U.S. MARINES SIT IN DUG-IN TRENCH IN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN THE KUWAITI DESERT, 2003-03-16 (photo)

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Fox company, from L to R: Cpl Jim Hollon from Houston, Texas, Cpl B. S. Watts from Dover, Arkansas, Cpl Mike Breslin from Frederick, Maryland, Cpl John Connor from Chicago, Illinois and Cpl Paul Compean from Victoria, Texas, sit in their dug-in trench living quarters in an undisclosed location in the Kuwaiti desert on March 16, 2003. As the U.S. army awaits word on war with Iraq, commanders say one of their chief concerns, alngside the threat of chemical and biological weapons, is the country's harsh and varied terrain. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan DB