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Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stand in formation at the Jordan Fitness Center here, Feb. 19. They are there to receive a prestigious More

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16th Air Assault Brigade conduct airborne training at the Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 16, 2015. T More

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Capt. Larry Brown Jr., native of McMinnville, Ore., and commander of Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd More

The 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team deployed from South Korea to Iraq's "Sunni Triangle" in August 2004. (Photo credit: Col. Eric Albertson, U.S. Forces Korea Command Chaplain.)

U.S. Army Soldiers maintain order during a humanitarian aid mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 26. The Soldiers are with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry D More

The 3rd Infantry Division jazz band performs Christmas carol instrumentals at Forward Operating Base Kalsu's dining facility, Dec. 14. The quintet, which consists of trumpet player Spc. Justin Miller, trombone More

U.S. Army Maj. James MacGregor, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team shares some holiday spirit with Sgt. Maj. Huffins at Bravo Battery's Christmas party at Joint More

Penscola, Fl., native Spc. Chase, Stryker driver, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i monitors radio traffic from the driver's com More

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division Chorus led, by chorus master of ceremonies, Sgt. Jay Goldsborough (center), of Manistique, Mich., perform their classic, acapella version of Toby Keith's hit song "American 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

Omaha, Neb., native Pfc. Brett Nissen of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security beneath a post decorated with colorful banner More

Smoke and dust billow up from air strikes conducted Jan. 10 in support of Operation Marne Thunderbolt. The strikes destroyed improvised explosive devices and weapons caches pinpointed by local citizens in the area.

Bridgewater, Iowa, native Staff Sgt. Aaron McCurdy of B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attracts a following of local kids while out on a More

Miami, Fla. native Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Mazuela (right), a platoon sergeant with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Jackson, N.J., n More

Phoenix, Ariz., native Spc. David Higuera (left), and Staff Sgt. James Price (behind him), of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, conduct an early morning patrol through a market area in More

Springfield, Mass., native 1st Lt. Austin Dziengelewski, a platoon leader with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, hands out his phone number to a family More

Lt. Gen. Abud Qanbar Hashim, Baghdad operations command commander, talks with Ghazaliyan guardians at Joint Security Station Casino in northwest Baghdad, Jan. 1. Hashim talked with concerned local citizens at J More

Pekin, Ill., native Pfc. Kyle Canamore, the newest member of 2nd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security during a pat More

Paratroopers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, use teamwork to scale a wall in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood while in hot pursuit More

Staff Sgt. Amaurys Rapozo (left), of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Pfc. George Heaston, of Omaha, Neb., charge through a door during a raid on a suspected insurgent's house conducted by paratroopers fr 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

Atlanta, Ga., native Sgt. Charles Langston (left), and New York City, N.Y., native Spc. Pablo Medina, of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi More

Paratroopers from B Co, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take a security halt while making a dismounted movement to conduct a raid in the Sha'ab n More

Ambassador Patricia Butenis, deputy chief of mission, reaches for some bread at an Iraqi bakery in Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Jan. 24. Butenis toured northwest Baghdad to see the security and economic progress.

Clyde, Texas, native Pfc. Jeremiah Dewbre (right), and Montrose, Mich., native Pfc. Jamie Cross, stay alert to make sure no suspects escape into a stairwell during a raid on the home of a suspected insurgent's More

Woodstown, N.J., native 1st Lt. Josh Ollek, a platoon leader with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tries to figure out how to unclog a 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

Dr. Marcus Griffin, anthropologist for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) inspects a fruit stand in Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Jan. 13.

Brooklyn, N.Y., native Sgt. Gavin McBean (right), of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, issues instructions as commander of the guard More

Shortly after air assaulting into a farm field, Pfc. Kenneth Armbrister, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division scans for enemy acti More

Marquette, Neb. native Sgt. Tyson Regier, of B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, poses with members of the Iraqi National Police prior to a joint patrol in More

Capt. Will Canda (right) commander of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, points out a possible route to follow while attempting to navig More

Soldiers fill up an Internet café on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Jan. 31. The SpaWare system the Internet café runs on is unaffected by the break in Internet cable lines in a major commercial undersea segment More

A Soldier leaps for joy as the New York Giants score the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. Soldiers gathered in the Forward Operating Base Kalsu dining facility at 3 a.m. the morning of Feb. 4 to watch the f More

Gen Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of the 18th Airborne Corp, re-enlists Staff Sgt. Casey Wilcox, brigade targeting non-commissioned officer, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Comba More

Maj. Gen. Michael Oates, who hails from San Antonio and serves as the commanding general, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., presents a division coin to Pvt. Joseph Crampton, Jan.23, who hails from Omaha, More

Combat engineers of the Ironclaw Route Clearance Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Inf. Division, from Fort Stewart, Ga., conduct a route clearance mission on the outskirt More

