A "Bastogne" Soldier with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division patrols the streets of Tikrit, Iraq in the cover of darkness. Tikrit, the governmental seat of the Salah ad Din province, has seen a d More
Capt. Ryan Sweet, from Saranac, Mich., a foreign claims attorney for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, looks over a claim submitted for payment by a resident of the Qarghuli village at Patrol Ba More
Sons of Iraq tear out brush, laying the groundwork for a new SoI checkpoint in Fuhail Mujeer Village while Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, provide security April 25 More
Capt. Mike Fisher, the Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, addresses the crowd at the ambulance unveiling ceremony More
Maj. Amit Bhavsar, brigade surgeon, talks with a doctor at a health clinic in the western Baghdad community of Adil April 27. Bhavsar, who serves with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air A More
Lt. Col. John Dunleavy, commander of 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), re-enlists Soldiers from the "Balls of the Eagle" battalion wi More
A local farmer weighs his bulk produce for sale at the grand opening of the Yusifiyah Wholesale Farmers' Market on April 29. The market had been closed for four years due to violence in the area. (U.S. Army ph More
1st Lt. Damien Barrineau, physician's assistant for 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), treats a young Iraqi girl for a stomach ache du More
Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, pull security while on patrol in Rathwaniyah on April 30.
2nd Lt. Vincent Barber, a native of Toledo, Ohio, talks with an Iraqi man in Rathwaniyah on April 30 after receiving small arms fire. Barber serves as the platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalio More
Iraqi police officers celebrate the opening of the new Iraqi police station in Yusifiyah on April 30.
Brig. Gen. Ali Jossin, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division commander and Sheik Abu Amar, the Mahmudiyah Qada Council chairman discuss current projects in the Mahmudiyah area with coalition and tribal leadersh More
Judy Thomsen is a finalist in the 2008 Mother of the Year competition held by Nashville television station WSMV.
"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
An Iraqi boy stands next to the rush of filtered water at a water treatment facility near Tikrit, Iraq after its opening ceremony, May 4. The facility will provide clean water for over 15,000 Iraqi citizens. (U More
Sgt. Angel Otero, from Washington D.C., Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Military Transition Team communications n More
Staff Sgt. Clifton Sanders, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, stands with Soldiers wearing the full uniform for riverine operations and wearing More
Sgt. Angel Otero, from Washington D.C., Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Military Transition Team communications non-commissione More
Sgt. Christopher Weber, a Howitzer section chief with the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) hands a young Iraqi boy a soccer ball. So More
Lt. Col. John Balser sutures the finger of a patient earlier this year here at the Riva Ridge Troop Medical Center. Soldiers from Company C, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbo More
Students from the Omah Moktar school for girls in Mahmudiyah put on a skit during a ceremony, May 8, reflecting on Iraqi security forces successes in improving the security in the area, and cleaning up the neig More
Soldiers from Company D, 3-187th Infantry Regiment, inspect tons of chicken feed in Qarghuli Village to confirm the established standards have been met.
Captain Benjamin Torpy (back), commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery and interpreter Timmy, talk to al-Rasheed Nahia deputy chairman Hussein Obaid Shurada and More
Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith, 1st Battalion, 33rd Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division commander, presents Capt. Sean Morrow, Company B., 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment commander with th More
Iraqi army soldiers talk on a street in Ameriyah during a joint patrol with U.S. Soldiers in a local market on May 11 while conducting a patrol with Soldiers from Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3 More
Capt. Robert Woodruff waves to his wife and two children back at Fort Campbell, Ky., during a Mother's Day video teleconference from Camp Liberty, May 11. Woodruff serves as the company commander for Headquarte More
Tiger Force Soldiers investigate a building suspected of being used to store black market fuel in Bayji, Iraq. Tiger Force, which is part of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, is the most highly decora More
Iraqi army soldiers with 1st battalion, 25th brigade, 6th Iraqi army division speak with a Yusifiyah native on the outskirts of the city on May 13 during a joint patrol led by the IA in efforts to get to know l More
Some of the 32,750 day-old chicks peek out of their containers as they wait to be picked up from the Karadi hatchery in Mahmudiyah, May 13
Staff Sgt. Calvin Avant, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, trains Iraqi army soldiers on how to operate a humvee. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Rick Rzepka)
Soldiers from Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, construct small armored buildings for Sons of Iraq groups in the Samarra area. The small buildings will give more protection to SoI More
Staff Sgt. Rebecca Gaither, physical therapy NCOIC, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA), helps Soldiers get back on their feet at Combat Operations Base Speicher, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. R More
A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, patrols through the streets of western Baghdad, May 15.
