The 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division commander, Col. Abdul Kadhem, talks with one of the new critical infrastructure guards in southern Baghdad's Saha neighborhood, Jan. 5. Kadhem More
Spc. John Pierre Figueroa and Staff Sgt. David Springer, infantrymen with Company B, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, stand ready to return fire after a brief firefight with insurgents southwest of Arab J More
Sheik Kassem Yassen Al Misoudy, chairman of the the Concerned Local Citizens program, speaks with Capt. Chas Cannon, from Moultrie, Ga., commander of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, during a mee More
Sgt. Matthew Hubbard, a native of Lancaster, Calif., with 3rd "Spartans" Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, inspects a chicken coop during a patrol in Radwaniyah, Dec. 3. Spartan More
A Soldier with the Military Transition Team, of the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), inspects a suspicious tire along the side of t More
Secretary of defense, Mr. Robert Gates, speaks to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment on Camp Pendleton, Jan. 7. Gates spoke with the Marines one-on-one about new technology, deployment and barrac More
Sgt. Jake Morales, combat engineer, Company E, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Stewart, Ga., helps recover an armored vehicle-launched bridge in More
Brothers, Sgt. Michael Shaw, left, of 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment and Spc. Ronald Shaw from the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," both fi More
Spc. Juan Garcia, right, a resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., and main wench operator with Company B, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, is in the process of bringing the giant Rapid Aerostat Initial Deploym More
From left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. King Parks, Lt. Col. Scott Harris, and family members Teresa Watts, mother, and Marlon Watts, brother, stand in front of a plaque to honor the life of Command Sgt. Maj. Don More
Covington, La., native Spc. Matthew Hyland and Columbus, Ohio, native Spc. Joseph Mueller, both infantrymen with Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, practice their skills on More
Houston, Texas, native, Spc. Guy Andreason, Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, moves a piece of wood to clear up the area from rubble and make spac More
Little Rock, Ark. native, Capt. John Batson, dentist, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, numbs the mouth of an Iraqi child prior to removing her tooth during a medical operation, Jan. 16, at al Swaib School. Iraq More
U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Beetle, assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard," based at Fort Myer, Va., finishes a 10-mile early-morning endurance march. The Old Guard is deploye More
A Concerned Local Citizens keeps an eye out for al-Qaida members while conducting a joint operation with U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Te More
Sheik Kassem Yassen Al Misoudy, chairman of the Concerned Local Citizens in Tisa Nissan, meets with Capt. Chas Cannon, from Moultrie, Ga., commander of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery before a sh More
Capt. Brad Henry, commander, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, briefs an Iraqi soldier on specials issues concerning security d More
Spc. James Gale, a medic with the 1/10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, provides medical aid to an Iraqi farmer who had injured his hand while working to provide for his family. The More
Fairfax, Va., native Spc. Jonathan Stryker, infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, left, and Dunkirk, Ohio, native More
After conducting an early morning 10 mile ruck march, U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, Fort Myers, Va., prepare to perform litter carries as part of th More
Traffic Control Points have been jointly established by the Concerned Local Citizens program members and National Police Division in the northwest Baghdad neighborhood of Khadra.
HC-130 Loadmasters Senior Airmen Daniel Sullivan and Senior Airmen Renea Zachary from the 71st Expeditionary Search and Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., communicate with the CH-53 helicopters from th More
A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, scans for enemy personnel while providing security during a joint clearing op More
A Soldier from Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment provides security during a night mission northeast of Salman Pak, Jan. 20. The mission was part of a two-day operation that enabled Company A to a More
Sheik Kassem Yassen Al Misoudy, chairman of the Concerned Local Citizens group in Tisa Nissan, meets with Capt. Chas Cannon, from Moultrie, Ga., commander of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery befor More
Capt. Shawn Thompson, physician assistant in the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, and Spc. Courtney Watts, from Chicago, a 1-15th Inf. Regt. medic, treat a Concerned Local Citizen program member for wound More
Children in the southeastern Baghdad neighborhood of Kamaliyah play while coalition soldiers talk to the Kamaliyah Sewer Project supervisor and 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division commander More
An Iraqi Concerned Local Citizen watches from the back of a truck as U.S. Army Soldiers from Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, distrib More
Staff Sgt. Elias Bonilla, an infantryman from Marina, Calif., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, captivates Iraqi children as he takes time to k More
Iraqi policemen check the registration of a vehilce at a tactical checkpoint Jan. 18 in Kadamiyah during the Ashura movement. Iraqi security forces took the lead in providing security during the sacred and reli More
Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pass out school supplies to Iraqi school children at the Ibn Kaldun P More
Citizens in Sadiq, a village southeast of Baghdad made up entirely of displaced citizens, wait in line to receive medical attention from medics from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, Jan. 23. The More
Prince William County, Va., native, Capt. R. Dale Jackson, a Michigan National Guard flight surgeon with the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation checks out a Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 143rd Fie More
Little Rock, Ark. native Capt. John Batson, dentist, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, numbs the mouth of an Iraqi child prior to removing her tooth during a medical operation, Jan. 16, at al Swaib school. Iraqi More
Rapid City, S.D., native, Sgt. 1st Class Terry Geraldsen, Military Transition Team non-comissioned officer in charge, 5th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, pulls security at a tactical checkpoint More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, link up with Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol of Rusafa in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 25.
