U.S. Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol through a field to search houses during an operation in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations to facilitate the creation ofa secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow)