A Force Recon operator in CQB gear. Using an M4 carbine with RAS and wearing both MICH and FSBE. 'Telephone Cord' lanyard can be see on right side, assumingly attached to a MEU(SOC) .45 holstered on the right thigh. Large green pack on his back is a CamelBak hydration reservoir and tube, for quick drinks in the heat of battle.

Force Recon operators in patrol gear. Forward man carrying an M4 with an M203 grenade launcher attached and utilizing Vietnam-era LBE ALICE gear. Man behind to the right carrying an M4 and using current issue MOLLE gear. Note short-brim boonie 'fisherman's' covers.

Marines from BLT Scout/Snipers Pltn. attachment to 1st Force Recon Company. Sniper is using a USMC M40A3 rifle with Unertl telescope. Spotter utilizing a Leupold spotting scope.

Force Recon Marines load IFAVs into C-130 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. M240 Vehicle-Mounted GPMG with ELCAN M145 Machine Gun Optic in foreground.

More Force Recon Marines in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Two Force Recon Marines laying prone. Both are outfitted for Greenside operations, and both are utilizing the CamelBak MULE Hydration Carrier/Backpack. Both Marines are using similar weapons: 14.5" barrel A2 carbines outfitted with M203 grenade launchers. Man in foreground also seems to have a SureFire Turbohead-type weaponlight mounted on his weapon's A-Frame front sight at the one o'clock position. It is very rare to see Marines carrying weapons so new and unblemished with wear.