
A U.S. Marine machine gunner assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), waits to depart Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on a convoy that will take them to Ramadi, Dec. 31, 2005. The Marines celebrated New Year's Eve on the road. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gibran H. Rodriguez, radio operator, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), speaks over the radio to his counterparts during a New Year's Eve convoy to Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2005. The Marines were on their 194th mission in Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo

Foreign national drivers transport gear to and from Ramadi, Iraq, escorted by U.S. Marines assigned motor transportation duties with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Dec. 31, 2005. The convoys often exceed more than five miles in length with over 60 vehicles. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo

U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Frank Cardamone, convoy commander, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), ground guides more than 30 foreign national drivers to their final destination in Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2005. Since their arrival in Iraq in February 2005, the unit has logged over 10,000 accident-free miles throughout Al Anbar province without suffering any casualties. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo

Foreign national drivers transport gear to and from Ramadi, Iraq, escorted by U.S. Marines assigned motor transportation duties with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Dec. 31, 2005. The convoys often exceed more than five miles in length with over 60 vehicles. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo

U.S. Marines assigned motor transportation duties with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), stand by their vehicles prior to their return to Camp Fallujah from Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2005. Since their arrival in Iraq in February 2005, the unit has logged over 10,000 accident-free miles throughout Al Anbar province without suffering any casualties. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo