U.S. Army 1st Lt. Lasherdo Harris, brigade personnel assistant officer, from Houston, Texas, reenlists Spc. Brittany Burns from Memphis, Tenn., Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10 More
Two Iraqi army soldiers pull multiple weapons and explosives from a hole during a cache find north of Lutifiyah Feb. 19.
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, the Multi-National Force-Iraq commander sergeant major, views a demonstration of the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) I More
Spc. Kinte Green, from Douglas, Ga., and a truck driver with Company A, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), sizes up a shot playing pool, at the Mora More
A Soldier watches over as Sons of Iraq security forces search people of Jenabi Village prior to their entering the biometric testing area.
Col. Dominic Caraccilo, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, presents Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bennett Love Jr. with the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara medal during Saint Barbara Day More
Spc. Patrick Osullivan, and Spc. Chris Moser, both from 3rd Platoon, Company A, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, look on from the front seats of the Buffalo, as the 3rd Special Troops Battalion More
Two Iraqi army soldiers manuever during an firefight with the Jaysh Al-Mahdi extremist group in Mahmuhdiyah, March 30.
An Iraqi army soldier attempts to breech a door during joint operation raids in the city of Mahmudiyah on April 1.
Pfc. Nickei Mccurdy and Pfc. Moses Jimenez, both personnel assistance workers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, work on More
Soldiers sit ready to participate in a naturalization ceremony on April 12, at Al Faw palace. In the ceremony, 259 Soldiers were naturalized, eight of which were Rakkasans.
Iraqi army soldiers and Soldiers with 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) travel together through fields moving More
An Iraqi army soldier searches a vehicle during a joint clearance mission to kick off Operation Marne Piledriver, April 15, outside Mahmudiyah.
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
Lt. Col. William Zemp, the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, looks on as Garby Abbas, the Mahmudiyah Qada Council sports an More
Lt. Col. William Zemp, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, stands with various sheiks and children at the Saedi school during More
A worker in the Mahmudiyah chicken hatchery sets eggs into their incubation treys Apr. 21 so that the incubation process can begin.
Capt. Benjamin Neusse, a civil military operations officer with the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, speaks with workers in the Mahmudiyah chicken hatchery on April 21.
An Iraqi army soldier moves from a pile of sandbags during construction of a Battle Position on Route Peggy in the Sa'id Abdullah Corridor on April 24.
Capt. Mike Fisher, the Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, addresses the crowd at the ambulance unveiling ceremony More
Iraqi police officers celebrate the opening of the new Iraqi police station in Yusifiyah on April 30.
Brig. Gen. Ali Jossin, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division commander and Sheik Abu Amar, the Mahmudiyah Qada Council chairman discuss current projects in the Mahmudiyah area with coalition and tribal leadersh More
Sgt. Angel Otero, from Washington D.C., Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Military Transition Team communications n More
Sgt. Angel Otero, from Washington D.C., Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Military Transition Team communications non-commissione More
Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith, 1st Battalion, 33rd Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division commander, presents Capt. Sean Morrow, Company B., 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment commander with th More
Iraqi army soldiers with 1st battalion, 25th brigade, 6th Iraqi army division speak with a Yusifiyah native on the outskirts of the city on May 13 during a joint patrol led by the IA in efforts to get to know l More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Martinez, from Fort Bragg, N.C., 65th MP Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), squad leader, instructs Iraqi policemen on room clearing techniques More
Iraqi army soldiers with Company 3, 1st Battalion, 55th Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, salute during the playing of both the U.S. and Iraq national anthems during a transfer of authority ceremony at Patrol More
And Iraqi army Soldier readies school supplies and students from the Al Ansar School in the Mahmudiyah Qada line up to receive them Oct. 7, 2008. The supplies were donated by Students and Soldiers for change, a More
Capt. Matthew Davis, from Columbia, S.C., Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, cases the company colors following the tran More
A Soldier with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security as UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters arrive for pick-up upon co More
An Iraqi army soldier salutes during the playing of the Iraqi national anthem during the Patrol Base Vanderhorn transition ceremony Oct. 16, 2008.
Lt. Col. Fatatl Rasheid Hamid, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, IA commander, hands out gift bags to students at the Al Fatoah elementary school in Al Fatoah, Iraq, Oct. 19, 2008.
A Soldier with 626th Brigade Support Battalion guides Mine Resistant Armor Protected vehicles to be inspected prior to being turned in at the Brigade Assembly Yard.
Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Defreese and Lt. Col. Andrew Rohling, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) senior enlisted leader and commander, case More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amos Sward, Focus Tactical Force platoon sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, from Galesburg, Ill., searches a room during an More
U.S. Army soldiers with Focus Tactical Force, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, are picked up upon the conclusion of an air assault operation in Bak, Khost province, Afghanistan, by CH-47 Chinoo More
Afghan Uniformed Police trainees conduct bounding movements during AUP basic training at Camp Parsa, Afghanistan, July 20. Their trainer, AUP 1st Lt. Mohammad Hilal, instructs them on the proper techniques duri More
Khost provincial Gov. Abdul Jabar Naeemi is welcomed by Spera village elders and sub-government officials prior to a shura at the Spera District Center, Khost province, Afghanistan, July 25.
U.S. Army Capt. Nathan Davis, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment platoon leader, addresses a formation of soldiers about 9/11 in front of the Task Force Rakkas More
U.S. Army Spc. Cornelius Miller, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment supply clerk, from Miami, and U.S. Army Spc. Anthony De Leon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company More
U.S. Army Col. Michael Osburn, 2-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team commander and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Partrick Fromme, 2-19th ADT commander sergeant major, case the ADT's colors during a Transfe More
Khowst Provincial Gov. Naimi and members of the Naradin and Bouri Kheyl tribes speak during a meeting in Khowst province, Nov. 7. The groups met in effort to come to terms on more peaceful ways after conflict l More
U.S. Army soldiers, airmen and civilians take off at the beginning of the Thanksgiving Day 5K Run at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Nov. 25.
U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Robinson of Tacoma, Wash., Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, poses for a photo after receiving the Silver Star Medal du More
Rakkasans and Iraqi army troops organize items found in a cache north of Lutifiyah Feb. 19.
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, the Multi-National Force-Iraq command sergeant major, stands with Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Patton, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) command serg More
Pfc. Richey Stuart, from Nashville, Tn., with Company C, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), goes up for a shot with Spc. Jon Bolan, from Madison, Ala., More
Soldiers with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) gather information from people of the Jenabi Village during biometric testing, dur More
Col. Dominic Caraccilo, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Mike Watkins, the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery commander sergeant major, with the Ancien More
One of the vehicles, with a mine roller, makes a turn around at the closure of the route clearance mission on, March 26.
Iraqi army soldiers prepare to move to another objective after clearing a house, finding two supposed Jaysh Al-Mahdi extremist supporters, during joint operations in Mahmuhdiyah on March 30.
Lt. Col. William Zemp, the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), commander, is briefed by fellow Soldiers on operations being conducted i More
Pfc. Moses Jimenez helps Pfc. Nickei Mccurdy, both personnel assistance workers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, with h More
Iraqi army soldiers dig through the side of a canal searching for potential caches. This was during a joint clearance effort between coalition and Iraqi forces to kick off Marne Piledriver, April 15.
1st Lt. Jason Potter, a Civil Military Operations officer with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), goes over plans for the M More
Spc. Enriquillo Hernandez, with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. (AASLT), receive his U.S. flag and naturalization papers during a naturalization ceremony held at Al Faw pa More
1st Lt. Jason Potter, a Civil Military Operations Officer with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) watches Sheik Kareem Aziz More
The recent shipment of eggs line the Mahmudiyah chicken hatchery preparing for incubation April 21.
Players from various teams in the Mahmudiyah Soccer Tournament line up on the field for the first time Apr. 20.
2nd Lt. Mohammed Shakur, officer with 2nd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, gives direction to Soldiers under him during Battle Position construction on Route Peggy in the Sa'id Abdullah Corrido More
Capt. Mike Fisher, the Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander speaks with Mr. Yaseen Mustafa, the Lutifiyah Nihiyah Co More
Thousands of baby chicks, one of the first steps in the renewed poultry and egg industry sit in warming shelves at an Iraqi poultry farm just outside of Mahmudiyah.
The Yusifiyah Iraqi Police Station was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Iraqi army leadership, coalition leadership and various sheiks from the area on April 30.
Staff Sgt. Brian Suitt, from Fort Worth, Texas, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Military Transition Team medical trainer, gives More
Staff Sgt. Brian Suitt, from Fort Worth, Texas, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Military Transition Team medical More
Capt. Sean Morrow, Company B., 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment commander encases the company colors during a transfer of authority ceremony, May 10.
1st Lt. Casey Zimmerman, native of Santa Barbara, Calif., 3rd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, platoon leader, speaks with a Yusifiyah native during a joint patrol led by the Iraqi ar More
A teacher in the Saad School hands supplies to one of her students during a school supply distribution May 21. Spc. Robert Kurtz's mother organized the items and had them shipped for distribution to Iraqi child More
Iraqi policemen practice close quarter combative skills during district response team training course at the Mahmudiyah Iraqi army compound, Sept. 28, 2008.
