US MARINES PRACTICE ROOM CLEARING DRILLS ABOARD THE USS WHIDBEY ISLAND

U.S. Special Operation Capable (SOC) Marines with the 26th Marines Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practice urban combat and room clearing in their quarters aboard the USS Whidbey Island, December 12, 2001. The amphibious ship is sailing off the Pakistani coasts. REUTERS/POOL/Patrick Baz