Master Sgt. Steve Veteto, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and an Iraqi army soldier work together to fix a desk at t More
Gen. Jack Keane walks through the streets of Jamia in western Baghdad, March 14. Keane toured the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division's (Air Assault) battlespace to talk with local citizens, Iraqi More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Dodge, Company A, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, watch as Sgt. Francis Lagat, also of Co. A, 3r More
Musicians strum their instruments during a performance in celebration of the official opening of the newly renovated Firdous school in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriyah, March 16.
An Iraqi army soldier pulls security outside the Firdous school in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriyah, March 16. Iraqi security forces continue to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of Ame More
Sgt. Alexander Foust, a native of Bellefontaine, Ohio, talks with a group of Iraqi children while on patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah, March 19. Foust serves with 1st Platoon, Company A "H More
Spc. Jake Grosschmidt, a native of Canton, Ohio, patrols through the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah, March 19. Grosschmidt is currently attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2 More
Spc. Jake Grosschmidt, a native of Canton, Ohio, attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, talks with a group of Iraqi males while they play a game on dominoes during a patrol in Hurriyah, More
Sgt. Brandon Griffis, a native of Pendleton, Ind., kicks a soccer ball around with a group of Iraqi children while patrolling through the western Baghdad neigborhood of Hurriyah, March 20. Griffis serves with 1 More
A Soldier from the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, watches another Soldier's back as he enters a courtyard in Mezra, Iraq Mar. 21. The So More
Spc. Kevin Wilcox, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., pulls security while others talk with a local national in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah, March 21. Wilcox serves with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1s More
A Soldier from the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), watches for any suspicious activity in a courtyard, while fellow his Sol More
Spc. Cortez Cox, a water purification specialist, and Staff Sgt. Howard Benjamin, a section leader, both with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air More
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, pulls security as Iraqi Police hand out school supplies to children at a school in Siniyah, Iraq Mar. 25.
After his Soldiers dropped off school supplies to a girl's school in Siniyah, Iraq, Lt. Col. Peter Wilhelm, commander of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, jokes around with the students March 25.
Visitors at the Mushada water treatment plant tour the facility during the grand-opening celebration, March 26. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Allison Flannigan)
One of the vehicles, with a mine roller, makes a turn around at the closure of the route clearance mission on, March 26.
Soldiers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, hand out humanitarian aid at a school in Mullah Fayad, March 27. The items were donated by the family and community of Sgt. Nathan Barnes, who serv More
Hughes, Ark., native, Staff Sgt. James Robinson, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, hands out school materials donated by the Mike Stokely Found More
Soldiers with Company C, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, determine where to place their vehciles while operating at a checkpoint in northern Ghazaliyah, March 28.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, came across a substantial cache that inc More
An Iraqi army soldier looks through an opening on a rooftop while pulling security from an observation post in northern Ghazaliyah on March 29. Working side-by-side with Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, More
Iraqi army soldiers prepare to move to another objective after clearing a house, finding two supposed Jaysh Al-Mahdi extremist supporters, during joint operations in Mahmuhdiyah on March 30.
Soldiers from 1st battalion, 25th brigade, 6th Iraqi army division, collected a cache from Abu Osage, northwest of Lutifiyah, March 30. The cache was discovered after a tip from a local Sons of Iraq leader.
Lt. Col. William Zemp, the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), commander, is briefed by fellow Soldiers on operations being conducted i More
An Iraqi army soldier checks an Iraqi woman's grocery bag while securing a checkpoint in Kadhimiyah, April 1. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain security in the area, which has returned to More
An Iraqi army soldier pulls security at a checkpoint in Kadhimiyah while local citizens pass by, April 1. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain security in the area, which has returned to nor More
Mahmudiyah residents walk the streets instead of traveling in vehicles on April 1 after a vehicle curfew was imposed in the city after Shi'a extremist activity ignited in the area on March 28.
An Iraqi army soldier talks into his radio to communicate to his soldiers on the ground while pulling security at a checkpoint in Kadhimiyah on April 1. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain More
An Iraqi army vehicle patrols through Kadhimiyah, April 1. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain security in the area, which has returned to normalcy days after violence broke out throughout More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Miller, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., patrols through the now quiet western Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhamiyah, April 2. Miller serves with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd More
Iraqi army soldiers from 3rd company, 22nd battalion, 6th Iraqi army division recovered a cache consisting of more than a dozen mortar rounds and components near Shakariyah on April 2.
1st Lt. Sam Rosenberg, a native of Fort Myers, Fla., places a flyer on the windshield of a vehicle while on patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhamiyah, April 2. Rosenberg serves as the platoon lea More
Pfc. Shawn Holt, a native of Nashville, pulls security in the now quiet western Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhamiyah, April 2. Holt serves with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd More
Iraqi children crowd the streets of Kadhamiyah, April 2, days following fighting that rattled the usually quiet area.
