1st Battalion

First Lt. Daniel Laakso, a South Bend, Ind., native who serves as the platoon leader for the 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infan More

Maj. John Cushing, from Rochester, Mich., operations officer for the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, and Capt. John Doiron, the 1-15th Inf. Regt. adjutant, walk across a new pontoon bridge, March 15, bef More

Children return to the Al Alemia School in Arab Jabour, which reopened on March 16. The school was closed for eight months due to insurgent activities, but thanks to combined operations between Soldiers of Comp More

Maj. Steven Delgado, class of 1993, from Los Angeles, executive officer for 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks to 2nd Lt. Derric Grimes, a 22-year-old 2 More

A 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Humvee sits beside the survey site of damaged high-tension power line towers near al Durai'ya, Iraq, March 17. Leaders of the battalion, a representative of the Iraqi mi More

Iraqi school children crowd their classroom window to greet Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment who have come to make needs assessment of their school, Mosul, Iraq, March 17.

Spc. Scott Coffman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), marks prices at the shop on Combat Outpost Mead More

A young boy watches a Soldier pulling security during a patrol through Minari Village, March 18. Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor More

First Lt. Keith Guglielmi (center), platoon leader of 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and his interpreter, Wike, c More

Soldiers of Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), when not on missions, are busy making th More

Sgt. Brandon Griffis, a native of Pendleton, Ind., patrols through the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah, March 19. Griffis serves with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd More

Sgt. Franklin Little, a native of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and a heavy equipment truck driver with the 377th Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, prepare to m More

An Iraqi army soldier pulls security while on patrol in Hurriyah, March 19. Soldiers with Company A "Hard Rock," 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Ass More

A resident of Arab Jabour helps Spc. Ricky Allan Doda Jr., of Blooming Grove, Texas, a light wheel mechanic with Forward Support Company F, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd In More

Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Moore, from Waverly Hall, Ga., 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, escorts Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Andrews, Multi-National Division - Center, to the battalion headquarters on March 21 More

Sgt. 1st Class Scott Darnell, from Greenwood, Ind., Company C, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Sgt. Samuel Aguilera, from San Louis, Calif., Headquarte More

Army Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, commander of 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, gives Mahmud Jabllawe, the leader of the Sons of Iraq group in Tuwaitha, a small village east of Baghdad, a house-warming gift bef More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regimennt, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, run in the early morning here. BLT 1/6 is the ground combat More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force acclimate themselves to Afghanistan by carrying a combat load More

A member of the Sons of Iraq in al Buaytha holds up traffic at a vehicle check point, March 25 along the main road through town. Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, check More

Yahya Hamed Muhamed, Al Buyatha water purification pump manager, adds 20 liters of fuel to his pump on March 25. The Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, donated 40 liters More

First Lt. Bryan Diminico, platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment (right) takes down information with a translator, Spc. Simon Nbyenye (left), from an orchard farmer in More

Tomsriver, N.J., native Sgt. Jay J. Sims, with C Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, at Ft. Wainwright instructs Willowpark, Texas, native Pvt. Matthew R. Hudson, also with C/1-24th, on how to provi More

A young Iraqi boy greets Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds" 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warriors," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, during a visit to More

Sgt. Julian Martin, Roosevelt. N.Y., native, truck driver with the 515th Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, prepares his truck for a water delivery mis More

1st Lt. Andrew Gibbons, of McLean, Va., platoon leader; Staff Sgt. Robert C. Swartz, of Hinesville, Ga., platoon sergeant; Sgt. Kyle J. Nygaard, of Houston, a platoon sergeant; and Spc. Ian C. Loud, of Hanford, 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

U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct a cordon search and seizure of a house previously occupied by al-Qaida More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receive Bronze Stars and Army Commendation medals for their service in Iraq, M More

An Iraqi army soldier looks through his binoculars while pulling security from his humvee at a checkpoint in Kadhimiyah on April 1. Coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to maintain security in the area, More

1st Lt. Sam Rosenberg, a native of Fort Myers, Fla., takes candy from a box to pass out to Iraqi children in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhamiyah, April 2. Rosenberg serves as the platoon leader for 2 More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Miller, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., sits atop his Humvee while passing out toys and candy to Iraqi children in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhamiyah, April 2. Miller serves w More

Pfc. Shawn Holt, a native of Nashville, patrols through Kadhamiyah, April 2. Holt serves with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Ai More

At Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment examine rocket-launching rails turned in to them by Iraqi army troops on April 3. The rails, which bear "Made in Iran" More

Capt. Rich Thompson, from West Palm Beach, Fla., commander of Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, and 1st Sgt. Arvento Collins, from Wilson, N.C., are presented a Bronze Star Medal for their leade More

