U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie troop, 2nd Squadron,
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, Wa., question Iraqi civilians during Operation Shock Wave south of Baqubah, ... More
Sparks Fly on Airplane Road
An Iraqi welder works on a gate on Airplane Road in Baghdad's Doura neighborhood, Jan. 1. The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Dragon, operates in the area and has seen a resurgence of economic ac... More
Read You, Loud and Clear
Fort Myers, Fla., native, 1st Lt. Justin Anderson, serving as an operations officer with the 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment's Headquarters Company, lets Lasol Ahmed try on his headset while on a mission i... More
Candy man can, US Army Photo
New York native, Spc. Eric Reyes, a team leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, attached to Task Force 4-64, passes out gum to Iraqi children while on a mission in ... More
Two Thumb Up, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from Harker Heights, Texas, gives two thumbs up to the plans of Brig. Gen. Baha, commander of 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Po... More
Scout Activities in Muqdadiyah, Iraq
Scouts block off all traffic, human or vehicle leading to the bridge. U.S. Army Soldiers are from Scouts, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Muqdadiyah, Iraq,... More
Seven-day-old baby dies of illness
Iraqi army captain talks to a local woman who wishes to pass through to bury her seven-day-old baby that just died of illness. Muqdadiyah, Iraq, on Jan. 8, 2008.
All the Marbles, US Army Photo
Maj. Everett Spain, aide-de-camp to commanding general, Multi-National Force-Iraq, plays a game of marbles on Airplane Road in Baghdad's Doura neighborhood, Jan. 5. Gen. David Petraeus visited the area to asses... More
'Atlas' Carries Weight of Rashid
The supply support activity warehouse at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad is where nine battalions are supplied from. The warehouse is operated by the 'Atlas' of Company A, 610th Brigade Suppor... More
Coalition, council come together to rebuild city
1st Lt Josh Ray, fire support officer for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Haydar Mohassan Ali, Seddah city council chairman, analyze city boundaries d... More
The Army chief of information Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson
The Army chief of information Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson talks to a Soldier from Company C, 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, about satellite communications duri... More
MP units transfer authority
1st Sgt. Pedro Guevara, 230th Military Police Company and Capt. Shaun Hall, commander of 230th MP Co., uncase the unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony, Jan. 19, at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq.
Iraqi Brig. Gen. Karim, commander of 7th Brigade, 2nd
Iraqi Brig. Gen. Karim, commander of 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi national police division, gives Syracuse, N.Y., native Staff Sgt. William Brewster, an armament maintenance supervisor with Company B, 610th Brigade S... More
Iraqis take the lead: CFT Wild Boar lends a helping hand in the backgr...
Lt. Col. Greg Baine, Beaumont, Texas, commander, Combined Functional Team Wild Boar, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, presents a Wild Boar Coin of Excellence to an Iraqi national police officer for his ex... More
Command Sgt. Maj. William Huffin, a native of Fayetteville,
Command Sgt. Maj. William Huffin, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., who is the senior non-commissioned officer of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry D... More
Sheiks discuss concerns in council meeting
Local sheiks, village leaders, Iraqi army and coalition forces met in a town council meeting Jan. 30 in Khidr. (US Army Photo/1st Lt. Marshall Tucker)
Staff Sgt. Bryan Tuck, 26th Brigade Support Battalion,
Staff Sgt. Bryan Tuck, 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., flag football team quarterback throws a deep pass during the Kalsu Super Bowl game Feb. ... More
A Helping Hand, US Army Photo
Allen Park, Mich., native 2nd. Lt. Matthew Lacki, a platoon leader with Company C, 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, Task Force Dragon, lends a hand as the 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Pol... More
Re-Creating the Thunder
New Port Richey, Fla., native, Spc. Jeffery Johnson, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, takes the oath of enlistment f... More
Serve and Volley, US Army Photo
Pfc. David Smith, of Company B, 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, Task Force Dragon, returns his opponents serve during a game of ping pong between missions at Combat Outpost 531, Feb. 4. The Albany, N.Y., ... More
'Darting' to be different
Sgt. Neal Robinson, a Baltimore native serving as a human resources sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, throws a dart as 1st Sgt. J.B. Thomas, a Miami native a... More
Spc. Joseph Torres, from Manhattan, N.Y., 6th Squadron,
Spc. Joseph Torres, from Manhattan, N.Y., 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div. poses with an Iraqi boy in Adwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 8.
