U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah D. Rodgers helps an Iraqi physician’s assistant examine a young Iraqi boy during a cooperative medical engagement in Shohabi, Iraq, June 29. More than 450 Iraqis received medical treatment during the event. Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment along with Iraqi soldiers and police hosted the event in a local school to foster relations between the residents and Coalition Forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

Residents wait in the shade before being seen by medical personnel in Shohabi, Iraq, during a cooperative medical engagement, June 29. Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment along with Iraqi soldiers and police hosted the event in a local school building. The purpose of the operation was to treat Shohabi residents, who lack a functioning medical facility, as well as foster relations between the residents and Coalition Forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

An Iraqi soldier passes out humanitarian items to a group of Iraqi women and children during a cooperative medical engagement in Shohabi, Iraq, June 29. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah D. Rodgers helps an Iraqi physician’s assistant examine a young Iraqi boy during a cooperative medical engagement in Shohabi, Iraq, June 29. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, along with Iraqi soldiers and police, hosted a cooperative medical engagement in Shohabi, Iraq, June 29. More than 450 Iraqis received much needed medical treatment during the event. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton