Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and Iraqi Army soldiers get ready to enter a house during counterinsurgency operations in Haditha, Iraq Oct. 5, 2005. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based battalion has spent the past six months conducting counter-insurgency operations and provides stability to the 'Triad' area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. Operation River Gate was the largest offensive conducted by Marines and Iraqi soldiers up to that point. In only a few days, rid the city of landmines, weapons caches and improvised explosive devices in an effort to take back the town which was the site of multiple U.S. casualties. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 10 counter insurgency operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell)
| Date Taken: | 10.05.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 03.22.2006 12:39 |
| Photo ID: | 17197 |
| Resolution: | 917x612 |
| Size: | 439.19 KB |
| Location: | HADITHA, IQ |
| Web Views: | 246 |
| Downloads: | 31 |
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