U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas R. Fuller, Marine Aircraft Group 26 training, anti-terrorism and force protection chief, prepared nearly 1,000 Marines for deployment to a combat environment at Al Asad, Iraq. A native of Oyster Bay, N.Y., Fuller also serves as an instructor at the Regional Police and Border Patrol Academy, where he teaches future Iraqi police officers about patrolling, how to react to an ambush and how to interview suspects and victims. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Juan Vara.