Focused and poised for combat, Marines and Sailors of MEU Service Support Group 15 wait to exit the Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft as it lands at Baghdad International Airport here. More than 1700 personnel of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) traveled here by ground convoys and cargo aircraft to conduct security and stabilization operations. Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Robert Knoll



A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) helps unload bags from an Army CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter that transported Marines from Baghdad International Airport to the Forward Operating Base here. The 15th MEU is currently conducting security and stability operations here in the greater Baghdad area. Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Robert Knoll

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