A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, maneuvers around a building wh More
A Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier with 1st Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, prepares to enter a building after receiving reports there was a cache in the area. While looking for th More
1st Lt. Logan Dick, a native of Denver, Colo., communicates with the rest of his platoon while receiving heavy indirect, small-arms and rocket propelled grenade fire on the outskirts of Shulla, May 16. Dick, a More
Sgt. Joey Brumfield, a native of Jackson, Miss., stakes a pole into the ground while setting up concertina wire on the outskirts of Shulla, May 17. Brumfield serves with 1st Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th More
Sgt. Daniel Unger, a native of Palestine, Texas, stakes a pole into the ground while setting up concertina wire to help halt enemy movement in Shulla, May 17. Unger serves with 1st Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadro More
Sgt. Eric Johnson, a native of Plato, Texas, and Spc. Michael Mullins, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., pull security while on patrol in northern Ghazaliyah May 18. Johnson and Mullins both serve with Troop B, 1 More
A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier with Troop B, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, operationally attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor More
"No Slack" Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division honor a fallen brother with a 21 gun salute at Forward Operating Base Brassfield-Mora.
Dr. (Maj.) Angela Uy, of Company C, 626th Brigade Support Battalion , examines a child during the medical-care portion of a mission in al-Betra on May 20.
A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier with the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), removes a communications system from its case during communi More
Capt. Tony Keller, commander of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, relays a message via tactical radio as he looks at a map during Operation Abbeville near Darwish Village, Sept. 19, 2008.
An Iraqi policeman stands silhouetted against the sun at the new al Answar Police Station in al Secour, Iraq.
Airmen with the 586th Task Force, 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, pack access items at Combat Outpost Dragon for re-distribution to various units throughout theatre, Sept. 23-29, 2008.
Capt. Jonathan Gross, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) trial counsel, goes over sworn statements with an Iraqi soldier from 17th Iraqi Army Division during training Sept. 25, 2008. More
Sgt. Jay Gillam and Sgt. Spencer Arnold keep a watchful eye on an Iraqi policeman from the Kadhimiyah local police as he demonstrates his kneeling firing technique in the Kadhimiyah District of Baghdad Sept. 26 More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Martinez, from Fort Bragg, N.C., 65th MP Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), squad leader, instructs Iraqi policemen on room clearing techniques More
First Sgt. Eric Davis and Capt. Joshua Gaspard, first sergeant and commander of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, case the unit's guidon during a ceremo More
Sgt. Brandon Davis provides security for local citizens awaiting micro-grant opportunities in the Saha Market in the northwest Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Sept. 30, 2008. A total of 68 micro-grant applicati More
Iraqi army soldiers with Company 3, 1st Battalion, 55th Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, salute during the playing of both the U.S. and Iraq national anthems during a transfer of authority ceremony at Patrol More
And Iraqi army Soldier readies school supplies and students from the Al Ansar School in the Mahmudiyah Qada line up to receive them Oct. 7, 2008. The supplies were donated by Students and Soldiers for change, a More
Abu Sar, former Mahmudiyah mayor, Dr. Hafedh A. Homadi, Baghdad University dean of political science, and Dr. Amer Hassan Fayadh, professor of political science, facilitate a meeting at Abu Sar's home with Mult More
Dr. Saleh, the deputy Minister of Education, and Jabar Delaimi, the Mansour District Advisory chairman, walk hand-in-hand to their seats at a ceremony held to celebrate the completion of renovations at the Al R More
Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 4th Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, salute as More
A 'gun team' from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, brace for the concussion as they fire a 105mm howitzer during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008. The artillery Soldiers role More
A 'gun team' from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, brace for the concussion of a 105mm howitzer during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008. The artillery Soldiers role in the o More
Soldier with Blackjack Company attached to 1st Special Troops Battalion observes the crowd nearing the end of his patrol at the end of Ramadan celebration in Tikrit.
Iraqi army soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, download a truck during a joint medical operation in Ghazaliyah, Oct. 13, 2008. Iraqi security and coalition forces teamed with More
Lt. Col. Monty Willoughby, commander of 4th Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment, speaks with students in the new computer lab at the Ameriyah boys high school.
An "Above the Rest" Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division takes up a fighting position during an Air Assault near the banks of the Tigris River. More
Capt. Matthew Davis, from Columbia, S.C., Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, cases the company colors following the tran More
A Soldier with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security as UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters arrive for pick-up upon co More
An Iraqi army soldier salutes during the playing of the Iraqi national anthem during the Patrol Base Vanderhorn transition ceremony Oct. 16, 2008.
Lt. Col. Fatatl Rasheid Hamid, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, IA commander, hands out gift bags to students at the Al Fatoah elementary school in Al Fatoah, Iraq, Oct. 19, 2008.
Iraqi leaders walk around the school grounds assessing the refurbishments during the opening ceremony of the Ibon Khaldon elementary school in the northwest Baghdad neighborhood of Kahdra, Oct. 20, 2008.
A Soldier with the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, pulls security in a village near Tikrit, Iraq, on Oct. 21, 2008. The Soldiers searched the village for contraba More
A Soldier with 626th Brigade Support Battalion guides Mine Resistant Armor Protected vehicles to be inspected prior to being turned in at the Brigade Assembly Yard.
Sgt. Alex Abbate, a Scottsdale, Ariz. native, Alpha Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, shows a 4th Iraqi Army Division soldier where the rounds he fired More
Col. Joseph M. Martin, Commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (left) poses alongside Brig Gen. Robert Kenyon, Commander, Task Force Military Police North with sheiks from various areas More
1st Lt. Dezi King, Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walks to a house located in a small village as an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior flies by during Operation More
An early morning fire destroyed the dining facility and six living quarters at Patrol Base Diesel located on the Mahmudiyah Iraqi Army Compound, Oct. 30, 2008. IA and Coalition soldiers worked with the Mahmudiy More
Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Defreese and Lt. Col. Andrew Rohling, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) senior enlisted leader and commander, case More
Spc. Terrence Muller, a native of the Marshall Islands in Micronesia, poses for a photo with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division's legal office, More
Cpl. Christopher Dunn holds the battalion colors steady as Lt. Col. William Zemp and Command Sgt. Maj. Mike Watkins, commander and command sergeant major of 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd B More
Capt. Brian Tuttle, a native of Richfield, Utah, examines the mouth of an Iraqi woman during a combined medical engagement in Rathwaniyah, just on the outskirts of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2008. Tuttle serves as a dent More
A young Iraqi boy holds the hand of Staff Sgt. Peter Huetson, a native of Lagrange, Ill., outside a medical clinic in Rathwaniyah, Nov. 8, 2008. Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers continue to play a vit More
An Iraqi army leader in Ghazaliyah checks a Sons of Iraq member's identification prior to paying him his monthly payment from the government of Iraq on Nov. 9. Approximately 98 percent of the registered SOI mem More
Soldiers of the Bastogne Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division return to a hero's welcome at Fort Campbell, Ky., Nov. 12, 2008. The Soldiers have returned from a 15 month combat tour in Iraq's Salah ad D More
An Iraqi man, who was recently released from a detainee holding facility, kisses his son on the cheek during a ceremony at the Umr al Kora mosque in southern Ghazaliyah Nov. 13. Forty-seven Iraqi men were relea More
"Bastogne" Brigade Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division stand to during a welcome home ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. The "Bastogne" Soldiers returned home on Nov. 19 after spending 15 months in the Salah ad More
Sgt. Jonathon Clark studies basic Soldier tasks in preparation for the Brigade Non-commissioned Officer of the Quarter Board where he was victorious in claiming the title. The board consisted of a vigorous two More
Janice Nikkel stands at the Gander Memorial Site at Fort Campbell, Ky., with her husband and children 25 years after the trees she donated were planted in 2010. When Nikkel was 15, she donated $20 in order to h More
Route Clearance Package 13 of the 287th Engineer Military Augmentee Company based in Lucedale, Miss. hold a prayer circle prior to embarking on their last combat route clearance mission Jan. 21 in Paktya provin More
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden smile at the crowd of 2,200 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Ky., May 6. The visit was to say thank you to the Scream More
Pfc. James Powell, a satellite operator with Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, drives head on into a cone after losing control of his vehicle. Powell par More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, mark points on the maps during their Fire Support Team Certification Oct. 13 at the land navigation course.
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Streit, patrol supervisor from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, secures the equipment lock boxes located in the back of his vehi More
Soldiers and families make their way through the haunted house held at 1st Special Troops Battalion here, Oct. 21. The battalion hosted a Halloween event meant to assist both the Family Readiness Groups and pro More
Staff Sgt. Scott D. Mark, a platoon sergeant with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, leads his section and teaches them the skills instilled int More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Montgomery assigned to Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stabilizes a metal apex to an M-119A2 More
Spc. Martin Gregory, a fire control specialist with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, picks up a cigarette butt while patrolling the are More
Section 1, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, fires a 105 mm high explosive round from their M119 Howitzer Nov. 17 during their battery air assault raid here.
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, wait for the night portion of their driver certification to start Nov. 17, outside their battalion here.
Spouses of the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, perform push-ups while conducting physical training during the Spouses’ Spur Ride Nov. 19 outside the squadron headquarters here.
Spc. Sean Russell, a M240 machine gunner with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, plays a recently released first-person shooter here at the 1st More
Jonah Gelhaust, a 6th grader at Saint Edwards School here, laughs while trying on the body armor and helmet of one of the soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team Nov. 29. The More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III shakes hands with Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery L. Jefferson, Delta Company, 626 Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) More
J.R. Martinez, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" winner and former 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldier, pays respect to the fallen soldiers of his old unit at the Strike OEF 10-11 Memorial at Fort Campbe More