Iraqi army soldiers with Company 3, 1st Battalion, 55th Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, salute during the playing of the Iraq national anthem during the Patrol Base Whiskey 1 transfer of authority ceremony, More
Students of the Al Ansar School in the Mahmudiyah Qada line up for distribution of school supplies donated by the Mt. Vernon, Ill., organization Students and Soldiers for change, Oct. 7, 2008.
Jabir Al Kalabi, mayor of Mahmudiyah, and Sadoon Al Kalabi, head of the Mahmudiyah tribal support council, cut the ribbon to the Al Rasheed water pipeline at a ceremony in Mahmudiyah, Oct. 9, 2008. The pipeline More
Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division, stand in f More
Soldiers with Company 1, 1st Battalion, 55th Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division stand in formation during the Patrol Base Vanderhorn transition ceremony in Manari Oct. 16, 2008.
Children at the Sanadid school in Shakeriyah go through gift bags handed out by the Iraqi army, Oct. 19, 2008.
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division salute during the playing of the Iraqi national anthem during the Combat Outpost Dragon transfer-of-responsibility ceremony in Yusifiyah, Iraq More
U.S. Army Soldiers with Focus Tactical Force, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, are picked up upon the conclusion of an air assault operation in Bak, Khost province, Afghanistan, by CH-47 Chinoo More
An Afghan Uniformed Police trainee conducts live fire training from behind concealment during AUP basic training at Camp Parsa, Afghanistan, July 20. The training, covering basic tactical elements such as marks More
Khost Provincial Gov. Abdul Jabar Naeemi, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen Lutsky, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment commander, and U.S. Navy Commander Dave Billingslea, Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team command More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Richard Ullian, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment commander, address a formation of soldiers in regards to Sept. 11, in front of the Task Force Rakkasan Tactical Operations Center More
U.S. Army Spc. Cornelius Miller, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment supply clerk, from Miami, inventories serial numbers on radios that are set to be sent to his batta More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, 101st Airborne Division commander, re-enlists U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Oniyelu, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, from Mia More
U.S. Army Col. Walter Colbert, 3-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Kerrigan, 3-19th Indiana ADT command sergeant major, uncase the 3-19th ADT's colors More
Khowst Provincial Gov. Naimi looks over weapons turned in by the Nasradin and Bouri Kheyl tribes, Nov. 7. The tribes hope to resolve a conflict ongoing for more than 100 years.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph Czarbaranek from San Francisco, Task Force Silver Fox, unmanned aerial vehicle officer in charge based out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., crosses the finish line first with a time More
A Silver Star Medal sits ready for presentation prior to a Dec. 23 ceremony at Forward Operating Base Salerno recognizing the actions of U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Robinson from Tacoma, Wash., with Company D, 1st More
An Iraqi army soldier lines up multiple firearms, explosives and improvised explosive device-making materials from a cache found north of Lutifiyah Feb. 19.
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, the Multi-National Force-Iraq command sergeant major, speaks with a Soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry regiment, at patrol base Corregidor, during a visit with the 3 More
An Iraqi doctor gathers information from Jenabi Village patient during a Coordinated Medical Engagement as part of Operation Crazy Horse 3.
Brig. Gen. Ali Jassim Mohammed Hassen Al-Frejee, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi army division commander, reads over the orders of his Honorable Order of Saint Barbara Medal, March 6. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Richard Fox)
A Soldier with 3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pops the lock on a door with a shotgun blast, during operations in Mahm More
The new Mahmudiyah Soccer Stadium opened April 20 with an inaugural tournament when players took the field for the first time. The stadium project itself was completed in conjunction with Marne Piledriver. (U.S More
Sgt. Peter Yenter, with Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div (AASLT), receives his naturalization paperwork during a naturalization ceremony held at Al Faw palace on April 12.
An Iraqi army soldier walks ahead of both coalition and other Iraqi army soldiers during a clearance mission, April 15, starting Operation Marne Piledriver in the Mahmudiyah area.
Students pack one of the classrooms currently provided at the Saedi school Apr. 20. Renovations are going to create more space so that the children can have a more comfortable learning environment.
One of the teams in the Mahmudiyah Soccer Tournament warms up at the new stadium prior to the opening game Apr. 20.
Capt. Benjamin Neusse, a Civil Military Operations Officer with 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) speaks with workers in the Mahmudiya More
Two Iraqi army soldiers stack sandbags to create a Battle Position on Route Peggy in the Sa'id Abdullah Corridor April 24.
Capt. Mike Fisher, the Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander speaks with Mr. Yaseen Mustafa, the Lutifiyah Nihiyah co More