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Caption:
KARBALAH, Iraq- (June 18, 2005) Cpl. Rodney A. Backues, from St.
Louis, Mo., a Marine from 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance, Charlie
Company, watches the city for insurgents while sitting in a Light
Armored Vehicle. During Operation Spear, the Marines of 2d Marine
Division conduct counter- insurgency operations with Iraqi Security
Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces, to support the
continued development of Iraqi Security Forces, and to support Iraqi
reconstruction and democratic elections in order to create a secure
environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance.
(Official USMC photo by LCpl. Shane S. Keller) RELEASED
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