An-My Lê's gelatin silver print captures a striking moment from her documentary series examining military training exercises at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. The black-and-white photograph depicts soldiers engaged in simulated combat scenarios, where role-players portray Iraqi civilians and insurgents—including a figure representing "Good Saddam"—blurring the line between staged performance and the sobering reality of war. Lê's meticulous large-format compositions probe the theatricality of military preparedness, raising complex questions about representation, conflict, and the construction of geopolitical narratives.