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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Mark Enrique, Fire Team Leader, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), prevents an attempt to score by the 404th Iraqi National Guard Battalion during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Mark Enrique, Fire Team Leader, 1ST ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Lori B. Sweeney, Doctor of Internal Medicine, 601st Area Support Medical Company, augmenting the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, examines a male resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Lori B. Sweeney, Doctor of Internal Medici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Patricia J. Ruiz, Radio Opertor, Communications Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th MEU Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), leaves a local Iraqi's home in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq, after helping him carry his family's new blankets. USMC Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors of the 11th MEU SOC distributed more than 330 blankets to destitute residents of this area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Patricia J. Ruiz, Radio Opertor, Communica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Heidi C. Kruse, Motor Transport Operator, Transportation Support Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pats down a local Iraqi girl at the Entry Control Point (ECP) during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Heidi C. Kruse, Motor Tra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A young male Iraqi child, attending the Al-Alkaa Primary School for Boys in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, shakes hands with US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Ted A. Ruane, Commanding Officer (CO), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, CA, after receiving a backpack. The 11th MEU SOC Marines (augmented with US Army (USA) 451st Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion (BN) Soldiers) are in Ad Diwaniyah to distribute more than 1,500 backpacks to children in five different schools during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young male Iraqi child, attending the Al-Alkaa Primary School for Bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Several residents of"Rubble Town"carry bundles of blankets to their homes in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. USMC Marines and US Navy Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) distributed more than 330 blankets to destitute residents of this area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Several residents of"Rubble Town"carry bundles of blankets to their ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Brian Olsen, Dentist, Health Services Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), flosses 13-year old Muna Hamzas teeth during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Brian Olsen, Dentist, Health Services De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Daniel W. Fleming (pants), Platoon Sergeant, 5th Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), tries to prevent an Iraqi Soldier, 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion, from taking a shot on the goal during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Daniel W. Fleming (pants), Platoon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A young girl smiles after receiving a large, stuffed teddy-bear as a gift from US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC). She is an orphan at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. A CO Marines and 404th BN, 50th Iraqi National Guard (ING) BN Soldiers visited the orphanage to distribute toys to the children during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young girl smiles after receiving a large, stuffed teddy-bear as a g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Christopher M. Smith, Platoon Leader, 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), hands out toys to a group of young orphans at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Christopher M. Smith, Platoon Leader, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Richard S. Synovec, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), drops a handful of Tootsie Rolls on the table for a group of young orphans at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Richard S. Synovec, Alpha Company ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Patrick Walton, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), heads the ball from the goal during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Patrick Walton, 1ST Platoon (PLT), A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporals (CPL) Luis Duran (left) and Patricia J. Ruiz, Radio Operators, Communications Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq, distribute blankets to two residents of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporals (CPL) Luis Duran (left) and Patricia ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A female resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, prepares to leave the distribution site carrying a bundle of blankets given to her by US Marine Corps (USMC) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A female resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Joseph M. Garaux, Detachment Commander, Transportation Support Detachment, and USMC CPT Christopher K. Cannon, Supply Officer, both of Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq, hand out candy to Iraqi children who live in Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Joseph M. Garaux, Detachment Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. The Soldier on the left is carrying a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Lori B. Sweeney, Doctor of Internal Medicine, 601st Area Support Medical Company, augmenting the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines an orphan at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC and Soldiers from the 404th BN, 50th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion (BN), visited the orphanage to distribute toys to the children during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Lori B. Sweeney, Doctor of Internal Medici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CAPT. Robert B. Sotire, Commander, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), throws a football to a young orphan at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) CAPT. Robert B. Sotire, Commander, Alpha Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jonathan Soto, Headquarters Platoon (HQ PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), dashes forward to prevent an Iraqi Soldier, 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion, from taking a shot on the goal during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jonathan Soto, Headquarter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A young female resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, talks to US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Joseph M. Garaux, Detachment Commander, Transportation Support Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq, after he gave her a lollypop. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young female resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brandy L. Guerrero, Radio Operator, Communications Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), playfully lifts an Iraqi baby waiting to be examine during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brandy L. Guerrero, Radio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A male resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, holds a bundle of blankets that was given to him by US Marine Corps (USMC) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A male resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), man the Entry Control Point (ECP) during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Patrick Walton, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), takes the ball from a 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldier during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Patrick Walton, 1ST Platoon (PLT), A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Lori B. Sweeney, Doctor of Internal Medicine, 601st Area Support Medical Company, augmenting the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, examines a young resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Lori B. Sweeney, Doctor of Internal Medici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Jeffrey Cavallo, Independent Duty Corpsman, Health Services Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines 13-year old Muna Hamzas leg during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Jeffrey Cavallo, Independent Duty Corpsman, Health...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

