Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.27.2008
Marines with Border Transition Team 4222 wave goodbye to their Iraqi counterparts at the end of the day at Border Fort Nine, Iraq, on Oct. 27, 2008. They are alone, but they are not afraid. They are the 13 Marines and one Sailor of BTT 4222, and their mission is train, mentor and advise the Iraqi border police battalion that is split into nine border forts scattered across approximately 140......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.24.2008
The friendly family lines up and prepares themselves for the outpouring of aid from the visiting Marines, Oct. 24, 2008. Their mission is to train, mentor and advise, but the Marines of Border Transition Team 4222 don't forget to provide help to western Anbar's civilian population. The transition team headed up a small civil affairs engagement to provide local Iraqis with medical, dental and......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.24.2008
Capt. Will D. Whaley, operations officer, Border Transition Team 4222, shows Iraqi children the standard operating procedure for brushing teeth, Oct. 24, 2008. Their mission is to train, mentor and advise, but Whaley, 32, Phoenix, Az., and the Marines of BTT 4222 don't forget to provide help to western Anbar's civilian population. The transition team headed up a small civil affairs engagement......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.24.2008
One shy Iraqi girl took a little time to warm up to the group of Marines who performed a civil affairs engagement, Oct. 24, 2008. Their mission is to train, mentor and advise, but the Marines of Border Transition Team 4222 don't forget to provide help to western Anbar's civilian population. The transition team headed up a small civil affairs engagement to provide local Iraqis with medical,......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.24.2008
He opens wide for the dental examination from Petty Officer 2nd Class John H. Holscher, corpsman, 28, New London, N.C., Oct. 24, 2008. Their mission is to train, mentor and advise, but the Marines of Border Transition Team 4222 don't forget to provide help to western Anbar's civilian population. The transition team headed up a small civil affairs engagement to provide local Iraqis with......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.24.2008
Cpl. Jose N. Parra, 25, Loredo, Texas, and other advisers with Border Transition Team 4222 spent the day giving aid to small remote villages, Oct. 24, 2008. Their mission is to train, mentor and advise, but the Marines of BTT 4222 don't forget to provide help to western Anbar's civilian population. The transition team headed up a small civil affairs engagement to provide local Iraqis with......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.23.2008
An Iraqi border police agent practices his stance during a class on combat marksmanship Marines taught to a squad of the "Desert Wolves" 2nd Iraqi Border Police Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division's newly formed Quick Reaction Force, Oct. 23, 2008. Smugglers don't waste time when they cross from Syria into Iraq. Marines identified the problem, and a group of Iraqi policemen answered the call.......
Photo by Sgt. Geoffrey Ingersoll | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.22.2008
Cpl. Sherman W. Smith, infantry adviser, Border Transition Team 4222, teaches a class on combat marksmanship to a squad of the 'Desert Wolves' 2nd Iraqi Border Police Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division's newly formed Quick Reaction Force, Oct. 23, 2008. Smugglers don't waste time when they cross from Syria into Iraq. Marines identified the problem, and a group of Iraqi policemen answered the......