Leadership from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Leadership from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, sit with sheik Kamil al Janabi, a senior sheik in the Janabi tribe at the Janabi tribal meeting Feb. 8 at the Sheik Kamil Compound, near Diyiah, Iraq.
Soldiers of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry
Soldiers of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, found 171 60 mm, 54 82 mm and one 20 mm mortar rounds Feb. 14 in Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq.
Soldiers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry
Soldiers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, found a large weapon cache in two separate holes approximately 30 meters apart in Diddum, Iraq, Feb... More
Iraqi businessmen and civilians walk past booths set
Iraqi businessmen and civilians walk past booths set up at the Al Rasheed Hotel in the International Zone, Feb. 15, during the "Baghdad to Baghdad Business Exposition." During the exposition, more than 300 Ira... More
Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion,
Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, run to a Black Hawk during Operation Dodge City, an air assault raid, Feb. 16, in the Meullha area of Iraq. During the operation, So... More
Afghan national police, from Logar Province, line-up
Afghan national police, from Logar Province, line-up behind a PKM machine gun to receive instructions prior to firing the weapon Feb. 19. at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.
An Iraqi man, Maduffa, carries his son Ali, 6, to an
An Iraqi man, Maduffa, carries his son Ali, 6, to an examination room at the aid station, Feb.13. Medical personnel from 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain (Light) conducted a follow-up examination... More
Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Wells, right, combat medic,
Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Wells, right, combat medic, Joint Forces Headquarters, Arizona Army National Guard, demonstrates the proper technique of the head-tilt, chin-lift method of clearing an airway during a fir... More
New Hope for Baghdad Shop Owners
An Iraqi businessman waits as local officials, Iraqi security forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers check his paperwork, Feb. 20, before providing a $2,500 grant to help kick-start his business ... More
Abdullah Wardak, governor of Logar province, speaks
Abdullah Wardak, governor of Logar province, speaks to the newest graduates of a winter training class during a graduation ceremony, Feb. 21, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.
Iraqi police manning a checkpoint near Jurf as Sakhr,
Iraqi police manning a checkpoint near Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, discovered a large munitions cache approximately 250 meters from the checkpoint, Feb. 22. Included in the cache were 240 60 mm mortars, 189 100 mm mor... More
Vanguard Distribution Company Changes Hands
Lt. Col. John Chadbourne, commander of 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes the guideon to Capt. Seth Olmstead, incoming commander for Company A, 703rd BSB, du... More
Women and a daughter from Zafaraniyah sit at sewing
Women and a daughter from Zafaraniyah sit at sewing stations and become the first attendees of sewing-shop classes that opened at the Zafaraniyah Technical Institute, Feb. 23.
