Well, the US military says that the Marines were out on foot conducting operations outside Hadithah.
The marines are accused of shooting the fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012.
But the Marines also plan to try to make the city of Nasiriya itself more safe.
Mr Ota can say goodbye to a third term if the marines fail to leave.
The Marines in Spain are supposed to be ready to move within six hours of notification.
The arrest of the marines has led to a diplomatic row between India and Italy.
Now, the Marines are a little more nimble: smaller units, they can train a little faster.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned that "there will be consequences" unless Italy returned the marines.
He told me he'd joined the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week.
Geovani Padillaaleman was a Navy hospital man serving with the Marines in Iraq's Al Anbar Province.
The Marines haven't launched a pilot program but will begin breath testing in April.
The departure of the Marines is action speaks more eloquently to this effect than words.
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The court had allowed the marines to go home to vote in last month's elections.
He joined the Marines at 17 and served two years in the South Pacific.
He was a company commander overseeing the Marines who allegedly took part in the attack.
He says McConnell was briefed by the Marines who were in Haditha that day.
What more are you learning about what the Marines allegedly did, and what they did afterward?
Italy argues the incident occurred in international waters, meaning the marines should face trial at home.
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The marines had traveled to Italy once before, over Christmas, and then returned as agreed.
She joined the Marines in 2011 and was promoted to her current rank in February.
Lopez's great-grandfather, also Eusebio Lopez, said the Marines contacted their family on Friday night.
In India, Italy agreeing to return the marines has been painted as a diplomatic coup.
New Delhi has responded forcefully to Italy's announcement last week that the marines wouldn't be returning.
The Pentagon suspended use of those rounds worldwide across all branches, not just the Marines.
Italy says the marines should be tried in Rome, arguing the incident happened in international waters.
Hutchings' longtime ambition had been to join the Marines, and upon graduation, he did just that.
Italy is now saying the marines will not be returning to India as promised.
The marines, who were guarding an Italian commercial vessel, mistook the fishermen for pirates, prosecutors allege.
The marines, who deny they committed murder, have become the center of a diplomatic dispute.
The Marines withdrew from two alleys and returned to one section of their base.
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