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Service members from the air base at Al Asad, Iraq, come to take their minds off the war at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation building here March 15 during a performance by two comedians. The laugh-packed show consisted of an hour and a half of comedy by Jim McCue and Joe Conelly. - Service members from the air base at Al Asad, Iraq, come to take their minds off the war at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation building here March 15 during a performance by two comedians. The laugh-packed show consisted of an hour and a half of comedy by Jim McCue and Joe Conelly.

Cpl. Terry J. Martin, a Vernon, Texas, native (left), sets the frequency on a field radio, as Cpl. Jamar R. Washington, a native of Tyler, Texas, prepares to key the receiver at Al Asad, Iraq, March 26. Martin, an aviation radio repairman, and Washington, a ground communications organizational repairer, are both Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. - Cpl. Terry J. Martin, a Vernon, Texas, native (left), sets the frequency on a field radio, as Cpl. Jamar R. Washington, a native of Tyler, Texas, prepares to key the receiver at Al Asad, Iraq, March 26. Martin, an aviation radio repairman, and Washington, a ground communications organizational repairer, are both Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

A radiator cap is removed on a Medium Truck Vehicle Replacement, more commonly known as a 7-ton, at Al Asad, Iraq, July 18. Motor transportation Marines repair and keep nearly 200 tactical vehicles up to speed for their unit through many hours of struggling work so that the mission can be completed as easily as possible. - A radiator cap is removed on a Medium Truck Vehicle Replacement, more commonly known as a 7-ton, at Al Asad, Iraq, July 18. Motor transportation Marines repair and keep nearly 200 tactical vehicles up to speed for their unit through many hours of struggling work so that the mission can be completed as easily as possible.

Army Sgt. Kent Westberg, Public Affairs, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1/34 Brigade Combat Team, Camp Shelby, films 1st Lt. Rob Shuford, public affairs officer, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, at Atlanta, Dec. 8, to practice shooting a live interview during the one week Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System training program. DVIDS has been in existence for two years, and in that amount of time, has been able to train nearly 240 servicemembers to use satellites to get news footage from the front to the public within a matter of minutes. Photo by Lance Cpl. James B. Hoke - Army Sgt. Kent Westberg, Public Affairs, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1/34 Brigade Combat Team, Camp Shelby, films 1st Lt. Rob Shuford, public affairs officer, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, at Atlanta, Dec. 8, to practice shooting a live interview during the one week Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System training program. DVIDS has been in existence for two years, and in that amount of time, has been able to train nearly 240 servicemembers to use satellites to get news footage from the front to the public within a matter of minutes. Photo by Lance Cpl. James B. Hoke

Pfc. Karl A. Dohrmann watches a truck while his fellow Marines and third-country nationals search through its compartments at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 31. Dohrmann is a patrolman with the Provost Marshal's Office, Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). He is a native of Port Arthur, Texas. - Pfc. Karl A. Dohrmann watches a truck while his fellow Marines and third-country nationals search through its compartments at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 31. Dohrmann is a patrolman with the Provost Marshal's Office, Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). He is a native of Port Arthur, Texas.

Lance Cpl. Michael J. Laws (left) and Maj. Thomas A. Lenhardt display the U. S. Naval Academy acceptance letter Laws received in a formation at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 19. Laws applied to the U.S. Naval Academy in September with the help of Lenhardt, his officer-in-charge. Laws is an aviation information systems specialist and Whippany, N.J., native. Lenhardt is the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 operations officer and Mesa, Ariz., native. Both Marines are members of MALS-16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). - Lance Cpl. Michael J. Laws (left) and Maj. Thomas A. Lenhardt display the U. S. Naval Academy acceptance letter Laws received in a formation at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 19. Laws applied to the U.S. Naval Academy in September with the help of Lenhardt, his officer-in-charge. Laws is an aviation information systems specialist and Whippany, N.J., native. Lenhardt is the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 operations officer and Mesa, Ariz., native. Both Marines are members of MALS-16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward).