Staff Sgt. Carroll R. Williams III, a 34-year-old infantry unit leader, gives a brief to his Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment before a mounted-vehicle patrol near Habbaniyah. The patrol was part of the Marines' daily routine to rid roads of improvised explosive devices. Williams is from San Bernardino, Calif. All Marines are currently serving under Regimental Combat Team 5 and will be conducting operations in the Habbaniyah area.
Pic: Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis