Spc. Eddie Dreher, is a Gainesville, Fla., native, is learning the ways of an all-wheel vehicle mechanic. Dreher has no fear of getting his hands dirty as he cleans the grease out of the hub. Dreher is a cargo More
A worker directs feed into a receptacle at the Uthman Feed Mill in Mahmudiyah on May 21.
An employee prepares food at a New Baghdad District restaurant in eastern Baghdad, Nov. 10. Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, patrolled the More
In the Aden Square market, celebrants and pilgrims alike share in the camaraderie of making and drinking local chai tea during the Ashura celebration in Kadamiya, Iraq, on Jan. 17.
Tech. Sgt. James Arwood, 332nd Expeditionary Maitenance Squadron, munitions inspector, sees to the condition of a smoke grenade June 29, Joint Base Balad Iraq. Arwood is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, More
Members of Company F, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd AAB, 4th Infantry Division, inspect sheet metal designs of the battalion crest. Sgt. Ricki French, a welder, from Louisville, Ill., made these plaqu More
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Collins, 321st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, gets help from the Iraqis in pouring a cement mixture into a newly made hole on the flight line at Kirkuk Air Base. The team responds More
Iraqi security forces discovered a cache in a 6-ton truck in a garage in al Qasim, Iraq, on April 2. The cache contained more than 1,000 EFP components, more than 3,000 pounds of explosives, 45 Katusha 107-mm r More
An Iraqi worker mixes mortar in a bowl to be used in construction at the Central Euphrates Farmers Market in Muelah, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2008.
Iraqi policemen load their rifle magazines while preparing for guard mount April 24 at the Al Furat Iraqi police station, which is co-located with the Al Furat training academy here. The station is in its inter More
An Iraqi boy stokes the fire of an oven used for making bread during a combined patrol in the Istaqlal Qada, Jan. 17, between Iraqi national policemen from the 2nd Brigade, 1st NP Division and Multi-National Di More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, prepare to load onto a CH-47 Chinook for a More
Australian army Maj. Chris Johnston, deployed in support of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, shares the welcoming remarks during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Baghdad, More
Members of the Sons of Iraq help Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, unload desks for a school in Newafil Village in Iraq's Kirkuk province, More
The Purple Heart was established by Gen. George Washington at Newburgh, New York, Aug. 7, 1782, during the Revolutionary War. It was reestablished by the President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and is now awarded in t More
Spc. Arriane Jimenez and the other "Q-West dancers" perform traditional Hispanic dances, such as the bachata, merenge and salsa, during a Hispanic Heritage Month observance at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, look for weapon caches during a cordon and search mission within the village of Chinchal, Kirkuk province, Ira More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth Hunzeker, the United States Forces- Iraq deputy commanding General of Sustainment, takes a photo with AAFES employess after the ceremony for the company. AAFES has been in operation since July 25, 1895.
