Eyeballing the Iraq Kill Zone

12 December 2004

1,331 US Military Dead During Iraq War: http://cryptome.org/mil-dead-iqw.htm

See also DoD tally: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf

Photos of billion-dollar armaments and worldwide military deployments balance Marine's and soldiers' complaints in Iraq of insufficient armor for vehicles.

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This undated photo, provided by the U.S. Army, shows Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer, of Springfield, Va. Stubenhofer, 30, was killed Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, by small arms fire as he patrolled the streets of Baghdad, the Army said. He was commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry, 1st Armored Division. He is the 43rd soldier from Fort Riley to be killed in Iraq since the start of the war. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)
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The flag draped casket of Cpl. Zachary Alan Kolda is carried from St. Batholomew's Episcopal Church in Corpus Christi, Texas Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at the conclusion of funeral services. Leaving with a Marine escort are his widow, Arleen Kolda, left, and his mother Paula Kolda, right. Kolda was killed in an explosion in Iraq Dec. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, George Tuley)

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Although wounded, Staff Sgt. Shannon Kay, of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, fires on an enemy position after being attacked with a car bomb, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Army Times, M. Scott Mahaskey, via USA Today)
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Although wounded, Staff Sgt. Shannon Kay, of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, directs his men onto enemy positions after being attacked with a car bomb, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Army Times, M. Scott Mahaskey, via USA Today)

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The memorial service at Westminster Cathedral, London, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, to remember Margaret Hassan, a respected aid worker abducted and believed murdered in Iraq. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the Archbishop of Westminster, led the requiem mass for the Irish born Hassan who also held British and Iraqi nationality. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT MAGS OUT NO SALES **
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In this image from the British Army, soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Black Watch disembark from their plane at Royal Air Force Base Lyneham, as they return to England, Saturday Dec. 11, 2004, from their tour of duty in Iraq. Two hundred members of Britain's Black Watch regiment returned to their English base Saturday after a contentious deployment to back up U.S. forces in Southern Iraq. (AP Photo / Corporal Anthony-Louis Belgrave, Army CROWN COPYRIGHT via PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT MAGS OUT NO SALES **

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An detainee leaves Iraqi National Guard barracks in Ramadi, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 11 2004. Some 140 detainees were brought to Ramadi from Abu Ghraib prison Saturday and released. (AP Photo/Omar Aboud)
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A group of Iraqi detainees leave the Iraqi National Guard barracks in Ramadi, Iraq, Saturday Dec. 11, 2004. Some 140 detainees were brought to Ramadi from Abu Ghraib prison Saturday and released. (AP Photo/Omar Aboud)

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King Abdullah II of Jordan speaks in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004. Abdullah discussed the war in Iraq and the Middle East peace process. Abdullah, a Sunni Muslim, has accused Shiite Muslim-dominated Iran of trying to influence the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, where the country's majority Shiites are expected to perform strongly. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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10/07/04 - Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz presents a medallion engraved with the emblems of his office to Sgt. Jeron Johasva, of Orangeberg, S.C., while visiting wounded soldiers at the U.S. military hospital at Landstuhl, Germany, on Oct. 7, 2004. Sgt. Johasva, a tank gunner with the 1st Cavalry Div., was wounded in Baghdad, Iraq during an ambush of his convoy. DoD photo by R. D. Ward. (Released)

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11/23/04 - Lance Cpl. Corey P. Bloss, and Cpl. Shaun Atwell, both with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), load chemicals, discovered in a Fallujah, Iraq, building, into barrels, Nov. 23, 2004. The chemicals, found by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, were apparently being used by Iraqi insurgents, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. The CBIRF team is testing the chemicals at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
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11/23/04 - Chemicals discovered by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in a building in Fallujah, Iraq, are secured in a barrel, Nov. 23, 2004. It appears that Iraqi insurgents were using the chemical lab, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. A Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force team is removing the chemicals to test them at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

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11/23/04 - Lance Cpl. Corey P. Bloss, and Cpl. Shaun Atwell, both with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), load chemicals, discovered in a Fallujah, Iraq, building, into barrels, Nov. 23, 2004. The chemicals, found by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, were apparently being used by Iraqi insurgents, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. The CBIRF team is testing the chemicals at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
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11/23/04 - In this building in Fallujah, Iraq, Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discovered a cache of chemicals, Nov. 23, 2004. It appears that Iraqi insurgents were using the chemical lab, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. A Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force team is removing the chemicals to test them at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

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11/23/04 - A cache of chemicals, discovered by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in a building in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2004. It appears that Iraqi insurgents were using the chemical lab, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. A Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force team is removing the chemicals to test them at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
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11/11/04 - Marines of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division and Iraqi Special Security Forces pull weapons and ammo out of crypts in a graveyard during a sweep in Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 11, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq by units of the 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Jones) (Released)

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10/11/04 - A weapons cache was found while on patrol with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and Iraqi Special Forces during Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn) in the city of Al Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan C. Knauth) (Released)
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11/17/04 - U.S. Marine Cpl. Donald P. Farmer waits to donate blood while Navy Hospital Corpsmen draw blood from a Marine at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2004. Both Marines donated blood to treat a patient in critical condition at the Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon (SSTP). The SSTP, part of the 1st Force Service Support Group, is one of three major immediate surgical and trauma care teams assigned to Marine forces operating in Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin) (Released)

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12/01/04 - Two Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ascend a staircase to search the second floor of a house while conducting a cordon-and-search mission through the town of Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Dec.1, 2004. The mission is part of an operation by Iraqi, U.S., and British Forces to root out anti-Iraqi elements in the Northern Babil Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Frank) (Released)
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12/01/04 - Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire on enemy insurgents who are attacking the Marines with indirect and small-arms fire in the town of Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Dec.1, 2004. The mission is part of an operation by Iraqi, U.S., and British Forces to root out anti-Iraqi elements in the Northern Babil Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Frank) (Released)

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11/29/04 - Lt. Kenny Lee, right, a U.S. Navy Chaplain, looks out on the city of Fallujah, Iraq, while a Marine assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, keeps watch on the city's streets during Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 29, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. DoD photo by Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
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11/21/04 - Iraqi Soldiers speak with Iraqi civilians outside of a Humanitarian assistance point, at the Hidra Mosque where civilians can go to receive food, water, and limited medical assistance, Nov. 21, 2004. Multi-national Forces are providing assistance to the residents of Fallujah after a battle to rid the city of insurgents. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

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11/18/04 - An Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement officer searches civilians crossing the border into Iraq near the city of Penjwen, in Northeast Iraq, in an effort to stop illegal items from entering Iraq from Iran, Nov. 18, 2004. The U.S. Army's Headquarters Services, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, trained the Department of Border Enforcement officers. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee Harshman, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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10/28/04 - U.S. Army engineers and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians unload a truck filled with confiscated enemy munitions at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Cadiz, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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11/11/04 - Marines of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division and Iraqi Special Security Forces pull weapons and ammo out of crypts in a graveyard during a sweep in Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 11, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq by units of the 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Jones) (Released)
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11/14/04 - Sgt. 1st Class Julio Escudero from Charlie Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry waits on his M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, at the front gate of Forward Operating Base Wilson, Iraq, before heading back out for an improvised explosive device sweep in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Nov. 14, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

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10/13/04 - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Pier 14 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on a scheduled deployment in support of the war on terror, Oct. 13, 2004. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are commanded by Commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10), Rear Adm. Michael Tracy. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor) (Released)
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10/20/04 - Crewmembers handle lines to moor the USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) at her new homeport for the first time at the Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor Delta Pier, Wash., Oct. 20, 2004. The submarine and crew received a warm greeting from all that were present, including family members, visiting residents of the State of Nebraska, and Rear Adm. Melvin G. Williams, Jr. Commander, Submarine Group NINE. Nebraska was formerly homeported at SUBASE Kings Bay, Ga. (U.S. Navy Photo by Brian Nokell) (Released)

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10/25/04 - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750), departs Souda Bay harbor, Crete, Greece, Oct. 25, 2004. Newport News is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is currently on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley) (Released)
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11/01/04 - The USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group returns to its homeport of San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1, 2004, after a five-month deployment to the Northern and Western Pacific Oceans. DoD photo by PH2 Prince Hughes, U.S. Navy. (Released)

