EUPHRATES VIEW - U.S. Marines head into the Euphrates River near Haditha, Iraq, May 25, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. U.S. Navy seamen, assigned to Riverine Squadron 3, assisted the Marines in a mission to clear islands in the river. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Erik Villagran

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EUPHRATES PATROL - U.S. Navy sailors come ashore after searching for weapons caches islands on the Euphrates River near Haditha, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2008. The sailors are attached to Riverine Squadron Two's Detachment 3, which regularly patrols the river and its surrounding inland waterways to protect their use for legitimate commerce. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kirk Worley

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BRIDGING THE EUPHRATES
U.S. Army soldiers from the 20th Engineer Brigade build a bridge across the Euphrates River to establish a supply line Nov. 16, 2007, in support of a combat operation near Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Luke Thornberry

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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Garrick A. Bowles and an interpreter warn local fishermen on Sept. 9, 2007, about a planned 24-hour curfew on the Euphrates River near the Hadithah Dam during Ramadan. Bowles is lead petty officer for Maritime Interdiction Operations Team, Detachment 3, Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2. The regiment declared the temporary curfew on the waterway to stem an anticipated increase in enemy activity on the river during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcos T. Hernandez


Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse D. Mitchell, right, explains the curfew to local fishermen on the Euphrates River near the Hadithah Dam, Sept. 16, 2007. Mitchell is assigned to Maritime Interdiction Operations Team, Detachment 3, Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser


Iraqi fishermen pull in their nets after being warned by sailors with Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2, about the temporary 24-hour curfew on the Euphrates River near the Hadithah Dam, Sept. 16, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser


An Iraqi civilian’s boat sits on the shore of Hadithah Dam, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2007, as sailors with Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2, prepare to leave on a patrol to enforce the temporary 24-hour curfew on the waterway. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser


Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Bennett uses binoculars to scan the horizon for boats while on a curfew enforcement patrol, Sept. 5, 2007. Bennett is a boat captain with Detachment 3, Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2. U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcos T. Hernandez


Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua L. Jackson scans the water during a curfew enforcement patrol on the Euphrates River near the Hadithah Dam, Sept. 16, 2007. Jackson is an aft (rear) gunner with Detachment 3, Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser


A Riverine Patrol Boat with Riverine Squadron 1, Riverine Group 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, in support of Regimental Combat Team 2, tows several boats seized while enforcing a 24-hour curfew on the waterway near the Hadithah Dam, Sept. 12, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcos T. Hernandez




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