LAUNCH READY — U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus R. Galvan, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, stands by to prepare a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter to launch for a mission out of Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 18, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks

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Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, speaks to Marines from Marine Wing Support Group 27 at Al Asad, May 6. The visit was one of many stops for Mattis during his stay aboard Al Asad. Photo by: Cpl. Zachary Dyer, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (FWD), 05/18/2007



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U.S. Marines with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 perform preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Bayless, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, performs preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Lypka, an airframes aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, wipes down the windows of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Chadwick, a flight line crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, prepares a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for launch at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marines with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 perform preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Chadwick, a flight line crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, uses hand and arm signals to communicate with the pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launch at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Sells, an airframes mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, uses hand and arm signals to communicate with the pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it taxies on the flight line in preparation to launch at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 flies away from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007, to conduct a mission. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aslan Altan, the Iraqi Army School of Infantry head instructor and founder, speaks to the Iraqi Army School of Infantry instructors during a scheduled break at Camp Yassir, Al Asad, Iraq, April 4, 2007. The 10-day course, which is fashioned after the Marine Corps' version, is designed to train new Iraqi soldiers in a variety of advanced infantry tactics. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Pvt. Mohammed Hamid, a student at the Iraqi Army School of Infantry, inspects his target for accuracy, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Sgt. Emad Maard, an instructor at the Iraqi Army School of Infantry, carefully monitors one of the Iraqi Army soldiers during a recent PKC machine gun range, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Iraqi Army soldiers spend a day at the range, firing the PKC machine gun as part of the School of Infantry, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Directly following a class on the PKC machine gun, students in the Iraqi Army School of Infantry race to break down and re-assemble the weapon, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


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Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division fire PKM 7.62-mm machine guns mounted on the turrets of humvees during a training exercise at the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army soldier prepares belts of ammunition for his PKM 7.62-mm machine gun during training exercises for soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division as part of the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army instructor supervises an Iraqi army soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division with a PKM 7.62-mm machine gun during a training exercise at the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army instructor supervises an Iraqi army soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division with a PKM 7.62-mm machine gun during a training exercise at the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division take a break during a shooting range as part of training in the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army soldier throws a meal, ready-to-eat to another soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division during a break from training at the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division fire PKM 7.62-mm machine guns mounted on the turrets of humvees during a training exercise in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army instructor gives a peace sign while standing on top of a humvee at a shooting range in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army instructor teaches an Iraqi army soldier from 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division how to fire a PKM 7.62-mm machine gun at the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


An Iraqi army instructor teaches an Iraqi army soldier assiged to the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division how to fire a PKM 7.62-mm machine gun at the Iraqi School of Infantry in Al Asad, Iraq, March 19, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller


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