Senior Airman Greg Obin with the 211th Engineering Installation Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, receives a 108th Sustainment Brigade unit patch for his outstanding support from Chief Warrant Officer More
A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, enjoys a cigarette while watching the first snow fall, Forward Operating Base Bernstein, Kirkuk province, Iraq, Jan. 11, 20 More
Iraqi Minister of Defence Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji delivers a speech to the members of Iraqi army 2nd Brigade, 11th Division during the graduation ceremony held at Besmaya Range Complex Jan. 2. The unit is the s More
An emergency medical evacuation helicopter takes off from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Loyalty in eastern Baghdad, after receiving a casualty from a mortar attack on the FOB. One U.S. Army Soldier from the 4th More
U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron perform pre flight checks onboard a AC-130W Stinger II before a mission at an undisclosed location in support of Operatio More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 22 Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi army soldiers air assault to search villages for training camps and weapo More
Col. Martin Pitts, commander, 16th Sustainment Brigade, adds a green safety streamer to the 266th Ordnance Company guidon during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Jan. 16. The streamer, the first More
Multi-National Force - Iraq Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Wilson takes notes as Sgt. Maj. Richard Jackson, sergeant major, brigade support operations, 16th Sustainment Brigade, talks about safety issues facing Sol More
Contractors work on one of the diesel tanks at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Sept. 28, 2008. Sustainment Soldiers completed construction of a $16-million fuel farm, the second "steel-bolted-tank" fuel fa More
Honorable Alice Walpole, the British Consul General and Head of the British Embassy Office in Basra, peruses the thousands of names of fallen British service members from World War I at the Ash Shumalia War Mem More
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, provide opening remarks for a USO morale event Dec. 16 at Kandahar Air field, Afghanistan. The event featured several hi More
Staff Sgt. Herinah Asaah, with the United States Forces-Iraq Chaplains Office, carries the guidon for B Company III Corps Special Troops Battalion toward Camp Liberty during the III Corps “Historical Half,” a More
Col. Martin Pitts, commander, 16th Sustainment Brigade, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Spencer, command sergeant major, 16th SB, meet with leaders from the Ninawa province at the October 'Souq' on Q-West, Oct. 4, More
Camp Liberty, Iraq – Master Sgt. David Slusher, maintenance operations, 16th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, who hails from Mason, Ohio, helps a 6th Iraqi Army Division soldier correctly mo More
Members of the 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning" Band, United States Division-Center, salute following a change of command ceremony, to welcome incoming commander, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lisa M. Guynn, More
Polish soldiers and U.S. Coalition forces celebrate Poland's Independence Day, as well as a promotion and award ceremony, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2020. The day began with a 5K fun run sponsored by t More
Pfc. Christina Disano, motor transportation operator, 233rd Transportation Co., 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Contingency Operating Site Diamondback, Mosul, Iraq; and Staff Sgt. Fritz Sanchez, hea More
Australian and New Zealand service members stand in a formation during the dawn service for Anzac Day at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 25, 2018. On Anzac Day, we remember not only the original Anzacs who died on April More
Soldiers of the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade earned their combat patch during a patching ceremony on January 2, 2020. The U.S. Army patching ceremony, a tradition that began in 1918 with the 81st More
Soldiers of the 10th Iraqi Army Division stand in formation waiting to begin the military salute ceremony in celebration of the Iraqi army’s 90th Anniversary Jan. 6. The annual review was a tribute to the divis More
The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta More
Special mission aviators assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron load 105mm munitions onboard an AC-130W Stinger II in an undisclosed location in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, So More
Sgt. Carl Feaster II and his wife Sgt. Ananka Feaster, both 16th SB, watch TV together in the containerized housing unit they share at Contingency Operations Base Q-West Sept. 10, 2008. "For us, being together More
ERBIL, Iraq - Outgoing U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Clark of the 4th Squadron, 6 Calvary Regiment, Lt. Col. Eddy Lee, the commander of the 4th Sqdn., 6th Cav. Regt., and incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Steven More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk II, commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, and III Corps and Ft. Hood, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby cut a cake at the III Corps 100 year ann More
Staff Sgt. Alexander Thompson, a native of New Albany, Ind. hands down a rare find to Englewood, Oh., native, Capt. Jeffrey Stukey - a M1919 Browning machine gun, Oct 8, 2008. The Browning was commonly used in More
Spc. Randal Couch, signal systems support specialist, and Pfc. Billy Anderson, construction equipment repair specialist, both Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 76th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 76th I More
U.S. Army Col. Robert M. Martinez, Al Asad Air Base commander, addresses Polish soldiers during a celebration of Poland's Armed Forces Day, as well as a promotion and award ceremony, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, More
Sgt. Joshua Hornbeck, postal non-commisioned officer, opens his prize after winning a round of Bingo, while Sgt. Brenda Allen, postal plans and operations sergeant, 502nd Postal Plans and Operations waits to ca More
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Roach, water operations non-commissioned officer in charge, 76th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, and contractors from KBR, Inc., wench a new, high-capacity, multi-stage centrifugal water More
A Washington Guardsmen prepares to fire as the unit followed up earlier dismounted patrol training with a live fire exercise at the explosive ordnance disposal range, Dec. 30, 2008.
