Citizens of historied Samarra, Iraq, share casual conversations just mere blocks from the al-Askari "Golden Dome" Mosque with Soldiers from C Company, 2-237 Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Air More
An M119 A2 Howitzer Section Soldiers from A Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare their 105 mm artillery rounds for the next mission in Operati More
Two Soldiers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) provide security at a captured extremist camp near Samarra, Iraq, in support More
Soldiers at Contigency Operating Base Speicher "join the band" of Third Day, a Christian rock group on a USO tour event, Jan. 17, 2008. Lead singer, Mac Powell, and drummer, Mark Lee, were very impressed.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, the commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) talks with his 1st Brigade "Bastogne" at Contingency Operating Base Speicher's Dining Hall, near Tikrit, Iraq, Jan. 27. C More
An enemy car bomb was blown up by coalition forces near Samarra, Iraq, during Operation Fulton II Jan. 18. U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Robert Gray of HHB, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Comba More
The governor of the Salah ad Din Province, Gov. Hamed Shekti, shakes the hand of a shop owner in a Samarra marketplace in January. Marketplaces and business should benefit from the opening of the Fallujah road, More
First Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) leadership talk about M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System Vehicle capabilities with 4-9 Infantry Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd I 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
Soldiers from A Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare their 105 mm artillery rounds for the next fire mission in Operation Fulton Harvest, Jan. More
Part-time drummer Sgt. Chad Cooke of Chatanooga, Tenn., receives some instructions from Mac Powell, Third Day's lead singer, before playing the song, "Consuming Fire" at one of Contigency Operating Base Speiche More
Army physical fitness shorts are found by Soldiers of HHB, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at an extremist's hideout camp near Samar More
Commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Col. Michael McBride, speaks with a shop owner at a Samarra city market in January. Now that the Fallujah Road is open for travel More
A Salah ah Din province Iraqi army soldier stood guard while a 4-9 Infantry Battalion Stryker Vehicle established security during Operation Iron Harvest in February. The 4-9 "Manchus" are part of the 1st Brigad More
1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division executive officer Maj. Tim Povich talks with a local sheik about the opening of the water treatment facility outside of Tikrit, Ira More
Soldiers at Contigency Operating Base Speicher "join the band" of Third Day, a Christian rock group on a USO Tour Event, Jan. 17, 2008. Lead singer, Mac Powell, and drummer, Mark Lee, were very impressed.
A Soldier from the 83rd Concrete Detachment, 94th Engineer Company directs a Bobcat vehicle operator on where to maneuver the dirt and sand along a major north/south interstate highway just south of Tikrit, Ira More
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, the 101st Airborne Divison (Air Assault) commander and Lt. Col. Pete Wilhelm, the 1st Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team commander pause and reflect on the More
An Air Force explosives ordnance detachment team packs blocks of C4 on enemy homemade explosives that were part of a car bomb during Operation Fulton II. The 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st B More
A 4-9 Infantry Battalion "Manchu" Soldier scans his sector of fire in Salah ah Din province while suspected detainees are being questioned on having bomb-making materials in their vicinity during Operation Iron More
The historic Tigris River is the source for the newly opened water treatment facility outside of Tikrit in the town of Abu Ajil. The facility water pumps pictured will help provide clean water for over 15,000 c More
A non-commissioned officer looks at artillery rounds from A Company, 2nd Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare their 105 mm artillery rounds fo More
A Bobcat vehicle operator from the 83rd Concrete Detachment, 94th Engineer Company, maneuvers the dirt and sand along a major north/south interstate highway just south of Tikrit, Iraq, Jan. 12.
Pfc. Carlos Robinson is awarded the Combat Action Badge from Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser for being actively engaged by enemy forces while serving with 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team a More
An enemy car bomb was exploded by Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and an Air Force explosive ordnance detachment team in More
C Company, 4-9 Infantry Battalion Soldiers and Stryker vehicles are set up in their patrol base during Operation Harvest II in February. The Manchus are working with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne More
A water treatment facility worker monitors the equipment used in processing clean water pumped from the Tigris River near Tikrit, Iraq May 4. An opening ceremony was held for the water facility, which will prov More
An M119 A2 Howitzer Section Soldier from A Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare their 105 mm artillery rounds for the next mission in Operatio More
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Comacho talks with two Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" at Forward Operating Base Summer More
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Personal Security Detachment Soldiers ground-guide a M-1151 up-armored Humvee during a refueling stop after visiting the objective area of Operatio More
Cpt. Jonwayne Lindsey, the executive officer of HHB, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), makes a call on his radio during Operation Ful More
A 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Soldier looks across the Tigris River before the opening ceremony of the water treatment facility in Abu Ajil, Iraq May 4. This f More
A Soldier from HHB, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands watch along with a Kiowa Warrior during Operation Fulton II, Jan. 18. Th More
A Soldier from HHB, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), looks for more material with a metal detector during Operation Fulton II, Jan. More
M119 A2 Howitzer Section Soldiers from A Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) standby for their next fire mission during Operation Fulton Harvest, Jan More
What's left of an extremist's vehicle, after indirect fire impacts, sits on the objective area of Operation Fulton Harvest. While two soldiers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigad More
Soldiers from HHB, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), comb an area near a car bomb location during Operation Fulton II, Jan. 18. The B More
A Soldier from A Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) observes the preparations of a M119 A2 Howitzer during Operation Fulton Harvest, Jan. 12. Part o More
A 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Soldier wears the signs of combat days after rooting out an extremist camp near Samarra, Iraq, in support of Operation Fulton Harvest, Jan. 12 More
An enemy car bomb was exploded by Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and an Air Force explosive ordnance team in support of More