FALLUJAH, Iraq – Lance Cpl. Peter Benson, an instructor with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment’s Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, supervises Iraqi soldiers and policemen conduct a patrol during a field exercise here Aug. 2. Since mid-March, battalion personnel have trained approximately 600 Iraqi personnel on topics such as first aid in combat, infantry tactics, and convoy driving skills. Iraqi forces are fully integrated into every operation the battalion’s Marines and sailors conduct in and around the city.

FALLUJAH, Iraq – Lance Cpl. Peter Benson, an instructor with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment’s Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, supervises Iraqi soldiers and policemen conduct a patrol during a field exercise here Aug. 2. Since mid-March, battalion personnel have trained approximately 600 Iraqi personnel on topics such as first aid in combat, infantry tactics, and convoy driving skills. Iraqi forces are fully integrated into every operation the battalion’s Marines and sailors conduct in and around the city.