Lt. Col. Michael McCurry, 6-17th commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. William McGaha, uncased the unit’s colors in front of their tactical operations center in Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Iraq, March 5, 2011.
Spc. Arvind Mishra, postal clerk, 18th Human Resources Co., 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, will become a full-fledged citizen when he is naturalized, along with other Soldiers during a More
Staff Sgt. Ronald Jean-Louis, Al Kasik logistical training assistance team, 16th Sustainment Brigade, shows Iraqi Army Spc. Saleh Taktook, a warehouse specialist, how to input repair-parts tracking numbers into More
Sgt. Tamika Wilcox and Daniel Flood with the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, who have just returned home from a ten month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn, More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a cordon and search after air-assaulting into Chinchal Village, Kirkuk province, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. More
Staff Sgt. Daniel De Luna Jr., Logistics Task Force Alpha, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, gives a local Iraq child an immunization at the Ibrahim Khaleel Health Clinic near Habur Gate More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, render honors during the battalion's combat patch ceremony at Lions Memorial Field Oct. More
Pfc. Christopher Rivera-Flores, from Torrance, Calif., and Pfc. Omar Vega-Flores, from San Diego, Calif., are not related, but they have become brothers. The two Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Co., 1st Battal More
Spc. Christopher Peakes, team leader, 70th Transportation Co., 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, checks out one of his company's new vehicles during driver's training at Cont More
Spc. Gillian Stumbo is all smiles as she helps unload the Class I rations that came on a resupply convoy at Combat Outpost 799 in eastern Baghdad. Stumbo is a cook with Company F, 610th Brigade Support Battalio More
Lt. Col. Kenneth S. Garrison, commander, 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 81st Brigade Combat Team, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Nunn, command sergeant major, 81st BSTB, uncase the unit colors during a tra More
Special mission aviators assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron operate a M102 105mm Howitzer while flying a close air support mission providing support to special operations ground forc More
Staff Sgt. Marion Benefield, right guard and construction crane supervisor, 574th Quartermaster Company, 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, fends off Staff Sgt. Elton "West Coa More
More than eighty engineer Soldiers from Multi-National Division-Baghdad's 16th Engineer Brigade take advantage of an opportunity to learn more about their Iraqi army counterparts by attending an IA led weapons More
Lt. Col. Ronald Pacheco, commander, 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, congratulates Capt. James J. Geishaker, outgoing commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 391st More
U.S. Army Sgt. Curtis Morrison, a horizontal construction engineer with the 1023rd Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 16th Engineer Brigade, Louisiana National Guard, supervises the road renovation project More
Coalition forces joined the Lithuanian Contingent 10 Iron Wolf platoon in celebrating their 90th year of independence from Russia, Feb. 17, at Forward Operating Base Delta. Lithuania gained its independence on More
Lt. Col. Michael McCurry, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. William McGaha, 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, prepareto case the battalion's color during a deployment ceremony held in Hangar 6 on Fort Wainwri More
Iraqi army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 7th Brigade, unload a truck carrying school supplies, toys and blankets. Washington Guardsmen accompanied Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 7th Brigade of the Iraqi ar More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michelle Emery, documents a cordon and search conducted by U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi's Emergenc More
Spc. Christopher Jackson, petroleum supply specialist, Alpha Co., 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Camp Taji, Iraq, spent the holidays with his his father, Sgt. Ma More
UMM QASR, Iraq (Mar. 25, 2003)--A British soldier stands watch as a convoy of PSU 311 vehicles and boats passes out of the United Nations section of the demilitarized zone between Kuwait and Iraq and into Iraqi More
The U.S Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, homeported in Portland, Me., travels up the Khawr Abd Allah river in Iraq March 28, 2003.Four Coast Guard 110 foot patrol boats are currently patrolling the waters off Iraq More
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck, homeported in Atlantic Beach, NC., patrols up the Khawr Abd Allah river in Iraq March 28, 2003.
