares a meal with Maj. Gen. Tarik, commanding General 1st IA Div., Feb. 16, 2008 The meals was provided to all the Iraqis and Coalition servicemembers who attended the "Battlefield Circulation" with the two leaders. - Marine Col. Robert F. Castellvi, 1st Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team senior adviser and commanding officer shares a meal with Maj. Gen. Tarik, commanding General 1st IA Div., Feb. 16, 2008 The meals was provided to all the Iraqis and Coalition servicemembers who attended the "Battlefield Circulation" with the two leaders.

Brig. Gen. Melvin G. Spiese, commanding general of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., observes a debrief conducted by Advisor Training Group instructors after a training scenario Feb. 9, 2008, in Hawthorne, Nev. Embedded Trainer Teams based out of Okinawa, Japan, and Hawaii are training for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where they?ll be tasked with mentoring, training and advising the Afghan National Army to become a self-efficient military force. The teams are in the final phase of the 21-day long pre-deployment evolution dubbed Mountain Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael S. Cifuentes) - Brig. Gen. Melvin G. Spiese, commanding general of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., observes a debrief conducted by Advisor Training Group instructors after a training scenario Feb. 9, 2008, in Hawthorne, Nev. Embedded Trainer Teams based out of Okinawa, Japan, and Hawaii are training for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where they?ll be tasked with mentoring, training and advising the Afghan National Army to become a self-efficient military force. The teams are in the final phase of the 21-day long pre-deployment evolution dubbed Mountain Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael S. Cifuentes)

U.S Marines and sailors with Embedded Trainer Team 1-10 convoy though a mountainous terrain in up-armored humvess during a rough terrain driving course in Hawthorn, Nev., Feb. 1 , 2008. ETT 1-10 is conducting a pre-deployment training for Afghanistan dubbed Mountain Viper. This training is done aboard U.S. Army training grounds in Hawthorne ? a terrain similar to that of Afghanistan. ETT 1-10, along with other teams serving with 3rd Marine Division, are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where they?ll be tasked with mentoring, training and advising Afghan army units so they could become a self-efficient military force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix) - U.S Marines and sailors with Embedded Trainer Team 1-10 convoy though a mountainous terrain in up-armored humvess during a rough terrain driving course in Hawthorn, Nev., Feb. 1 , 2008. ETT 1-10 is conducting a pre-deployment training for Afghanistan dubbed Mountain Viper. This training is done aboard U.S. Army training grounds in Hawthorne ? a terrain similar to that of Afghanistan. ETT 1-10, along with other teams serving with 3rd Marine Division, are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where they?ll be tasked with mentoring, training and advising Afghan army units so they could become a self-efficient military force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix)