Local Iraqis from Euphrates River towns near the Iraqi-Syrian border head for Qa'im, Iraq, June 26, 2006. More than 300 lined up at the Marines’ outpost in hopes of becoming policemen in one of Iraq’s newest police districts. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas

Iraqi police officers greet Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during a local Iraqi police recruiting drive in Qa’im, Iraq, June 26, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas

Iraqi police officers provide crowd control at an Iraqi police recruiting drive held in Qa’im, Iraq, June 29, 2006. More than 300 local Iraqis from Euphrates River towns near the Iraqi-Syrian border lined up at the Marines, outpost in hopes of becoming policemen. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas

Iraqi Police Chief Col. Jamal Shia Mohammed meets with Lt. Col. Nicholas F. Marano, commanding officer for 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during an Iraqi police recruiting drive in Qa’im, Iraq, June 26, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas

Sgt. Brian D. Mocha, a U.S. Marine and military policeman, uses a military working dog to screen bags for bombs or bomb-making material at an Iraqi police recruiting drive June 26, 2006, in Qa’im, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas

An Iraqi police officer provides crowd control at an Iraqi police recruiting drive held in Qa’im, Iraq, June 29, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas


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