A U.S. Marine assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, provides support by fire during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Aguilar


U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Chisolm, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, looks down a pipe to see if there is an underground base during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Aguilar


Iraqi Security Force soldiers, attached to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, search Iraqi civilians for weapons during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Aguilar


U.S. Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, attached to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, use earth-moving equipment to dig into the ground looking for weapons caches or an underground base during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Aguilar


U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol through a field looking for weapons caches or an underground base during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Aguilar


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendan Duffy, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a small fishing boat looking for weapons during an operation, June 20, 2005, at Tharthar Lake, Iraq. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert R. Attebury


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ronnie Shertel, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, jumps down a small incline while patrolling through the area looking for weapons caches and insurgents during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert R. Attebury


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitch Beeler, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, speaks over the radio while positioning his amphibious assault vehicle in a defensive position to provide security for Marines on the ground searching for weapons caches and insurgents during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 21, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert R. Attebury


An M1A1 Main Battle Tank is parked in a defensive position in a base camp set up by U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, during an operation at Tharthar Lake, Iraq, June 21, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division and Multinational Force-West conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert R. Attebury