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, currently attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 8th Iraqi army division cle... More
End of wild ride, US Army Photo
Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, stand by to receive their Golden Spurs, March 4, at Forward Ope... More
Black Lions reach out to wounded
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division talk back and forth to wounded comrades from the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio to Forward Oper... More
An Iraqi national policeman fills an Iraqi man's
An Iraqi national policeman fills an Iraqi man's prescription during the 7th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division's medical capabilities mission at Joint Security Station Doura in southern Baghdad, March 5. Th... More
Sgt. Andrea Chandler, a 3rd Infantry Division linguist,
Sgt. Andrea Chandler, a 3rd Infantry Division linguist, inspects a building under construction in Jurf as Sahkr, Iraq, during a mission, March 5. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Ben Brody)
First Lt. Zachary Boes of Company C, 3rd Battalion,
First Lt. Zachary Boes of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks with a young resident of Musayyib, Iraq, during a patrol, March 7. (Photo/Sgt. Ben Brody)
Families in the village of Howeja, Iraq, receive farming
Families in the village of Howeja, Iraq, receive farming tools from Soldiers in Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, March 7. The tools included a whe... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sam MacKenzie, a Forest Lake, Minn.,
Sgt. 1st Class Sam MacKenzie, a Forest Lake, Minn., native, gives a map to Falah Ali, the essential services chairman for the Rusafa District Council, during a visit to the district council building in Baghdad,... More
Pricy haircut = good cause
Sgt. Jeremy Murphy (left), of Mobile, Ala., and Sgt. Kenneth Payne, of Arlington, Texas, show off their new haircuts,March 8, at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad. The two managed to raise $1,50... More
British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commanding
British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commanding general of Multi-National Force – Iraq, stops to talk to an Iraqi business owner, March 9, while touring the Al Jadida market in Baghdad. Leaders from 2nd Ba... More
Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade
Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands in the hallway of the Forward Operating Base Salerno's hospital in Afghanistan. ... More
Lt. Col. Dane Barksdale, commander of 1st Battalion,
Lt. Col. Dane Barksdale, commander of 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks with Brig. Gen. Abdul Amir, commander of 2nd brigade, 8th Iraqi army division, a... More
Dragon's Lair facility welcomes reconciliation
Lt. Col. Johnnie Johnson (center), a Tampa, Fla., native, talks with an Iraqi national police battalion commander and a sheik from southwest Rashid during a luncheon, March 11, at Forward Operating Base Falcon ... More
Six more years, US Army Photo
Spc. John Jackson, a native of Moultonborough, N.H., pledges his commitment to the nation for an additional six years as he cites the oath of reenlistment, March 11, at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Baghdad.... More
Fish farmers meet to form association
More than 50 fish farmers and sheikhs from the Buharat and Abu Lukah areas of Iraq attended a meeting at Forward Operating Base Iskan, Iraq, March 12, to discuss setting up a fish farmers association. (Photo/1... More
Chicken farms operational, but face challenges
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 7th infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division discovered operational chicken farms. Company commanders and the owners are currently discussing ways to improv... More
Soldiers in 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion,
Soldiers in 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ... More
Capt. Sara Davidson, the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion
Capt. Sara Davidson, the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion supply officer and a native of Decatur, Ill., places first for the females with a time of 18:51 in the "Almost St. Paddy's Day Nearly 5k Fun Run" at Forw... More
Rooftop guardians, US Army Photo
Members of the Iraqi national police and Iraqi army provide security from the roof of a school prior to a ceremony in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood, March 15. The Iraqi security forces were securing ... More
Dr. Bassama gives an Iraqi woman money to repair any
Dr. Bassama gives an Iraqi woman money to repair any damages to her property during a resettlement ceremony in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood, March 15. About 285 families are expected to move back in... More
(From right), Hollywood celebrities Cynthia Watros
(From right), Hollywood celebrities Cynthia Watros and Bonnie-Jill Laflin sign autographs as Spc. Matt Fisher, a Livonia, Mich., native and Spc. Joshua Falgout, from Odessa, Texas, take seats of honor next to t... More
Senators John McCain, of Arizona; Joseph Lieberman,
Senators John McCain, of Arizona; Joseph Lieberman, of Connecticut; and Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, talk to local Iraqis during a walking tour of Iskandariyah, Iraq, March 17. The three senators were in ... More
Saydiyah Smiles, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., Multi-National Division - Baghdad, and Lt. Col. Johnnie Johnson, commander 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, Task Force Dragon, g... More
Bright future, US Army Photo
An Iraqi boy from Saydiyah, a neighborhood in southern Baghdad, wears sunglasses, March 17, on a bright day. Saydiyah has seen an economic resurgence in the past few months as security has increased.
703rd Soldiers Strive to Run 703 Miles
Specialists Matt Williamson and Brenda Abbe, both from Company C, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, run at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Abbe was the first S... More
Local resident leads coalition forces to weapons caches
Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, found two weapons caches, March 17, in the Shaka 3 region of Iraq. Included in the ca... More
More than 150 Soldiers, Airmen and civilians started
More than 150 Soldiers, Airmen and civilians started running at the kickoff of the Forward Operating Base Kalsu 10K Shamrock Shuffle on FOB Kalsu, Iraq, March 17.
