Gunnery Sgt. James Smith Jr., of Murfreesboro, Tenn., with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, keeps a watchful eye on post from an amphibious assault vehicle as it rolls through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday.
Those amphibious assault vehicles sure do come in handy in the downtown area of a desert city.
Sgt. Delwin Ellington, of West Palm Beach, Fla., center, smiles as he receives mail containing photos of his two children, Mekhi, 3, and Ethan, 9 months, as his buddy, Cpl. Jasper McDonald, of Cleveland, Tenn., right, looks on. Both men are with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.
Also included in the envelope was a receipt acknowledging that his Military Absentee Ballot was legally cast. I wish.
A U.S soldier on Monday carries stuffed animals to young Iraqi refugees inside a mosque where they found shelter during the offensive in Fallujah, Iraq.
Many of the Troops found the shooting galleries at the local penny arcades to be an easy place to win stuffed animals.
Soldiers with the new Iraqi Army on Monday distribute particle masks and body bags received from U.S Marines during the offensive in Fallujah, Iraq.
With everybody in Iraq seeming to be wearing towels over their heads why are particle masks even needed?
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, rest Monday between operations in Fallujah, Iraq.
The Marine's weekly game of "Combat Musical Chairs" was finally down to just two contestants.
Marines with the 1st Division take a break to gather for a “family picture” in Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday.
Finally , the answer to the age old Military question:
Q. "What do Marines wear under their fatigues?
A: Automatic weapons!
Soldiers with Apache Troop, 1st Platoon, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, move tactically during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 9.
Some of the Troops simply had to stop and admire one the unique Iraqi decorating motifs which is shown here in the "pink rose`" wall covering.
A Marine with the 1st Division takes a nap as his unit receives mail on the frontlines in Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday.
Postal history was made recently when a certain Troop received an unprecedented number of cartons of Marlboros.
Maj. Roger Sherman takes aim at his target through obstacles set up at the Eastern Nebraska Gun Club in Lewisville, Neb., creating drills to prepare himself for a practical pistol competition.
Great form Major, just be careful while using it if any NBC embedded reporters are around.
Maj. Roger Sherman takes aim at his target at the Eastern Nebraska Gun Club in Lewisville, Neb.
Oh Mr. Caption Writer, you must have fallen asleep on this one.
Marines with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force’s 2nd Air & Naval Gunfire Liaison Company fast-rope out of a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft as part of a training exercise with Special Operations Training Group instructors at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marines in greens, leave flying machines, head for latrines after a dinner of beans.