Keeping a close eye on potential threats, Combat engineers of the Ironclaw route clearance team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., spot a p More

Spc. Corey Finzen, a chemical operations specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, receives a Purple Heart from Brig. Gen. Edward Cardon More

Senators John Ensign of Nevada, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, and Jim Demint of South Carolina walk alongside Lt. Col. Mark Solomon, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, More

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Clanin, a native of Corona, Calif., and a platoon sergeant with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi More

Tech Sgt. Wayne Dingle, electrical engineer from Richmond, Va., works on a structure being built as part of the Village of Hope program in Hawr Rajab. The program will help rebuild the community, provide a boos More

Miami, Fla., native Pfc. Erick Lopez, of Company A, 407th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, makes some final adjustments to his vehicle's car More

Ministry of electricity workers reconstruct high-tension power lines in Sayafiyah, 25 km south of Baghdad, Feb. 17. The construction site is guarded by Soldiers of Troop A, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Iraqi army troops find cover during a training exercise at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Feb. 23. The Soldiers were part of the second class to graduate from the Task Force Marne Non-commissioned Officer Academ More

A young Iraqi boy holds up a peace sign to a passing American convoy near the Karama hospital in the Karkh District of Baghdad.

Staff Sgt. Mathew Lynd maintenance shop foreman for Troop A, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, holds up a dedication sign, Feb. 27, he built for the Fiddler's Green dining facility outdoor deck at Patrol Base More

Spc. Barbara Benedict, from Lansing, Mich., a civil affairs specialist with Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, prepares for a convoy, Feb. 27, leaving from Forward Operating Base Kalsu. Benedict serves a More

Retired Brig. Gen. Hugh Tant helps load pallets at Whole Foods in Mt Pleasant, S.C., Feb. 28. The pallets were shipped to Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Fernando Ginette, teaches Hawr Rajab block makers how to install batter boards, March 4, at the Village of Hope training site at Patrol Base Stone.

Spc. Jonathon Sprader (left), a native of Grafton, Wisc., and Staff Sgt. Scott Greene (right), a native of Lake City, Fla., pose with an Iraqi army soldier during the Combat Lifesaver Course graduation ceremony More

With his younger brother's hand on his shoulder, an Iraqi boy kneels on one knee observing Soldiers in Bakariyah, a western Baghdad neighborhood, March 7. Iraqi children remain the future to this storied countr More

1st Sgt. Joseph Onove, a native of Eugene, Ore., presents a trauma kit, March 8, to 1st Sgt. Hussein, 1st Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi army division. The kits are to be used to treat wounded I More

Spc. Mike Sobat (left), and Spc. Kenton Fuller, both cooks with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hold up dishes they prepare More

Capt. Shane Williams, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, commander, shakes the hand of Sgt. Tania Nieto, HHC supply, after pinning her with the Good Conduct M More

14C - Gun 7, a new Phalanx gun, arrives off the plane. The gun will help add to the base's force protection, helping defend both Soldiers and civilians on base.

An Iraqi army soldier pulls security at the Al Rawadan school in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriyah, March 16. Iraqi security forces continue to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of Ameri More

Members of the Arab Jabour farmers union unload bags of fertilizer from a truck to deliver to residents of Arab Jabour.

Pfc. Christopher Stephenson, a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., patrols through the streets of Hurriyah, March 19. Stephenson serves as a gunner with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2 More

Pfc. Joseph Waszmer, a native of Patchogue, N.Y., pulls security during a dismounted patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah, March 19. Waszmer serves with 1st Platoon, Company A "Hard Rock," 1st More

Lt. Col. Hee-Choon S. Lee, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, battalion surgeon, gives a routine checkup to a young boy during a combined medical engagement in Arab Jabour, March 19. Care provided throughou More

Spc. Kevin Wilcox, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., gives 'daps' to a young Iraqi child while patrolling through the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah, March 20. Wilcox serves with 1st Platoon, Company A, More

Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multi-National Division - Center, speaks to 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers at their squadron colors-casing ceremon More

An Iraqi family offers Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, refreshments during a visit, March 25.

Noor Taha Najee uses her hands to try and form a picture in her mind of 1st Lt. Michael Kendrick, platoon leader of 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd In More

Col. Thair, 6th Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division commander, meets with local leaders prior to the grand opening of an Adwaniyah middle school and health clinic, March 26. Both the clinic and sch More

Staff Sgt. Leonard Moses, an Air Force dog handler out of Dover Air Force base, Del., tries to put an arm bar submission on Spc. Leonard VonBerndt, a fueler with Company A, 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd B More

Staff Sgt. Dean Satterwhite (left), from Columbia, S.C., a section chief, and 1st Lt. Greg Highstrom, from Cedarburg, Wisc., a platoon leader, both with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigad More

