Soldiers of Britain's Third Battalion, part of the of the 16th Air Assault Brigade, take part in a mock firefight before departing for the Gulf. MAX NASH, AP
Soldiers of Britain's Third Battalion, part of the of the 16th Air Assault Brigade, take part in a mock firefight before departing for the Gulf. MAX NASH, AP
Lance Cpl. Christopher Willis, 23, right, from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion helps lift part of an 80-foot bridge while he and other U.S. Marines construct the structure at Camp Peleliu in the desert north of Kuwait City. JOHN MOORE, AP