U.S. Army Cpt. Ryan Smith from 2nd Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Military Transitional Team 0360 pulls security while on a routine joint patrol and area assessment mission to an open market in the More
Iraqi soldiers from 24th Brigade 6th Iraqi Army Division talk with local resident, while Nemo a U.S. military working dog waits for further direction during a routine cordon and knock with their brigade in the More
Iraqi soldiers from 24th Brigade 6th Iraqi Army Division search a residence while on a routine Cordon and Knock with their Brigade in the city of Abu Ghraib Iraq, Oct. 18, 2008.
Iraqi soldiers from 24th Brigade 6th Iraqi Army setup a perimeter around the area they had already designated to be where their medical care operation for the local populace would be held in Abu Ghraib Iraq, Oc More
Iraqi army Col. Allah and Iraqi State Officials view local newspapers on display at the 1st annual Tarmiyah Expo in the city of Tarmiyah Iraq, Oct.22, 2008. The Tarmiyah Expo was held to commemorate the achieve More
An Iraqi Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), checks his combat vehicle crewman helmet at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, 27 Oct. 2008. )
An Iraqi T-72 tank fires during a live fire training exercise at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, Oct. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army Capt. Stephn Ash from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Provisional Reconstruction Team, talks with an Iraqi official about security measures around the office building located More
An Iraqi youth kicks back and relaxes prior to the start of an opening ceremony for a recently finished electrical sub-station in the city of Sal Ba Bor, Iraq, Nov. 8.
Sheik Nadeem Hatem al Tamimi talks to guests at the Sab al Bour electrical substation grand opening Nov. 8, 2008.
An Iraqi army officer and local sheik talk with a member of the Sons of Iraq at a government sponsored payday in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10.
An Iraqi youth watches as Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi police begin to get security established at a recently completed government center for it's opening ceremony in the city of Abu Ghraib, Nov. 22.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Kurt Kaleb from Military Transitional Team 0360, attached to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, checks his hand during a game of dominoes at a cookout on Forward Oper More
World Wrestling Entertainment Wrestler Eve Torres takes a second to get a snap shot with a U.S. Soldier assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division Baghdad, duri More
World Wrestling Entertainment Wrestler Eve Torres pauses for a second to get a picture with a U.S. Soldier assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division Baghdad, d More
U.S. Army Cpt. Stephn Ash of 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, pulls security while engineers from brigade inspect a More
Volunteers prepare to hand off cups of water to runners, who participated in the Satellite Honolulu Marathon, at Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad, Dec. 14.
An Iraqi sheik makes a final count on a paycheck prior to issuing it to a member of the Sons of Iraq during a monthly government sponsored payday at Joint Service Station Rowad near the city of Rowad, Iraq, Dec. 17.
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, provide security during an Iraqi government sponsored Sons of Iraq payd More
Supermodel Leeann Tweeden talks to U.S. Troops assigned to Multi-National Division-Baghdad, during a USO sponsored tour to Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008.
Spc. Jeffery Lavigne, a Linolakes, Minn., native, observes Iraqi citizens entering the Aqur Quf Nahia meeting, west of Baghdad, Dec. 20. Coalition Forces attend the meeting to observe the progress the local go More
U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, conduct an essential services survey meeting with local Iraqi officials concerning progress on severa More
Iraqi policemen selected to be photographers attend the very first Joint Combat Camera training school for Iraqi forces while U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann (back right), assigned to Joint Combat Camer More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, shows an Iraqi policeman attending the very first Joint Combat Camera Training Course for Iraqi Comb More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom, assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, an instructor for the Iraqi Combat Camera Training Course, talks with Iraqi police students selected for Combat Camera duty about the More
U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom (left ) and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann (right) assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq and instructors in the Iraqi Combat Camera Traini More
Iraqi army volunteers for the 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi army division's Quick Reaction Force, do pushups while warming up prior to taking a physical fitness test at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 11.
An Iraqi electrical engineer receives his very first paycheck after completion of the training course at an electrical sub-station in the Abu Ghraib area of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 22.
U.S. Soldiers from 185th Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, clean communication equipment as they prepare for re-deployment More
An Iraqi army Soldier pulls security while on a routine area assessment mission to the open market in the city of Abu Ghraib Iraq, Oct. 17, 2008.
An Iraqi contractor hooks chains to the wench on a crane to begin the days work of constructing several guard towers around the perimeter of the Al Ban apartments in the city of Abu Ghraib, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2008.
Sheiks from around the city of Tarmiyah sit waiting for the ceremony to begin at the 1st annual Tarmiyah Expo, Oct.22, 2008. The Tarmiyah Expo was held to commemorate the achievements in reconstruction and stab More
Coalition forces Soldiers from the Czech Republic explains to the Iraqi army tank crew on what they need to do to zero their T-72 tank at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, 27 Oct. 2008.
Several Iraqi T-72 tanks from 2nd Battalion, 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), standby to move to the firing line during a live fire exercise at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, Oct. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army Spc. Neil Stanfield a Combat cameraman attached to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, captures video of an Iraqi council member as he goes over his notes prior to a meeting with More
A member of the Sons of Iraq sits in the back of a truck after receiving his paycheck during an Iraqi government sponsored payday at Joint Security Station Tarmiyah in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10.
Ms. Linda Specht (left) a U.S. State Department liason to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Provisional Reconstruction Team talks with other officials about successes in the area around th More
A local Iraqi government official and his son pose for a photo while preparations are being conducted for the government center's opening ceremony in the city of Abu Ghraib, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008.(U.S. Army photo More
World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler John Cena on a trip with the USO to the Middle East visits with U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division More
An Iraqi soldier smiles for the camera while manning a traffic control point near the city of Sal Ba Bor Iraq, Dec. 10, 2008.
U.S. Soldiers from Multi-National Division - Baghdad, near a water point during a 25th Infantry Division sponsored Honolulu Marathon held on Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 14.
A stack of paychecks issued by the Iraqi government wait for members of the Sons of Iraq to come and collect near the city of Rowad, Iraq, Dec. 17.
A member of the Sons of Iraq confirms his identity while waiting to receive his monthly paycheck from the Iraqi government at a Joint Service Station near the city of Rowad, Iraq, Dec. 17, 2008.
Sgt. Darryl E. Outlaw, a Washington D.C., native, monitors the outer perimeter of the Aqur Quf Nahia building from his Stryker as the Nahia council members discuss the progress of essential services Dec. 20 in More
An Iraqi army Cpt. from the local Iraqi army division discusses what progress the Iraqi army has had in the area and what support they will be able to give to ongoing infrastructure projects around the city of More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom (top left) currently assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, give a block of instruction to Iraqi policemen at the first ever Joint Combat Cam More
An Iraqi policeman attending the very first Joint Combat Camera Iraq training course for Iraqi Combat Camera practices the proper camera holding technique during the second day of instruction at Joint Security More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann, assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, an instructor at the Iraqi Combat Camera Training Course, pretends to be a shepherd for one of the students during their practical More
Iraqi police selected for Combat Camera duty attend their graduation ceremony for the Joint Combat Camera Iraq, Iraqi Combat Camera Training Course at Joint Security Station Dora in the city of Baghdad, Iraq, D More
Iraqi soldiers from 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi army division (Mechanized), begin marching and await for the word to double time during warm-ups for a physical fitness test at a Quick Reaction Force Training Cours More
U.S. Army Capt. Mark Gillman from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Engineers, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, inspects the foundations that were recently dug for an engineer project to b More
Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and civilians from across Multi-National Division-Baghdad volunteered to support the Satellite Honolulu Marathon at Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad, Dec. 14. The marathon supp More
An Iraqi woman and her daughter stop at a produce shop at the open market in Abu Ghraib Iraq, Oct. 17, 2008.
An Iraqi soldier from 24th Brigade 6th Iraqi Army Division waits with a pickaxe for orders to break a lock on a door while on a routine Cordon and Knock patrol with his brigade to the city of Abu Ghraib Iraq, O More
U.S. Army Col. Todd McCaffery 2nd Striker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Commanding Officer talks with local Iraqi official at the 1st annual Tarmiyah Expo in the city of Tarmiyah Iraq, Oct.22, 2008.
Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), off-load their T-72 tanks at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, 27 Oct. 2008.
An Iraqi soldier from 2nd Battalion, 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), carries his assigned Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher out to the firing line for familiarization live fire at the Besmay More
Ms. Linda Specht (left) a U.S. State Department liason to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Provisional Reconstruction Team talks with a Baghdad Council member about upcoming projects in th More
An Iraqi official counts money for a Sons of Iraq members pay at Joint Security Station Tarmiyah in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, take part in a mass re-enlistment ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Military Transitional Team, attached to 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, celebrate the end of their year rotation to Iraq with a More
World Wrestling Entertainment Wrestlers Eve Torres (left) and Kelly Kelly (right) pose for a photo with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Valentine Fletes from Headquarters Headquarters Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Comb More
U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Dickey from Kalispell, Mont., assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, pulls security inside More
U.S. Army Maj. Ross Coffey from Seattle, Wash., currently assigned to 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, takes a second to More
An Iraqi soldier look at a member of the Sons of Iraq's paperwork to ensure everything is in order so that he can receive his monthly pay from the Iraqi government at Joint Service Station Rowad, near the city More
An Iraqi soldiers looks at a member of the Sons of Iraq's paperwork to ensure everything is in order so that he can receive his monthly pay from the Iraqi government at Joint Service Station Rowad near the city More
Supermodel Leeann Tweeden (left) signs an autograph for a U.S. Soldier at a USO sponsored performance and meet and greet held at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008.
