Mounted Marines rid roads of bombs [Image 3 of 3]

HABBANIYAH, IRAQ

09.20.2006

Courtesy Photo

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Pvt. Robert S. Rae, a 20-year-old machine gunner, readies his rifle before a mounted vehicle patrol near Habbaniyah, Iraq Sept. 20. Rae and other Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conduct daily patrols like these to rid roads of improvised explosive devices. Rae is from Middlesex, Mass. He serves under Regimental Combat Team 5 and will be conducting operations in the Habbaniyah area for seven months.

• Date Taken: 09.20.2006
• Date Posted: 09.26.2006 13:36
• Photo ID: 30660
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Location: HABBANIYAH, IQ