Showing Off, US Army Photo
First Sgt. Lawrence King, a native of Fairfax County, Va., shows Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, the senior enlisted leader for Multi-National Force – Iraq, the future site of Joint Security Station Masafee in s... More
Sgt. John Ray, a Milwaukee, native, scans his sector
Sgt. John Ray, a Milwaukee, native, scans his sector and pulls security while on patrol near the Al Alawaya power station in Baghdad, March 19. Soldiers from Battery B, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 4th ... More
Field Artillery Soldier celebrates promotion
Spc. Steven Smethurst (right), a Spokane, Wash. native, stands tall as he is promoted from the rank of private first class to specialist, March 19, at Joint Security Station Babil by his unit commander, Capt. C... More
1st Lt. Michael Sargent, who is a native of Tampa,
1st Lt. Michael Sargent, who is a native of Tampa, Fla., speaks with Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq) checkpoint leaders in Karadah, March 20. Sargent is assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 4... More
Pvt. Erick Rodriguez, a medic in Company B, 2nd Battalion,
Pvt. Erick Rodriguez, a medic in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receives a Bronze Star with Valor, from Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, com... More
CAV Soldier brings water to thirsty comrades
Spc. Anthony Green, from Anchorage, Alaska, uses a 5-ton forklift to deliver pallets of water. Green is assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat T... More
Female CAV Soldier stands guard
Pvt. Theresa Thompson, a Grand Junction, Colo., native, checks her weapon before reporting to guard duty. Thompson is assigned to Headquarters Platoon, Forward Support Company D, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regi... More
Doura Christians observe Good Friday
An Iraqi Christian worships during the Good Friday service at the St. John's Church in Baghdad's Doura neighborhood. The Chaldean church has held regular services since November.
MPs on the move in Musayyib District
Pvt. Julianne Elliott from Boston, works side-by-side with her Iraqi police counterpart, March 21. Elliott is a member of the Warhawgs of 3rd Platoon, 230th Military Police Company, who are attached to 3rd Batt... More
Soldiers from 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th
Soldiers from 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to sling-load a trailer onto a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, March 22, 2008. The trailer i... More
Lt. Col. John Chadbourne, commander of 703rd Brigade
Lt. Col. John Chadbourne, commander of 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, asks questions during a tour with Col. Nasser Muhsen Hassoon, who is in charge of a mainte... More
Members of the Sons of Iraq recovered and turned in
Members of the Sons of Iraq recovered and turned in a suicide belt to Soldiers of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at Patrol Base Kelsey, Iraq, March 25.
Yasin, the headmaster of the Jurf secondary school
Yasin, the headmaster of the Jurf secondary school in Jurf as Sahkr, Iraq, thanks 1st Lt. Kevin Brown, 3rd Platoon leader, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry ... More
Pfc. Jose Valentin guards former residents of Jurf
Pfc. Jose Valentin guards former residents of Jurf as Sahkr, Iraq, just before their release from prison, March 28. Valentin is an infantryman with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Tea... More
MP Company continues to make progress
U.S. Military Police with the 230th MP Company, speak with Iraqi police at an IP checkpoint in Musayyib, Iraq. The MPs are Staff Sgt. Alexander Santos, Staff Sgt. Tony Sweat and Sgt. James Andrews.
Staff Sgt. Zebadiah Thomas (right), of Company C, 3rd
Staff Sgt. Zebadiah Thomas (right), of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, finds a way around a locked gate during a search of homes, March 29, in Ab... More
Brig. Gen. Abdul Amir, Iraqi army commander, and Lt.
Brig. Gen. Abdul Amir, Iraqi army commander, and Lt. Col. Darryl McDowell, commander of 31st Military Transition Team and 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, look at a munitions cache i... More
Raiders ready to return home
Lt. Col. James Crider, commander of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. John Jones, senior non-commissioned officer of 1-4 Cav.... More
Girl rides 'Black Lions' to tumor surgery
Capt. John King, from Swartz Creek, Mich., and Spc. Kazan Tamer, who is from Patterson, N.J., stand with Mariam and her mother, April 3, at the terminal in the Baghdad International Airport shortly before their... More
Fine Dining, US Army Photo
Civic leaders and sheikhs from West Rashid in southern Baghdad enjoy a meal outside the Baghdad International Airport Business Center, April 3. The men had worked up an appetite from a three-hour reconciliation... More
Stein of the Dragon, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a native of Austin, Texas, who serves as the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, presents a "Dragon" stein to Laith Al Turk, a sculptor from the Doura region, duri... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne, the senior non-commissioned
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne, the senior non-commissioned officer of Multi-National Division – Baghdad's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, ground guides a mine resistant ambush protected vehicl... More
Loss gains relationships
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gaskin, a Chicago native, who serves as a platoon sergeant for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, ... More
Soldier saws to improve
Sgt. Christopher Hatton, a forward observer from Livingston, Texas assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division – Baghda... More
Medic treats Iraqi, US forces in Iraq
Pfc. Boston Snelson from Decatur, Ill., who serves as a medic for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, administers minor t... More
MND-B Soldier trains to know IA soldiers
Staff Sgt. Daniel DeSoto (center), a Pineville, La., native, who serves as a squad leader with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division –... More
Sgt. Derik Gray, from Blythewood, S.C., uses a PSS-14
Sgt. Derik Gray, from Blythewood, S.C., uses a PSS-14 metal detector as 1st Lt. Michael Child, from Stafford, Va., and Pfc. Stephen Knaus, from Carpentersville, Ill., all with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battal... More
Soldier Protects MOI, US forces in Iraq
Sgt. Hsiao Tsung Chao from Austin, Texas assigned as a mortarman with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Di... More
Soldiers stand guard, US forces in Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Quichocho, a native of Agana, Guam and resident of Columbus, Ga., assigned to a personal security detachment for Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry, 4th Brigade... More
Staff Sgt. Stuart Sword, from Virginia Beach, Va.,
Staff Sgt. Stuart Sword, from Virginia Beach, Va., coordinates with Capt. Abusef, commander of 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, to search for a possible improvised explosiv... More
2nd Lt. Yandy Orozco, from Miami, and Staff Sgt. Marcus
2nd Lt. Yandy Orozco, from Miami, and Staff Sgt. Marcus Coe, from Port Richey, Fla., explain how to assemble and use the water purification system to residents of Bahbahani, Iraq, April 9. Both Soldiers are fro... More
BSTB Soldier takes break from route-clearance mission
Sgt. Joshua Perkins, a combat engineer from Tucson, Ariz., assigned to 2nd Platoon, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, takes a day a break to visit ... More
Smooth running, US forces in Iraq
Spc. Ronald Burris, a Pickton, Texas native, performs a continuity check on a joint security station's 5-kilowatt generator during a quality assurance, quality control inspection. Burris is assigned to the main... More
High five, US forces in Iraq
Sgt. Delvin Akins, a Lancaster, Calif. native, signals another Soldier while on a dismounted patrol of central Baghdad. Akins serves as a health care specialist with Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment... More
Cavalry Soldier patrols Baghdad
Spc. Shawn Alms, from Rockford, Ill., conducts a dismounted patrol along the streets of central Baghdad. Alms serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Co... More
Double Duty, US forces in Iraq
Spc. Josue Lemus, a Houston native, prepares to perform his duties as a gunner in a convoy. Lemus also serves as a motor transport operator with Company D, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Comba... More
Mortar platoon fires rounds
Mortar Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, fire an 81 mm mortar into an empty f... More
Sgt. Allen Swinton receives a Purple Heart from Lt.
Sgt. Allen Swinton receives a Purple Heart from Lt. Col. John Chadbourne, commander of 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, April 13, for injuries he suffered followi... More