Local Iraqi leaders hold an essential services meeting at a government center in the city of Taji, Iraq, to discuss the progress on several different agricultural projects currently being worked on, Dec. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann from 1st Combat Camera Squadron, currently assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, Multi-National Division Baghdad, one of the instructors, observes training while Iraqi po More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, demonstrates the proper way to hold a camera to an Iraqi policeman during the very first Joint Comba More
Iraqi police Cpl. Ali, a videographer for his brigade talks with fellow students about the different features that video has from still photography while attending the very first Joint Combat Camera Iraq lead I More
U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom (left) and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann (right) assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, instructors in the Iraqi Combat Camera Training C More
An Iraqi army officer from 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi army division (Mechanized), leads volunteers for their Quick Reaction Force in warm up stretches prior to conducting a physical fitness test at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 11.
An Iraqi national worker wearing his newly issued blue jumpsuit and yellow helmet, recently completed Electrical Engineer training waits patiently in line while reporting to work for his first official paycheck More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Herring of Augusta, Ga., (left) fills a pressure washer with fuel as Spc. Robert Scott, of Brooklyn, N.Y., steadies the nozzle, both Soldiers are assigned to 185th Military Intelli More
An Iraqi army T-72 Tank from 3/4/9 Iraqi Army Brigade (Mechanized) pulls security while on an early morning field training exercise and town engagement drill with supervision provided by U.S. Army 2nd Brigade 2 More
Max a military working dog inspects a room with his handler while in support of an Iraqi army run Cordon and Knock mission to the Al Ban apartments area in the city of Abu Ghraib Iraq, Oct. 18, 2008.
An Iraqi soldier from 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi army stands inside a guard tower as it is being constructed near the Al Ban apartment complex in the city of Abu Ghraib, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2008.
Linda Specht, a native of Carlise, Pa., and embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team leader with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, speaks w More
Linda Specht (right) U.S. State Department liaison to 2nd Striker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Provincial Reconstruction Team talks with Sheik Sa'ed Jassem (middle) and Sheik Nadeem (left) prior t More
Coalition forces soldiers from the Czech Republic measure the diameter of the barrel on an Iraqi T-72 tank during pre-firing day preparations at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, 27 Oct. 2008.
Iraqi soldiers form 2nd Battalion, 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), ready ammunition to be fired by their T-72 tanks during a live fire exercise at the Besmaya Gunnery Range, Oct. 28, 2008.
An Iraqi soldier pulls security for government officials for the Sons of Iraq payday at Joint Security Station Tarmiyah in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10.
U.S. Army Col. John Hort from Fayetteville, N.C., commanding officer of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, speaks during a mass re-enlistment ceremony for Soldiers from his brigade on Veterans Day, More
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, check their position before moving on to their next objective during an overnight raid in the city of Ro More
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, along with support from Brandon, a U.S. Military working dog and his handler Sgt. Mike Heinzig (left), w More
Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi police being to get security established at a recently completed government center for it's opening ceremony in the city of Abu Ghraib, Nov. 22.
U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Military Transitional Team and Iraqi soldiers from 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, celebrate the end of their year rotation to More
An Iraqi boy watches as U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, check on progress of a repair project on More
Several of the completion medals waiting for participants from Multi-National Division - Baghdad as they cross the finish line during a 25th Infantry Division sponsored Honolulu Marathon held on Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 14.
An Iraqi government official talks with a member of the Sons of Iraq prior to giving him his monthly pay issued by the Iraqi government in the city of Tarmiyah Iraq, Dec. 17.
A box of paperwork for registered members of the Sons of Iraq in the city of Tarmiyah Iraq sits at the pay desk, Dec. 17, 2008.
Supermodel Leeann Tweeden watches as country music artist Craig Morgan and his band perform a song for U.S. Troops assigned to Multi-National Division-Baghdad while on a USO sponsored Sgt. Maj. of the Army's Ho More
An Iraqi worker at the power station in the city of Taji, Iraq, Dec. 23, 2008.
An Iraqi policeman attending the very first Joint Combat Camera Iraq training course for Iraqi Combat Camera practices the proper camera holding technique while U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom advises More