Readiness

Lance Cpl. Francis Grenham, an Echo Company machine gunner from Dedham, Mass., employs his M240B machine gun in support of a platoon attack during a live-fire training exercise here July 1, 2008. Grenham is assisted by his team leader, Cpl. Keith Anderson. A junior at Southern Maine University and an environmental science major, Grenham intends to serve overseas in the U.S. Peace Corps after completing his reserve commitment and graduating from the university. Anderson, a Millersville, Pa. native, is a construction contractor headed for his second tour in Iraq.