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Lance Cpl. Joshua J. Henderson, a native of Conroe, Texas, pauses for a moment while he, and four other Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 115, aid the Army's 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division with increased security operations in the violence-ridden city of Ramadi. Ramadi has seen a flurry of insurgent activity this year and has been the focus of worldwide attention as Operation Iraqi Freedom persists in its third year. The detachment, part of Combat Logistics Regiment 15 at nearby Camp Taqaddum, was recently mobilized to help the Army's 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division build several outposts in the city. The goal of the operation is to establish a presence of Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces in areas previously controlled by the enemy. Multiple outposts have been constructed thus far, and Ramadi General Hospital has been cleared of any insurgent activity or presence. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Daniel J. Redding. 060626-M-7799R-014. Released.)