5-year old Mustafa Abbas giggles as US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Tad Gow, a Nurse, 601st Area Support Medical Company, augmenting the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines him during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

5-year old Mustafa Abbas giggles as US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Tad Gow,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brandy L. Guerrero, Radio Operator, Communications Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), kisses an Iraqi baby waiting to be examine during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brandy L. Guerrero, Radio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Jeffrey Cavallo, Independent Duty Corpsman, Health Services Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines 13-year old Muna Hamzas throat during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Jeffrey Cavallo, Independent Duty Corpsman, Health...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Ivan G. Krimker (right), Corpsman, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), shows an employee of the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq, how to apply ointment to a wound. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Ivan G. Krimker (right), Corpsman, 1ST Platoon (P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Nathaniel T. Kulikowski, Squad Leader, 2nd Squad, 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), hands out toys to a group of young orphans at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Nathaniel T. Kulikowski, Squad Leader, 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Tarren C. Windham, Corpsman, Medical Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq, kicks a soccer ball with a young resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Tarren C. Windham, Corpsma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Two residents of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, carry bundles of blankets on their heads that were given to her by US Marine Corps (USMC) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two residents of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A young male Iraqi resident of ΦRubble Town,τ a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, investigates the presence of US Marine Corps (USMC) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young male Iraqi resident of ΦRubble Town,τ a destitute neighborhood...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Brian Olsen, Dentist, Health Services Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), extracts a decayed and infected tooth from the mouth of 51-year old Madhi Salah during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Brian Olsen, Dentist, Health Services De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), process Iraqi civilians during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Anthony Massa, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), makes a spectacular save during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Anthony Massa, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Christopher M. Smith, Commander, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), shakes hands with an orphan at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. A CO Marines and 404th BN, 50th Iraqi National Guard (ING) BN Soldiers visited the orphanage to distribute toys to the children during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Christopher M. Smith, Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Ann G. Burke, Iraqi National Guard (ING) Liaison, Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), shows a young girl the picture she took of her and her new teddy bear at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. The 11th MEU and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Ann G. Burke, Iraqi National Guard (ING...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) SGT. Fernando Lozano, S-3 Training Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), hands out blankets to a resident of"Rubble Town"in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. USMC Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors of the 11th MEU SOC distributed more than 330 blankets to destitute residents of this area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) SGT. Fernando Lozano, S-3 Training Noncommissio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A female resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, carries several blankets on her head that were given to her by US Marine Corps (USMC) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Iraq. The 11th MEU SOC was in Rubble Town to distribute over 300 blankets to its residents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A female resident of Rubble Town, a destitute neighborhood in Ad Diwan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Tad Gow, a Nurse, 601st Area Support Medical Company, augmenting the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines 5-year old Mustafa Abbas during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Tad Gow, a Nurse, 601st Area Support Medical...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Casey E. Basham, Motor Transport Operator, Transportation Support Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pats down a local Iraqi at the Entry Control Point (ECP) during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Casey E. Basham, Motor Tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Iraqi Policeman (IP) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Wathiq Atwan Medhi Alrammahi, Iraqi Facility Protection Service (IFPS), opens wide as US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Brian Olsen, Dentist, Health Services Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines him during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Policeman (IP) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Wathiq Atwan Medhi Alram...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose for a picture prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Two of the Soldiers are holding the 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopters, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Reinforced (HMM-166), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, CA, sit parked on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, Iraq, flight line, as the sun sets in the distance, ready to carry out 11MEU SOC missions during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopters, Marine Medium He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A young vision-impaired girl smiles after receiving a gift from US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC). She is an orphan at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. A CO Marines and 404th BN, 50th Iraqi National Guard (ING) BN Soldiers visited the orphanage to distribute toys to the children during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young vision-impaired girl smiles after receiving a gift from US Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A young Iraqi girl stands next to a backpack holding food, water, a soccer ball, toys, school supplies, and personal hygiene items given to her by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young Iraqi girl stands next to a backpack holding food, water, a so...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kevin A. Coe, Supply Clerk, Supply Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pats down a young Iraqi child at the Entry Control Point (ECP) during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation (HAO) in the village of Ash Shafiyah, Iraq. This HAO provided medical and dental treatments to more than 100 Iraqis during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kevin A. Coe, Supply Clerk, Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shafiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

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