Joint operations with the Iraqi Police [Image 15 of 20]

HADITHAH

05.01.2007

Courtesy Photo

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Lt. Col. James Bierman, Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment (1/3), and part of his staff take part in a meal with the local sheik, May 1. Marines are in the area to establish their presence and conduct joint operations with the Iraqi Police. 1st Battalion, 3d Marines is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 2, II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction.

• Date Taken: 05.01.2007
• Date Posted: 07.30.2007 11:08
• Photo ID: 51334
• VIRIN: 070501-M-4441K-065
• Resolution: 3072x2048
• Size: 1.5 MB
• Location: HADITHAH