Col. Thear, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Army Brigade briefs his troops during training on the MTLB personnel carriers at the Diyala Regional Training Facility at Forward Operating Base Normandy, Iraq on June 3, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M.



COMMANDANT VISIT — U.S Marine Corps Gen. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses sailors and Marines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, June 17, 2005. The Kearsarge and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a scheduled deployment and are conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Finley Williams