An Iraqi policeman patrols the streets of Kadhamiyah on April 2. Iraqi security forces continue man checkpoints and search vehicles in the days following the violence with rattled the usually quiet area.
Iraqi army soldiers with the 5th battalion, 22nd brigade, 6th Iraqi army division pull security at a checkpoint in Kadhamiyah on April 2. Iraqi security forces continue man checkpoints, and search vehicles, day More
An Iraqi army soldier with the 5th Battalion, 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, checks an Iraqi mans identification and regristration while securing a checkpoint in Kadhamiyah April 3. Iraqi security force More
Pfc. Joseph Black, a native of Arlington, Texas, patrols through Kadhamiyah, along the Tigris River, April 3. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain a presence in Kadhamiyah where a week ago f More
A Soldier with 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment watches as local sheiks in Balad discuss the way forward during a Qadah meeting on April 3. Both Sunni and Shia Sheiks attended the meeting together for the fi More
An Iraqi army soldier with the 5th Battalion, 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, pulls security while securing a checkpoint in Kadhamiyah April 3. Iraqi security forces continue to maintain a presence in Ka More
Soldiers with 4th Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pull security at a checkpoint in Kadhamiyah, Ap More
An Iraqi army soldier with the 5th battalion, 22nd brigade, 6th Iraqi army division, checks identification cards while manning a checkpoint in Kadhamiyah on April 4. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue More
Iraqi army soldiers from 3rd battalion, 22nd brigade, 11th Iraqi army division uncovered a weapons cache in Shakariyah, Iraq, on April 4.
Soldiers from the 2nd battalion, 25th brigade, 6th Iraqi army division, and Soldiers from Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) More
Soldiers from 4th Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division recovered a cache in Janabi village, April 6.
People line up to receive food and water from Army Reserve Soldiers with the 411th Civil Affairs Company from Danbury, Conn., serving with the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat T More
Iraqi army soldiers received a cache on April 7 containing 283 60-mm mortar rounds, four 120-mm mortar rounds, six smaller mortar rounds, three rocket-propelled grenade warheads, two pre-made cinderblock improv More
Sgt. John Ford, a native of Magnolia, Ark., pulls security along the Tigris River in Kadhamiyah April 3. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain a presence in Kadhamiyah where a week ago fighti More
Sgt. Vicente Herrera, a native of Chicago, pulls security along the Tigris River in Kadhamiyah April 3. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain a presence in Kadhamiyah where a week ago fightin More
Iraqi teenagers play a game of ping-pong at a pool hall along the Tigris River in Kadhamiyah April 3. With coalition and Iraqi security forces continued effort in maintaining a presence in Kadhamiyah -- where a More
Rap artist Twista autographs a book for Sgt. Ronald Davis, Company A, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at the Camp Striker Dining Facility, April 9.
Spc. Phillips Casey, a native of Cartersville, Ga., talks with a group of Iraqi children during a joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers from the 3rd battalion, 24th brigade, 6th Iraqi army Division, in the Abu More
Sgt. Joshua Seymour, an Army Reserve Soldier with Company A, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), photographs th More
Pfc. Moses Jimenez helps Pfc. Nickei Mccurdy, both personnel assistance workers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, with h More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division hovers at Contignecy Operating Base Speicher, as it prepares to move Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor More
Lt. Col. Robert Kirby and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Williams with the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, uncase their units colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Liberty April 12. Th More
Maine Congressman Michael Michaud shakes hands with an Iraqi boy while walking the streets of Yusifiyah to see progress being made in Iraq, April 13. The boy lost his legs in an explosion and received a wheelch More
Iraqi army soldiers dig through the side of a canal searching for potential caches. This was during a joint clearance effort between coalition and Iraqi forces to kick off Marne Piledriver, April 15.
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe talks with first sergeants from the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), during a visit to Joint Security Statio More
1st Lt. Casey Zimmerman, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division digs alongside Army Soldiers to uncover mortar rounds in Shubayshen, April 16.
1st Lt. Jason Potter, a Civil Military Operations officer with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), goes over plans for the M More
Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, talk with an Iraqi family about the living conditions in their area while on patrol in northwest Baghdad April 18.
Spc. Enriquillo Hernandez, with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. (AASLT), receive his U.S. flag and naturalization papers during a naturalization ceremony held at Al Faw pa More
An Iraqi army soldier searches an Iraqi man while operating at a tactical checkpoint in northwest Baghdad, April 20. Coalition forces continue to work side-by-side with Iraqi security forces as they mentor and More
1st Lt. Jason Potter, a Civil Military Operations Officer with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) watches Sheik Kareem Aziz More
An Iraqi army soldier searches vehicle while operating at a tactical checkpoint in northwest Baghdad April 20. Coalition forces continue to work side-by-side with Iraqi security forces as they mentor and develop them.
The recent shipment of eggs line the Mahmudiyah chicken hatchery preparing for incubation April 21.
