Iraqi police escorting Samarra Rescue Committee members pass by the spiral minaret in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 16, on the way to placing them inside the northern-Iraqi city.
Capt. Josh Kurtzman, commander of "Cougar" Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, speaks to members of the Samarra Rescue Committee and Iraqi police, Feb. 16, in Samarra, Iraq. Kurtzman's Soldiers wer More
Before allowing members of the Samarra Rescue Committee onto the range to practice firing their AK-47s, Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment show the group members proper ways to More
Staff Sgt. John Harper, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, explains how to effectively fire rounds from an AK-47 to members of the Samarra Rescue Committee while practicing firing the weapon More
Staff Sgt. John Harper, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, points to where members of the Samarra Rescue Committee must fire the rounds from their AK-47s while practicing firing the weapons More
An Iraqi policeman mans his weapon while waiting to escort members of the Samarra Rescue Committee, Feb. 16, in Samarra.
Members of the Samarra Rescue Committee practice how to lift and carry a wounded person during a training at Forward Operating Base Seven, Feb. 14, near Samarra, Iraq.
Spc. Erik Regalado, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, shows Samarra Rescue Committee members different ways to lift and carry a wounded person.
The lone-standing spiral minaret in Samarra, Iraq was built in 944 AD and is the most noticeable feature in the skyline in Samarra after the bombings of the Al-Askari mosque, the two other minarets and the cloc More
A Samarra Rescue Committee member practices firing his AK-47 at Forward Operating Base Seven, Feb. 14, near Samarra, Iraq.
A Samarra Rescue Comittee member fires his AK-47 assault rifle at a range at Forward Operating Base Seven, Feb. 14, while Spc. Derek Hill, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, watches to ensu More
After engaging their targets, Samarra Rescue Committee members check to see how well they fired with their AK-47s, while Sgt. James Spiller, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, looks on.
A Samarra Rescue Comittee member fires his AK-47 assault rifle at a range at Forward Operating Base Seven, Feb. 14, while Sgt. James Spiller, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, watches to e More
A Samarra Rescue Comittee member fires his AK-47 assault rifle at a range at Forward Operating Base Seven, Feb. 14, while Spc. Derek Hill, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, watches to ensure he does so sa More
A member of the Samarra Rescue Committee watches as another member receive proper instruction on how to fire a weapon while standing at Forward Operating Base Seven near Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 14. The SRC was at t More
Specialist Derek Hill, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, watches a member of the Samarra Rescue Committee as he learns the proper way to fire a weapon while standing at Forward Operating Ba More
Members of the Samarra Rescue Committee run to man their locations inside the city of Samarra Feb. 16.
A convoy of vehicles make their way across the Samarra Bridge, Feb. 16, with members of the Samarra Rescue Comimttee along with Iraqi and coalition forces.