070315-M-6500K-005. [Complete] Scene Caption: March 15, 2007, Riverine Squadron , Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (RIVRON-), and Dam Security Unit 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (DSU-3) prepare their Small Unit Riverine Crafts (SURC) for Operation Leyte Gulf. The operation consisted of extracting and inserting a platoon of Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines along the banks of the Euphrates River near Habbaniyah. The operation is to familiarize the arriving RIVRON- with the area that DSU-3 has
070315-M-6500K-005. [Complete] Scene Caption: March 15, 2007, Riverine Squadron , Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (RIVRON-), and Dam Security Unit 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (DSU-3) prepare their Small Unit Riverine Crafts (SURC) for Operation Leyte Gulf. The operation consisted of extracting and inserting a platoon of Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines along the banks of the Euphrates River near Habbaniyah. The operation is to familiarize the arriving RIVRON- with the area that DSU-3 has been covering for the past six months. RIVRON- and DSU-3 are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. Anbar province. ( Marine Corps photo SGT. Michael Kropiewnicki) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: LEYTE GULF Base: Camp Ramadi State: Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RIVERINE SQUADRON 1
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Photo credit: © NB/ROD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 3, al, anbar, ar, dam, freedo, iraqi, operation, ramadi, security, unit
