Staff Sgt. Cesar M. Andrade, the platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, yells out commands as he and his Marines raid an abandoned school would be raided, searched and cleared of threats during Operation Street Sweeper II, here Aug. 28-30, to rid the area of the insurgency and its deadly tools. Photo by: Cpl. Bryce Muhlenberg
Cpl. Brian L. Pauluchuk, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, checks the Marines behind him to make sure the patrol is moving along safely during Operation Street Sweeper II, here Aug. 28-30. The operation was designed to sweep the countryside around Saqlawiyah, Iraq, of insurgent activity as well as any caches of explosives or other weapons. Photo by: Cpl. Bryce Muhlenberg
Pfc. Andrew D. Bear, a team leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, pauses for a moment to inspect a weapons cache that he discovered, Aug. 23. The weapons cache was hidden just below the surface of an Iraqi field and contained more than 350 37mm anti-aircraft rounds. The rounds, if not found, could have been used by insurgents to make an IED. The large field the cache was found in was shown to the Marines by the local Iraqi Police, who also helped search alongside the Marines. Photo by: Cpl. Bryce Muhlenberg