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10/28/04 - USS BATAAN (LHD 5) passes the Fort Story Lighthouse in Virginia Beach, Va. on its way into the Atlantic Ocean for sea trials, Oct. 28, 2004. DoD photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ken Riley, U.S. Navy. (Released)
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11/08/04 - Landing Craft Air Cushion Seven Four (LCAC-74), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), approaches the USS Essex (LHD 2) for recovery, Nov. 8, 2004. Essex is on a scheduled deployment to the North Arabian Gulf as part of Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Nicholas C. Messina) (Released

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11/24/04 - Sailors aboard USS Topeka (SSN 754) prepare lines for mooring the submarine after being underway for three days off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 24, 2004. The Sailors aboard participated in the Submarine Squadron Eleven's Chef Exchange program. Chef Paul Murphy from Humphrey's by the Bay San Diego spent three days and two nights giving the submarine's cooks tips and advice on how to improve the quality of food and service onboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Johansen Laurel) (Released)
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11/23/04 - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jeffery Bayless, front, supervises Seaman Francis Elevado as he directs a Landing Craft Air Cushion toward the well deck of USS PELELIU (LHA 5) during a "Friends and Family" Day cruise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 23, 2004. DoD photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Timothy Gunther, U.S. Navy. (Released)

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12/06/04 - Six thousand Marines and Sailors from Expeditionary Strike Group Five, (ESG 5), departed 32nd Street Naval Station San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6, 2004, aboard six ships bound for a Western Pacific deployment. Amphibious ships USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), USS Duluth (LPD 6), USS Rushmore (LSD 47), guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), and guided-missile frigate Thach (FFG 43), will operate in the Pacific and Indian oceans in support of the global waron terrorism. The strike group also includes the attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752), which is departing from Hawaii, and Coast Guard Cutter USCG Munro (WHEC 724), leaving from Alameda, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class LaQuisha S. Davis) (Released)
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11/08/04 - A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragonlady sits drying in a hanger after being washed at an undisclosed location in the Area of Responsibility, Oct. 8, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)

