Sitting in the back of an armored vehicle, Sgt. Michael
Summary
Sitting in the back of an armored vehicle, Sgt. Michael Drake, a military policeman assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, uses the light of his rifle to pack a radio and extra gear into an assault pack before leaving Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 2. The MPs rolled out long before sunrise to patrol roads outside the camp to ensure the safety of 2/82 convoys traveling through the area from Baghdad. The 2nd Brigade is the last brigade in Baghdad and is facilitating the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq. Drake is a native of Virginia Beach, Va.
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camp taji
82nd airborne division
north carolina
withdrawal
paratroopers
dismounted patrol
fayetteville
virginia
mp
armored vehicle
convoy security
2nd brigade special troops battalion
soldiers
virginia beach
kuwait
2nd brigade
iraq
fort bragg
airborne
military police
baghdad
route security
headquarters co
green falcons
falcons brigade
sgt kissta digregorio
2nd brigade combat team
82nd airborne division public affairs
maneuver and mobility military police secure routes in baghdad
dvids
ultra high resolution
high resolution
iraq war 2003 2011
Date
01/12/2011
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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