Col. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., from Prince George's County, Md., commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, looks at the new 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery coin before battalion leaders were More

A Soldier with Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, patrol a street in the Sadr City district of Baghdad as Iraqi army soldiers from 11th IA 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 Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Elgen and his m More

A student at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, talks to an Iraqi policeman as he hands out Iraqi flags to children at the school. The Iraqi policemen along with soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment More

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets,' 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, instruct Iraqi army soldiers from the Muthana Brigade on how to properly clear More

Spc. Ronald Williams, Philadelphia native, gathers laundry that has been dried and needs to be folded. Williams serves as a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist with the 549th Quartermaster Company, 6 More

Sgt. 1st Class Craig McNeal, a native of Hollandale, Miss., pounds fists with an Iraqi boy while on patrol in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad, on April 1. McNeal is the platoon sergeant for 4th Platoon, Compan More

Sgt. Cameron Duffy, an infantry Soldier of Company D, 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment from Fort Carson, Colo., pulls security in front of a market on the streets of Mosul, Iraq, on April 12.

Chaplain, Capt. Lee Greensfield of 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment hands out candy to local Iraqi children near a Mosul Iraqi police station on April 16.

Sgt. Alejandro Cruz scans the area through the scope of his M4 assault rifle after hearing small-arms fire during a raid in Mosul, Iraq, April 17. Cruz is a tanker in Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cav More

Staff Sgt. James Lutz, the 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) platoon sergeant hands out candy to students in the Uthman school i More

A Stryker vehicle from Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, moves through checkpoi More

A young Iraqi internally displaced citizen holds his hand out in hopes of receiving food from coalition forces and Iraqi army soldiers visiting his camp to supply aid in Mosul, Iraq, April 17. The boy received More

1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division watches as Masmoud Wasif, 17, receives money from a customer at his family's More

Iraqi national policemen with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division, take cover after being attacked by criminals using small-arms fire during a combined operation in the eastern Baghdad More

Sgt. Eric Lee of Orange, Calif., assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, is offered a small snack by a gentleman in the Al-Wadah neighborhood during a patrol, Mosul, Iraq April 21.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment pull security outside the Salman Pak girls secondary school, April 24. Local governmental, Iraqi army and coalition force leaders attended a grand opening ce More

A former detainee greets a friend with a hug after a release ceremony in Ibrahim Bin Ali, northwest of Baghdad, April 25. The Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry More

Staff Sgt. Michael Pharr Jr., a Charlotte, N.C., native, plots grid coordinates on April 26 to determine the impact point for an Excalibur round fired from the M777 Howitzer. The round was fired from Camp Taji, More

Pvt. Richard Plasket, a Midlothian, Texas, native, pulls security in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 26 in temperatures that soared above 100 degrees. Plasket has been serving in this region northwes More

Spc. Wayne Cloud Jr., a Sisseton, S.D., native, assists the Iraqi army in securing a marketplace in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, on April 28. Cloud is a forward observer assigned to Company B, 1st Batt More

Sheik Fadil Kudair from the Janabi tribe signs paperwork prior to receiving funds for a canal-cleaning project in the Muelha 2 region. Fadil received the money April 29 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu from Sgt. More

Cpt. Jon Anderson, commander, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, salutes with other members of 1-10th Mountain Division during the playing of More

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

Pvt. Victor Alaniz, a native of Montclair, Calif., pulls security during Operation Hammer Bonzai III, an operation aimed at clearing the area of terrorist weapons and improvised explosive devices in the Taji Qa More

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, download pieces of a destroyed Iraqi security forces checkpo More

Capt. Roman Izzo, a native of Houston and the commander of Company C, "Crazy Horse," 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, as part of Multi-Nationa More

Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, check in with Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Divis More

Staff Sgt. Jason Hall, a squad leader assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, observes the bullet holes in the windshield of a More

Spc. Joshua Phillips, a Sacramento, Calif. native, carries a box of school supplies, donated by Hawaii-based "Oils of Aloha," to a school April 26 in a remote village in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. Phi More

Capt. David Uthlaut, a Charleston, S.C., native, and commander of Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division More

Capt. Michael Milas, battle captain for 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, answers a call while working in the tactical operations center of the battalion, May 7, at Camp Striker, Baghdad.