This undated photo, provided by the U.S. Army, shows Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer, of Springfield, Va. Stubenhofer, 30, was killed Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, by small arms fire as he patrolled the streets of Baghdad, the Army said. He was commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry, 1st Armored Division. He is the 43rd soldier from Fort Riley to be killed in Iraq since the start of the war. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)	The flag draped casket of Cpl. Zachary Alan Kolda is carried from St. Batholomew's Episcopal Church in Corpus Christi, Texas Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at the conclusion of funeral services. Leaving with a Marine escort are his widow, Arleen Kolda, left, and his mother Paula Kolda, right. Kolda was killed in an explosion in Iraq Dec. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, George Tuley)
Although wounded, Staff Sgt. Shannon Kay, of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, fires on an enemy position after being attacked with a car bomb, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Army Times, M. Scott Mahaskey, via USA Today)	Although wounded, Staff Sgt. Shannon Kay, of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, directs his men onto enemy positions after being attacked with a car bomb, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Army Times, M. Scott Mahaskey, via USA Today)
The memorial service at Westminster Cathedral, London, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, to remember Margaret Hassan, a respected aid worker abducted and believed murdered in Iraq. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the Archbishop of Westminster, led the requiem mass for the Irish born Hassan who also held British and Iraqi nationality. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT MAGS OUT NO SALES	In this image from the British Army, soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Black Watch disembark from their plane at Royal Air Force Base Lyneham, as they return to England, Saturday Dec. 11, 2004, from their tour of duty in Iraq. Two hundred members of Britain's Black Watch regiment returned to their English base Saturday after a contentious deployment to back up U.S. forces in Southern Iraq. (AP Photo / Corporal Anthony-Louis Belgrave, Army CROWN COPYRIGHT via PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT MAGS OUT NO SALES
An detainee leaves Iraqi National Guard barracks in Ramadi, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 11 2004. Some 140 detainees were brought to Ramadi from Abu Ghraib prison Saturday and released. (AP Photo/Omar Aboud)	A group of Iraqi detainees leave the Iraqi National Guard barracks in Ramadi, Iraq, Saturday Dec. 11, 2004. Some 140 detainees were brought to Ramadi from Abu Ghraib prison Saturday and released. (AP Photo/Omar Aboud)
King Abdullah II of Jordan speaks in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004. Abdullah discussed the war in Iraq and the Middle East peace process. Abdullah, a Sunni Muslim, has accused Shiite Muslim-dominated Iran of trying to influence the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, where the country's majority Shiites are expected to perform strongly. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)	10/07/04 - Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz presents a medallion engraved with the emblems of his office to Sgt. Jeron Johasva, of Orangeberg, S.C., while visiting wounded soldiers at the U.S. military hospital at Landstuhl, Germany, on Oct. 7, 2004. Sgt. Johasva, a tank gunner with the 1st Cavalry Div., was wounded in Baghdad, Iraq during an ambush of his convoy. DoD photo by R. D. Ward. (Released)
11/23/04 - Lance Cpl. Corey P. Bloss, and Cpl. Shaun Atwell, both with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), load chemicals, discovered in a Fallujah, Iraq, building, into barrels, Nov. 23, 2004. The chemicals, found by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, were apparently being used by Iraqi insurgents, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. The CBIRF team is testing the chemicals at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)	11/23/04 - Chemicals discovered by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in a building in Fallujah, Iraq, are secured in a barrel, Nov. 23, 2004. It appears that Iraqi insurgents were using the chemical lab, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. A Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force team is removing the chemicals to test them at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
11/23/04 - Lance Cpl. Corey P. Bloss, and Cpl. Shaun Atwell, both with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), load chemicals, discovered in a Fallujah, Iraq, building, into barrels, Nov. 23, 2004. The chemicals, found by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, were apparently being used by Iraqi insurgents, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. The CBIRF team is testing the chemicals at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)	11/23/04 - In this building in Fallujah, Iraq, Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discovered a cache of chemicals, Nov. 23, 2004. It appears that Iraqi insurgents were using the chemical lab, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. A Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force team is removing the chemicals to test them at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
11/23/04 - A cache of chemicals, discovered by Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in a building in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2004. It appears that Iraqi insurgents were using the chemical lab, possibly planning to use the chemicals against Iraqi and coalition forces. A Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force team is removing the chemicals to test them at Camp Fallujah to determine their composition. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)	11/11/04 - Marines of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division and Iraqi Special Security Forces pull weapons and ammo out of crypts in a graveyard during a sweep in Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 11, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq by units of the 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Jones) (Released)
10/11/04 - A weapons cache was found while on patrol with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and Iraqi Special Forces during Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn) in the city of Al Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan C. Knauth) (Released)	11/17/04 - U.S. Marine Cpl. Donald P. Farmer waits to donate blood while Navy Hospital Corpsmen draw blood from a Marine at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2004. Both Marines donated blood to treat a patient in critical condition at the Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon (SSTP). The SSTP, part of the 1st Force Service Support Group, is one of three major immediate surgical and trauma care teams assigned to Marine forces operating in Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin) (Released)
