A pictorial history of the war in Iraq/Afghanistan.

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - During Operation Cobra's Anger, Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, moved cautiously from compound to compound once they breached the city of Now Zad, Afghansitan. When there wasn't a clear route, heavy equipment operators used bulldozers to plow through walls, creating their own doorways through the city.

 BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait - Tankers serving with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, prepare M1A1 Abrams for driving on this uninhabited island Nov. 21. Ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th MEU landed Nov. 20 from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore. The tank detachment is from 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division.

Sgt. Major Michael Templeton, Dunham’s former company first sergeant, carefully clutches Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham’s dress blue uniform as Maj. Trent A. Gibson, Dunham’s former company commander, stands at the position of attention during the christening of the Navy destroyer bearing Dunham’s name Aug. 1 at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Dunham’s parents donated his dress blue uniform to be displayed on the ship’s quarterdeck.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.-The squad of trackers students provide security for their wounded after being ambushed by a simulated improvised explosive device and sniper team on range 131 July 24. The ambush was part of the tracking portion of the combat hunters course where the Marines where taught how to track their quarry while maintaining security and how to react in combat situations.

1st Lt. Josh Faucett, a joint terminal attack controller with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reaches quickly for his radio handset to call for fire support just after Taliban insurgents ambushed their patrol Aug. 13. The fight lasted six hours and was the longest since July 4 here. Faucett is from Elwood, Ind.

MIAN POSHTEH, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, posts security on the corner of a compound just after clearing it during a six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13, 2009. Vance is from Raleigh, N.C. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl)

THE 1,000-YARD STARE
Marines serving under 1st Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, prepare to return fire after receiving enemy small arms fire in Lakari Bazaar, Afghanistan, July 19. The Marines were accompanied by Afghan National Army soldiers in efforts to deny freedom of movement to the country's enemies. The Marine battalion is the ground combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.