U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. John Kimmons conducts a battlefield circulation tour with U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, via Black Hawk helicopter, May More

Spc. Eric Waddle, a native of Bedford, Ind., pulls security at a meeting where military and Iraqi leadership discuss security and essential services needed in the East Anbar province, northwest of Baghdad, May More

1st Lt. Tommy Ryan, a Seminole, Fla. native, walks alongside a road looking for improvised explosive devices during Operation Gunslinger Shorebreak II in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, May 8. Ryan serves More

Staff Sergeant Joshua Ridge, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, performs pre-combat checks before a convoy on Spc. Michael Holbrook, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. May 8. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Emery)

A soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 44th Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, speaks to soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infa More

First Lt. Nicholas Pines, a Pinellas Park, Fla., native, rapidly receives reports from units during a significant activity in his unit's operational environment May 9. Pines is the task force battle captain ass More

Sgt. Wiley Baker, a Warrensburg, Mo., native, offers a helping hand to a child while on patrol through the local market to gather information on how to better assist the community in the Taji Qada, northwest of More

Men from the Chalabi village receive tools from Soldiers of 1-187th Inf. Regt., which they will use to rebuild and repair their homes after they were destroyed and looted by extremists

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

Spc. Gregory Kastner a native of Excelsior, Minn., points out possible suspicious activity to Cpl. Christopher Tinkham, a Tonawanda, N.Y., native, while on patrol in the East Anbar province, located northwest More

Iraqi army soldiers search a location along a canal in Maderiyah, May 13. A joint patrol in Maderiyah led to the discovery of multiple weapons systems used by insurgent groups.

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Zwicker, a Modesto, Calif., native, leads his men on a patrol through the streets of Iraq while making assessments of the local security check points in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghda More

Sadi Kalif, Iraqi army Lt. Col. Thaer Jaued and Lt. Col. Kenneth Adgie, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment commander, visit a Sons of Iraq checkpoint at the outskirts of the Maskar bunker complex in south Ra More

Spc. Michael Haenel, a native of Corry, Pa., patrols the Tarmiyah Qada, northwest of Baghdad, in the early morning sun May 15 during Operation Raider Riptide I. The goal of the operation was to capture high-val More

Iraqi soldiers of the 6th Iraqi Army Division participate in joint training with Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, at Patrol Base Red May 15. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. David Turner)

Chief Warrant Officer Four Marty Calkins, pilot with Company D, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, explains the workings of an Apache to Sean Hall, member of Crash Dance, a cover-band based out of Los Angles More

Sheiks from the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, gather for the Northwest Taji Sheik Support Council meeting May 17, where they discussed ideas how to better improve their region. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Brad Willeford)

An Iraqi child receives an immunization from Iraqi doctors of the Rashid Mobil Health Team during the Combined Medical Exercise held at the Al-Sayafiyah Health Center, Al-Sayafiah, Iraq, May 18, 2008. (U.S. Arm More

Iraqi children watch soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division unload medical supplies in the village of Al-Sayafiyah, Iraq, May 18, 2008. (U.S. Army Phot More

A Paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, works his way up a rope obstacle while competing in the Team Assault obstacle course during t More

An Iraqi soldier stands watch as his Col. visits Traffic Checkpoint El Gadeer. Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade Military Transition Team traveled with Iraqi army Col. Munam, Commander of the 4-1 Quick More

Business is doing well inside a cell phone store in the Muthana Zaynua district of New Baghdad. Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade Military Transition Team traveled with Iraqi army Col. Munam, Commander More

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Battery B, 1-9th Field Artillery, walk across a bridge between routes Bismarck and Aggies on May 21. The bridge, built by local contractor Nassier Adnin, will help facilitate traffic More

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Oellein, a 24-year-old mechanic with Motor Transport Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd marine Regiment, regimental Combat Team 1, works on a Humvee's s More

A Soldier from the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad and an Iraqi ar More

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan C. Balintfy, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., takes a break during his work out in the gym of Joint Security Station Hurriyah One, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. Balintify is a member of Alpha Company, 50 More

The runner gets stopped by barrage of defenders during a play of a football game at the Joint Security Station Hurriyah One, Iraq. on Sept. 28, 2008. The U.S. Soldiers are members of Alpha Company, 502nd Infa More

Iraqi media videotape while State Department members listen in during a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Al Anbar Governor Ma'Moun Sami Rasheed Al Awani (not shown) at the Provinc More

An Iraqi army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi army Division, checks paper work of a resident during a medical clinic in Abu Ghuraib, west of Baghdad, Oct. 19, 2008. More than 150 patient More

Spc. Derek Martin from San Diego, Calif., tank gunner, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, prepares his tank to be lifted by the Hercules 88 Recovery Vehicle during the tank's annual s More

Iraqi officials with Provincial Security Forces set up a cordon in the streets of Ferris, Iraq, to search the area for a suspect during a joint operation with Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Ma More

Indiana National Guard Sgt. Michael Wheelock, a native of Bedford, smiles at his son, Carsen, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Wheelock was deployed for nine months with Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry based in More

Two young Iraqi girls build a wooden train donated by Lance Cpl. Roger Burda, a 25-year-old scout sniper with Mobile Assault Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. Bur More