Players from various teams in the Mahmudiyah Soccer Tournament line up on the field for the first time Apr. 20.
Multi-National Division -- Baghdad Soldiers with Company C "Cobra," 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, pull security during a patrol in northwest Baghdad April 21. Coalition forces continue to maintain a p More
A 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Soldier pulls security near Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Rick Rzepka, 1st Brigade Combat Team)
A "Bastogne" Soldier with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division patrols the streets of Tikrit in the cover of darkness. Tikrit, the governmental seat of the Salah ad Din province, has seen a dramati More
Staff Sgt. Glen Hall, an interior electrician with 1st platoon, Company C, 864th Engineer Battalion, drills holes through wall studs to route wiring in a facility being built at Patrol Base Yates April 24. (U.S More
2nd Lt. Mohammed Shakur, officer with 2nd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, gives direction to Soldiers under him during Battle Position construction on Route Peggy in the Sa'id Abdullah Corrido More
Capt. Ryan Sweet, from Saranac, Mich., a foreign claims attorney for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, pays a resident of the Qarghuli village for damage done to his property from ongoing operat More
Children help SoI build a new checkpoint on the small road through Fuhail Mujeer village by carrying sandbags for the structure while Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment More
Capt. Mike Fisher, the Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander speaks with Mr. Yaseen Mustafa, the Lutifiyah Nihiyah Co More
Thousands of baby chicks, one of the first steps in the renewed poultry and egg industry sit in warming shelves at an Iraqi poultry farm just outside of Mahmudiyah.
Maj. Amit Bhavsar, brigade surgeon, talks with a doctor while at a health clinic in western Baghdad community of Iskan April 27. Bhavsar, who serves with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Ai More
Country music star Toby Keith, checks out his new "Balls of the Eagle" t-shirt that was presented to him by Lt. Col. John Dunleavy, commander of 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat More
Sgt. Jason Sherman, a non-commissioned officer with Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), hands out toys to local children More
Sgt. Matthew Hubbard, a native of Lancaster, Calif., jumps over a small creek while on patrol in Rathwaniyah April 29. Hubbard serves with 3rd Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, More
The Yusifiyah Iraqi Police Station was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Iraqi army leadership, coalition leadership and various sheiks from the area on April 30.
Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, pull security on the top of a hill after receiving small arms fire in Rathwaniyah on April More
Capt. Geoffrey Gorsuch, a native of Peoria, Ill., speaks with a local sheik in Rathwaniyah on April 30. Gorsuch and his platoon leaders often meet with sheiks to understand the needs of their communities. Gorsu More
Santa Barbara, Calif., native 1st Lt. Casey Zimmerman of Company C, 3-187 Inf. Regt., 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. (Air Assault), looks over the fresh produce local farmers brought to the Yusifiyah Wholesale Farmer More
"No Slack" Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stand at parade rest while paying their respects to a fallen brother at Forward Op More
1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division executive officer Maj. Tim Povich talks with a local sheik about the opening of the water treatment facility outside of Tikrit, Ira More
Staff Sgt. Brian Suitt, from Fort Worth, Texas, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Military Transition Team medical trainer, gives More
Staff Sgt. Brian Suitt, from Fort Worth, Texas, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Military Transition Team medical More
A team of Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, launch a boat that serve as a mode of transportation for operations on the Euphrates More
Iraqi children gather around a tribal leader handing out humanitarian supplies in the village of Etab, Iraq, on May 8, 2008. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team More
Doctor Qais al-Hanni from the ministry of education speaks to attendees at a ceremony marking the completion of the Omah Moktar school for girls in the Qadisiyah apartment complex in Mahmudiyah, May 8.
Spc. Christina Holt performs a purified protein derivative skin test to a patient to check for exposure to tuberculosis at the Riva Ridge Troop Medical Center. Soldiers from Company C, 526th Brigade Support Bat More
Capt. Sean Morrow, Company B., 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment commander encases the company colors during a transfer of authority ceremony, May 10.
Staff Sgt. Adam Waller blows a kiss to his wife and child back at Fort Campbell, Ky., during a Mother's Day video teleconference from Camp Liberty May 11. Waller serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Compan More
Local Iraqi children pose for a picture during a joint patrol with U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers in a market in Ameriyah on May 11 while conducting a patrol with Soldiers from Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry More
Tiger Force Soldiers scan rooftops in Bayji, Iraq during a recent mission. From Vietnam to Iraq, Tiger Force Soldiers have been at the tip of the spear.Tiger Force, which is part of the 1st Battalion, 327th Inf More
Workers at the Karadi hatchery in Mahmudiyah separate chicks from their shells and put them into trays of 100 for delivery to the area's chicken farmers, May 13.
A Soldier from Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, drains oil from a vehicle during routine maintenance at Forward Operating Base Brassfield-Mora near Samarra, Iraq May 13.