RAWAH, Iraq- Pfc. Phillip Ruiz, from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, provides security during a presence patrol while the platoon is stopped. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections; and to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shane S. Keller, 2d Marine Division Combat Camera) (Released)

Staff Sgt. Brad Smith from 3-320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division shoots a suspicious object sitting in the middle of the road during a main supply road patrol in Tikrit, Iraq on April 23, 2006. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Teddy Wade) (Released)

BAGHDAD (Feb. 5, 2004) A United States Army Solider from 256th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2nd Battalion prepares his humvee's Blue Force Tracker before departing Camp Victory, Iraq. Louisiana Army National Guard 256 BCT's mission, Amber Waves, delivered more than 262,000 metric tons of fertilizer and agricultural supplies to local farmers throughout the Baghdad area. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class (AW) Brien Aho, Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic.

Pvt. William Davenport of Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment monitors the radio and his Common Remotely Operated Weapons System (CROWS) while on patrol in Taji, Iraq May 16, 2005. This system allows the machine gunner to ride inside the vehicle instead of in the turret. (photo by: Sgt. Kevin Bromley 100th MPAD)