U.S. 1st Lt. Evans, platoon leader, 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, communicates to Soldiers inside while they search for a suspected terrorist during a patrol in Rusaf More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heaton, 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, patrol near the Tigris River, Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 26.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, patrol Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 26.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, speak with Iraqi army soldiers at a checkpoint in Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 27.
Abna'a al-Iraq, or concerned local citizens, man a checkpoint in Khadra, Jan. 27. Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, operationally attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor More
U.S. Army Sgt. Edward Watson, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, secures a section of a market during a short halt on a patrol in Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 27.
Iraqi fire fighters from Al Sorja Fire Station hose down smoldering offices at the Central Bank of Iraq, as U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regimen More
While patrolling through a village in Dura'iya, Iraq, U.S. Army Spc. Raquel Martinez, a combat medic with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, keeps an ey More
An Iraqi army soldier from the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, poses for a picture with disabled citizens of Schmook Village in Zafaraniya, Jan. 13. Soldiers from the Iraqi army unit distri More
U.S. Army Maj. John Cushing, left, talks with Lt. Col. Jack Marr, 15th Infantry Regiment Commander, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, while watching for enemy personnel during a joint cleari More
U.S. Army Soldiers attached to 1st Battalion, Infantry Regiment, clear a neighborhood of any insurgent activity and possible weapon caches. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Pierot)
Army Pvt. Benjamin Raulerson, a native of Jacksonville, Ala., is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-national Division Ba More
Killeen, Texas, native, Maj. Jason Davis, the battalion surgeon for the 1st Battalion, 21st Stryker Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, examines a 9 month-old girl at a public health clinic in the villag More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, work to remove a U.S. Army Stryker Vehicle that became stuck during a patrol More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a routine patrol on Jan. 31, 2008, in Hadid, Iraq.
U.S. Army Soldiers meet with Iraqi Police officers during a routine inspection of a traffic control point in Jasmiyah, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2008. The Soldiers are in Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery More
An Iraqi police officer searches a vehicle at a traffic control point in Jasmiyah, Iraq, during a routine checkpoint inspection by U.S. Army Soldiers, Feb. 3. The U.S. Army Soldiers are from Alpha Battery, 1st More
An Iraqi police officer instructs the driver to step away from his vehicle so that it may be searched at a traffic control point in Jasmiyah, Iraq, during a routine checkpoint inspection by U.S. Army Soldiers, More
U.S. Army Spc. Keith Washington, an infantryman from C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," prepares to leave for a mission from a joint security station in Sab al Bor, Iraq on Feb. 4, 2 More
Capt. Benjamin Fielding, a Youngstown, Ohio, native, who is the commander of Company A, 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, and Iraqi Lt. Basher, a platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Na More
Citizens man a checkpoint in Khadra, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008. Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, operationally attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st More
Madison, Wisc., native, Sgt. Sen Colon, with the Scouts platoon of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, pulls security in Adil, a muhallah in western Baghdad, Feb. 7. The s More
A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment clears the town of Windia, Iraq as a part of Operation Rock Thrasher in the Diyala Province, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st More
Sgt. 1st Class Horace Locklear, a native of Pembroke, N.C., briefs his Soldiers before a consequence management mission to Fourteenth Ramadan at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 8. Fourteenth Ramadan is part of the Taji Q More
First Lt. Mike Barth, bottom right, 28, from El Segundo, Calif., the platoon leader of 2nd platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, br More
Uganda Army soldiers wait for other teams to check in after completing the days land navigation course taught to them by U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, More
Pfc. Richard Scott, a Paris, Ill. native, fire support specialist, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-Nationa More
Sgt. Brandon Bestard from 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, Fort Myers, Virginia, prepares to hand out compasses and maps on Feb. 14, 2008 to the Uganda Army soldi More
Pfc. Steven Murphy a native of Westford, Mass., serves as an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, M More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, patrol Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey)
Leaders of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, sit with three members of the former Salman Pak Council, July 12.
Bill Wright, a Louisville, Ky., native, who works as a field service technician with General Dynamics, installs a new driver's seat into an M1-A2 Abrams tank in a warehouse at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 17. The tank More
Neighborhood leaders meet at Combat Outpost Apache in northern Baghdad to determine Adhamiya Tribal Support Council leaders and committee members Feb. 18. Iraqi army and coalition force soldiers with the 1st Ba More
Sgt. Terrance Ramos, from Puerto Rico, a team leader in Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, and Capt. Chas Cannon, from Moultrie, Ga, commander of Battery A, take a wheelchair out of the back of a t More
Sgt. Niven Williams, a Tuscon, Ariz., native, has his hair cut at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 21. A local comes to the COP barber seat regularly to help Soldier's keep a military appearance. Williams serves as More
An Iraqi man intently watches U.S. Soldiers as they pull security at the Taji Market, Feb. 21. The Soldiers, from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infan More
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 8th Iraqi army d More
Three local Ibna'a Al-Iraq (Sons of Iraq) talk with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josh Jones from Red Platoon, Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, aft More
U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Johnson from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, provides security while conducting a presence patrol through a vil More
A U.S. Army Soldier provides security from the gunners position of his Humvee in Nahrwan, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2008. The Soldier is from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade More
U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol through the streets of Nahrwan, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2008. The Soldiers are from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat T More
A U.S. Army Soldier from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, scans for signs of hidden weapons caches while patrolling through a field dur More
Staff Sgt. Timothy Vigen, from Minneapolis, Company C, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gets a workout on the rock-climbing gym he built wi More
Lt. Col. Mark A. Pilkington, commander of the 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey L. Mapes, unfurl the battalion's colors at a ceremony, Feb. 25, marking their official assumption of re More
Capt. Brian Gilbert, from Boise, Idaho, commander of Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, enjoys a meal with members of the Zahara Local Co More
Spc. Michael Miller, a Fort Worth, Texas, native, inspects a house for traces of explosive material, Feb. 26, during a search conducted in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. Homemade explosives are a key ing More
An Iraqi national policeman with the 1st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division pulls security near a fruit stand while on patrol in Khadra, Feb. 27. The opening of the road will allow for e More
Villagers from Tesah Nissan, Iraq, move boxes of water, Feb. 27, provided by Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery.
Lt. Col. Christopher Johnson, commander of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, greets Iraqi army soldiers at an Iraqi army station in Mosul, Feb. 27. Capt. Alexander Ra More
Col. Ricky Gibbs, an Austin, Texas, native, and the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, promotes Maj. Brian Ducote, the commander of Company B, 1s More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Stryker Infantry Regiment, provide security during a house search in Hitaween, Iraq on Feb. 28, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master S More
The 74th Engineer Company, from Fort Hood, Texas, stationed at Balad Air Base, recovers a Mabey Johnson bridge elevated several feet above the surface of the old Rustimiyah Bridge, covering a large blast hole l More
Local workers from Salman Pak, Iraq, and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, work to refurbish the Zarqua al Yamama Girls School, Feb. 28. (U.S. Army photo/1st Battalion,15th Infantry Regiment)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bake Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, listen to the combat mission brief before leaving Combat Outpost Carver, Iraq, More
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Austin, Texas, native, addresses the Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th IBCT at Comb More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, take time to clean their weapons prior to going on a mission on Feb. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tec More
Redding, Calif., native Pfc. Michael Mills, a gunner with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, 1st Sustainment Brigade, bore sights a .50 caliber machine gun before heading out on a mission. The uni More
Sgt. Ronald Trao, right, a medic with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and native of Warun Springs, Ga., demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet on Spc. Geral More
Spc. Christopher Odell, a Roswell, N.M., native, serves lunch to Iraqi leaders during a security conference on Camp Taji, Iraq, March 5. Odell serves as an infantryman from Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infant More
Col. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., from Prince George's County, Md., commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, presents the National Infantryman's Association Order of St. Maurice to 1st Battalion, 1 More
An Iraqi sheik from Baghdad's Bayaa neighborhood signs a reconciliation agreement at the Rashid District Council Hall, March 8. The "Black Lions" of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat More
Ambassador W. Stuart Symington congratulates Army Spc. Markus N. Manabat after taking the Oath of Allegiance during a Military Naturalization Ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, March 13. Symington is the More
Sgt. Jawaski Wilson of Villeplatte, La., assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, crosses a footpath outside of Command Outpost Knight prior to a patrol into the al-Kadra neighborhood, M More
Sgt. Vincent Anderson, from Fort Pierce, Fla., with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, conducts tower guard duty at the Bucca Detention Facility in Umm Qasar, Iraq, March 15. Artillerymen from 1-10 More