12/01/04 - Two Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ascend a staircase to search the second floor of a house while conducting a cordon-and-search mission through the town of Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Dec.1, 2004. The mission is part of an operation by Iraqi, U.S., and British Forces to root out anti-Iraqi elements in the Northern Babil Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Frank) (Released)	12/01/04 - Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire on enemy insurgents who are attacking the Marines with indirect and small-arms fire in the town of Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Dec.1, 2004. The mission is part of an operation by Iraqi, U.S., and British Forces to root out anti-Iraqi elements in the Northern Babil Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Frank) (Released)
11/29/04 - Lt. Kenny Lee, right, a U.S. Navy Chaplain, looks out on the city of Fallujah, Iraq, while a Marine assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, keeps watch on the city's streets during Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 29, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. DoD photo by Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)	11/21/04 - Iraqi Soldiers speak with Iraqi civilians outside of a Humanitarian assistance point, at the Hidra Mosque where civilians can go to receive food, water, and limited medical assistance, Nov. 21, 2004. Multi-national Forces are providing assistance to the residents of Fallujah after a battle to rid the city of insurgents. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Theresa M. Medina) (Released)
11/18/04 - An Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement officer searches civilians crossing the border into Iraq near the city of Penjwen, in Northeast Iraq, in an effort to stop illegal items from entering Iraq from Iran, Nov. 18, 2004. The U.S. Army's Headquarters Services, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, trained the Department of Border Enforcement officers. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee Harshman, U.S. Air Force. (Released)	10/28/04 - U.S. Army engineers and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians unload a truck filled with confiscated enemy munitions at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Cadiz, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
11/11/04 - Marines of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division and Iraqi Special Security Forces pull weapons and ammo out of crypts in a graveyard during a sweep in Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 11, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq by units of the 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Jones) (Released)	11/14/04 - Sgt. 1st Class Julio Escudero from Charlie Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry waits on his M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, at the front gate of Forward Operating Base Wilson, Iraq, before heading back out for an improvised explosive device sweep in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Nov. 14, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)
10/13/04 - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Pier 14 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on a scheduled deployment in support of the war on terror, Oct. 13, 2004. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are commanded by Commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10), Rear Adm. Michael Tracy. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor) (Released)	10/20/04 - Crewmembers handle lines to moor the USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) at her new homeport for the first time at the Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor Delta Pier, Wash., Oct. 20, 2004. The submarine and crew received a warm greeting from all that were present, including family members, visiting residents of the State of Nebraska, and Rear Adm. Melvin G. Williams, Jr. Commander, Submarine Group NINE. Nebraska was formerly homeported at SUBASE Kings Bay, Ga. (U.S. Navy Photo by Brian Nokell) (Released)
10/25/04 - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750), departs Souda Bay harbor, Crete, Greece, Oct. 25, 2004. Newport News is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is currently on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley) (Released)	11/01/04 - The USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group returns to its homeport of San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1, 2004, after a five-month deployment to the Northern and Western Pacific Oceans. DoD photo by PH2 Prince Hughes, U.S. Navy. (Released)
10/28/04 - USS BATAAN (LHD 5) passes the Fort Story Lighthouse in Virginia Beach, Va. on its way into the Atlantic Ocean for sea trials, Oct. 28, 2004. DoD photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ken Riley, U.S. Navy. (Released)	11/08/04 - Landing Craft Air Cushion Seven Four (LCAC-74), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), approaches the USS Essex (LHD 2) for recovery, Nov. 8, 2004. Essex is on a scheduled deployment to the North Arabian Gulf as part of Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Nicholas C. Messina) (Released
11/24/04 - Sailors aboard USS Topeka (SSN 754) prepare lines for mooring the submarine after being underway for three days off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 24, 2004. The Sailors aboard participated in the Submarine Squadron Eleven's Chef Exchange program. Chef Paul Murphy from Humphrey's by the Bay San Diego spent three days and two nights giving the submarine's cooks tips and advice on how to improve the quality of food and service onboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Johansen Laurel) (Released)	11/23/04 - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jeffery Bayless, front, supervises Seaman Francis Elevado as he directs a Landing Craft Air Cushion toward the well deck of USS PELELIU (LHA 5) during a "Friends and Family" Day cruise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 23, 2004. DoD photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Timothy Gunther, U.S. Navy. (Released)
12/06/04 - Six thousand Marines and Sailors from Expeditionary Strike Group Five, (ESG 5), departed 32nd Street Naval Station San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6, 2004, aboard six ships bound for a Western Pacific deployment. Amphibious ships USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), USS Duluth (LPD 6), USS Rushmore (LSD 47), guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), and guided-missile frigate Thach (FFG 43), will operate in the Pacific and Indian oceans in support of the global waron terrorism. The strike group also includes the attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752), which is departing from Hawaii, and Coast Guard Cutter USCG Munro (WHEC 724), leaving from Alameda, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class LaQuisha S. Davis) (Released)	11/08/04 - A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragonlady sits drying in a hanger after being washed at an undisclosed location in the Area of Responsibility, Oct. 8, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)