A Coast Guard Port Security patrol boat escorts the Sir Galahad - a British ship carrying food supplies and humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq up the Khawr Abd Allah river in Iraq March 28, 2003.
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watch an Iraqi paramilitary unit's headquarters at As Samawa, Iraq burn during an assault on the the city's nort More
Command Sgt. Maj. Gallagher continuing to lead as Capt. Hornbuckle rendered aid to his leg during the initial OIF-1 invasion. (Photo by Daniel Steele, Army Magazine)
The Khawr al Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003.Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 is providing security on the terminal.
A living space for Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 personnel on the Khawr al Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003.Many Port Security personnel choose to live in the large pipes (right) on More
Personnel from Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311, homeported in San Pedro, Ca., and coalition military personnel also serving in Iraq, attend a night time Easter worship service in Umm Quasr, Iraq April 20, 2003.
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division play cards at Najaf, Iraq on Apr. 22, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Kosterman/49th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne)
Vehicles from the 82nd Airborne Division are lined up prior to the start of a convoy at Najaf, Iraq on Apr. 30, 2003. At the front of the convoy is the commander for the 49th Public Affairs Detachment, Capt. J More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 2, 2003)--The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205), a seagoing buoy tender based in Honolulu, approaches the last original Iraqi buoy remaining on the Khawr 'Abd Allah. Early in Operati More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 2, 2003) -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205), a seagoing buoy tender based in Honolulu, heads upriver on the Khawr 'Abd Allah, the waterway which links Umm Qasr, Iraq's only deep More
UMM QASR, IRAQ (May 2, 2003) -- Members of the buoy deck crew secure the last original Iraqi buoy alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205) in preparation for lifting it aboard the seagoing buoy te More
UMM QASR, IRAQ (May 2, 2003) -- The last original Iraqi buoy is blanketed by marine growth as it is lifted from the waters of the Khawr 'Abd Allah by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205), a seagoing bu More
UMM QASR, IRAQ (May 2, 2003)--The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205), a seagoing buoy tender based in Honolulu, heads upriver on the Khawr 'Abd Allah toward Umm Qasr after a long day of aids to navigation More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 2, 2003) -- The last original Iraqi buoy is blanketed by marine growth as it is lifted from the waters of the Khawr 'Abd Allah by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205), a seagoing buo More
UMM QASAR, IRAQ (May 2, 2003) -- Members of the buoy deck crew secure the last original Iraqi buoy alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205) in preparation for lifting it aboard the seagoing buoy t More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 3, 2003)--A U.S. Coast Guard 25-foot transportable port security boat assigned to PSU 311 kicks up spray as it accelerates upriver. Crewmembers include petty officer 3rd Class David Slifka More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 3, 2003)-- The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard 25-foot transportable port security boat pauses during a patrol of the Khawr 'Abd Allah above Umm Qasr. Crewmembers from PSU 311 include Machinist More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 3, 2003)-- A U.S. Coast Guard 25-foot transportable port security boat assigned to PSU 311 skims the glassy surface of the Khawr 'Abd Allah as it heads upriver above Umm Qasr. Crewmembers More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 3, 2003)-- A U.S. Coast Guard 25-foot transportable port security boat heads downbound on the Khawr 'Abd Allah as sunset approaches. PSU 311 has been providing waterside security for the More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 3, 2003)-- The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard 25-foot transportable port security boat from PSU 311 pauses to inspect the wreckage of an Iraqi patrol boat on the Khawr 'Abd Allah just upriver fr More
UMM QASR, Iraq (May 4, 2003) -- Iraqi schoolchildren crowd around Port Security Specialist 2nd Class Bryant Wooten of PSU 311 to see their images displayed on the back of his digital camera. Iraqi kids loved t More