A Soldier with 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division wears a memorial bracelet to fallen comrade Larry Parks Jr. The bracelet is just one More

Capt. Richard R. Aaron (second from left), commander of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Iraqi army soldiers meet with Maderiyah community leade More

Spc. Ian C. Loud, from Hanford, Calif., a combat medic with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, visits with the family of a boy who broke his arm riding his bike, March 31, east of Joint Security Sit More

Soldiers of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, consolidate the contents of a weapons cache late, April 1, in Kutimiyah. Soldiers of the battery and th More

Airmen from the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron teach masonry to Village of Hope students at Patrol Base Stone in Hawr Rajab, April 2. Two hundred Hawr Rajab men, in four classes of 50, are scheduled to More

An Iraqi man packs away his goods as the day comes to an end in a market in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhamiyah, April 2. Local citizens slowly return to the streets to sell or buy merchandise days f More

Children from the village of al Sur stand with teddy bears, April 5, during a coordinated medical engagement. In addition to providing medical care, Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Bri More

Iraqi flags are displayed at the grand opening of the Hawr Rajab health clinic, April 5.

Spc. Vivek Mishra, a native of central India, raises his right hand and recites the Oath of Citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at the Al Faw Palace, April 12. Mishra serves as a chemical operations sp More

Cars stolen by al-Qaida in Iraq litter the yard of a house in Bayija. The cars were taken by the Iraqi criminal investigation department, April 14, to be used as evidence against members of AQI.

Sgt. Jennifer Alvery, Top Flite security detail, 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares to perform a squat on the road to joining the Forward Operating Base Kal More

A prominent local sheik cuts the ribbon at the opening of the Adil Public Works substation in Adil, a neighborhood in the Al Mansour District of Baghdad, April 16. Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101 More

A local sheikh greets Capt. Nassir, a company commander in 5th Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th IA Division at the Maderiyah Community Center opening, April 17. Nassir and his company worked with Battery B, 1st Bat More

Soldiers of the 2nd BCT and engineers of the 3rd Infantry Division work to build the perimeter walls of Patrol Base Dezil, April 19, in Sayafiyah, south of Baghdad. (Photo/ Capt. Trista Mustaine)

First Lt. Robert Seale, platoon leader, Company A,1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, helps Ali Jamel Ali with his new back brace. The brace will help keep hi More

Sgt. Patrick Delacruz, a native of Saipan, and an Iraqi army soldier talk with an Iraqi man while operating at a tactical checkpoint in northwest Baghdad, April 20. Delacruz serves with 3rd Platoon, Company C " More

Staff Sgt. Jason Magee, a medic with 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, gives instructions on CPR during first aid training to Arab Jabour teachers, April 20.

Iraqi army soldiers and policemen salute during the playing of the Iraqi national anthem, April 21, at the Task Force Marne Non-commissioned Officer Academy graduation at Forward Operating Base Kalsu. More than More

Farhan Sakir Kamer Suhail, a poultry farmer in Hawr Rajab, speaks to members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and the Baghdad -7 embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, April 27. Suhail h More

Lt. Col. Michael Mammay, commander of the 4-27th FA, discusses goals he hopes to accomplish by continuing relationship with SoI during a farewell meeting at Tessah Nissan, Iraq, on May 1.

Major Michael Blankenship, from Jonesborough, Tenn., 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, samples purified water from the windmill in al-Zatir, Iraq, May 5. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Justin Snyder)

Soldiers from the triage team, with Company C, 47th Forward Support Battalion, evaluate a casualty outside an aid station during a mass casualty simulation at Forward Operating Base Hammer, May 6. (U.S. Army p More

Specialist Amy Ellenwood, Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, holds a chick during a distribution of more than 13,000 chicks to poultry farmers in Hawr Rajab, May 6. The chicks are part of the Baghdad-7 e More

A student at the Village of Hope shakes hands with Air Force instructors from the 557th ERHS after receiving his graduation certificate at Patrol Base Stone, May 8. Hawr Rajab town council chairman Sheikh Ali M More

Soldiers from the 13th Georgian Infantry Battalion and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speak with an Iraqi policeman while on a patrol in Iraq.

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.

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. Lacy Dunham takes a photo of Staff Sgt. Jennifer Thomas, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division aviation non-commissioned officer, for her security badge. Dunham is the brigade security manager in More

Neighborhood children leave the Wurwood Kindergarten reopening ceremony on Nov. 21 in Salman Pak, Iraq. The school completed a two month refurbishment and reopened its doors for students. The Iraqi Army, local More

Sgt. Tony Harvey, a native of Columbus, Ga., who serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division - More

Soldiers with Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, proudly display their freshly placed "combat patches" during a ceremony held More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Higby (left), a Houston native, and Sgt. Edward Dixon, a Joplin, Mo., native, share a kabob with other members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, TF 1-6, 2nd Brigade Comb More