Walking the Persian Gulf, Kuwait.

Blinky and Inky, BFF: two Iraqi policemen break for a picture on recruiting day.

Anticipation.

Me, I'd rather be back in Kuwait.

IED Effect 1: an Iraqi patrol truck.

IED Effect 2:an Iraqi Policeman's ID, burned along with its owner in a fuel accelerant-laden IED attack.

Got everything you need? Fallujah Police Transition Team commander Major Brian Lippo (right): checks up on members of a Marine Military Transition Team and their Iraqi Army unit in the Fallujah Government Center.

Playing with Light #1: Marine Corporal Jonathan Malone.

Playing with Light #2: International Police Liaison Officer Tom Gorman.

Graffiti left by Iraqi Army units on the walls of the old police station.

Checking In: Lance Corporal Thomas Hauck keys his radio.

Keeping Warm: Marines from Weapons Company 1st BN/24th Mar gather around a fire at a security outpost, downtown Fallujah.

Scars: bullets and shrapnel mark the scene of the Fallujah "Valentine's Day Massacre," when al Qaeda in Iraq stormed the old station, killing 24 Iraqi policemen and one prisoner. Policemen were sleeping in this room when it was grenaded and sprayed with machine gun fire.

A sergeant from Weapons Company 1st BN/24th Mar discusses security with Major Lippo.

Profile: Marine Lance Corporal Michael Baker.

Moving Out: Army and Marine PTT members in patrol formation on recruiting day.

Lippo's Lucky Charms: on the left, a scapular and Mass card of St. Michael, the Patron Saint of Police Officers; the tokens kept Lippo's father safe in his 30+ years as a Philadelphia PD patrolman. On the right is a picture of Patrick J Brown, a firefighter killed on September 11th.

"Stay in School, Kids:" a turkish toilet in an Iraqi jail. I was assured that these were cleaner examples of the genre.

Scanning Rooftops: Marine Corporal Jonathan Malone looks out over downtown Fallujah.

On Guard: Iraqi Policemen man a security outpost at the police compound. IP's take regular casualties from snipers and small arms fire in and around these posts.

J's and a Dominican Cigar: Navy HN Jared "Doc J" Jurgensmier and "Jundi" bond on the roof.

Good to go.

Mine were Fake: this little deaf boy loves, loves, loves caddying around dad's weapon. And he had better trigger discipline than many of the Iraqi grown-ups around him.

Rock n' Roll: Lance Corporal Brian Desouza may be the only Marine in the Corps who smiles when he knows he's being photographed.

Buckle Up: A reminder to the IP's.

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