Maj. Gen. Michael Oates, who hails from San Antonio
Maj. Gen. Michael Oates, who hails from San Antonio and serves as the commanding general, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., presents a division coin to Pvt. Joseph Crampton, Jan.23, who hails from Omaha,... More
U.S. Army Spc. Hospedales hands out packs of cookies
U.S. Army Spc. Hospedales hands out packs of cookies to the children as they swarm around him in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, on Feb. 7, 2008. The Soldier is from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th ... More
It's a swarm!, US Army Photo
Buffalo, N.Y., native Spc. Ahmed Ahmed, an interpreter with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., is swarmed by children while passing out candy Feb. 7. British... More
Sgt. Ronald K. Burke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon,
Sgt. Ronald K. Burke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division practices clearing rooms with fellow non-commis... More
Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, who hails from Thomasville,
Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, who hails from Thomasville, Ga., and serves as commanding general for Multi-National Corps – Iraq, shakes hands with Col. Mark Dewhurst, who hails from Papillion, Neb., and serves as ... More
NCO keeps Phoenix flying
Four "Phoenix" Soldiers from 610th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pose at the Crossed Sabers in Baghdad's International Zo... More
Iraqis line up at a school in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah
Iraqis line up at a school in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood, Feb. 9, to stake their legal claim to property they had previously departed because of violence. A deed or an active lease was required be... More
Serves up, US Army Photo
Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad unwind in their spare time by playing volleyball outside Multi-National Davison - Baghdad's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division'... More
Folding it just right - A man in a military uniform cutting a ribbon
Master Sgt. David Dinsmore, who hails from Princeton, Mo., and is assigned as a personnel section noncommissioned officer in charge, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Bag... More
Navy Lt. Paul R. Baczuk, who hails from Portland, Ore.,
Navy Lt. Paul R. Baczuk, who hails from Portland, Ore., and serves as a civil affairs officer with Company C, 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, keeps his distance as Iraqi national police officers talk to Iraqi gu... More
Hon. Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, is greeted
Hon. Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, is greeted at the Forward Operating Base Falcon flight line by the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division's senior enlisted Soldier, Chicopee, Mass... More
Sec. Def. conducts honors as 'Dragon' Brigade sees 1,000th Soldier sta...
Spc. Roy Burkhalter, a network operations specialist with Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, is re-enlisted by Hon. Robert Gates, the U.S. Secr... More
First Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne
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
Bond between IPs, coalition forces strengthens
Sgt. Derrick Somers and Spc. Christopher Wynn, both with the 230th Military Police Company, now attached to 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, take a photo aft... More
MND-B Soldiers keep watchful eye in sky
An Aerostat flies above the forward operating base, Feb. 12, to provide camera surveillance and reconnaissance both on and off the base. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade... More
A memorial stand and display honor Capt. Michael A.
A memorial stand and display honor Capt. Michael A. Norman, 36, who was born in Austin, Texas, and served as a military intelligence officer with 3rd Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd Division National Police Transit... More
Pizza! Pizza!, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a Harker Heights, Texas, native and the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, shows off a pizza that was given to him by Dr. Muayad Al-Jabouri during a meet... 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
View from above, US Army Photo
Sgt. Matthew Woods, who is from Joplin, Mo., and serves as a team leader with the personal security detachment for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, scans the Do... More
First Sgt. Wayne Lawrence, from Carsville, Mo., first
First Sgt. Wayne Lawrence, from Carsville, Mo., first sergeant for Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, was among Soldiers in his company handing out school ba... More
Soldier paddles for relaxation
Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Boise, a New Orleans native who serves as the non-commissioned officer in charge and senior food operations manager assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat T... More
Reviewing master plan - A group of soldiers looking at a map
Brig. Gen. Milano, the 4th Infantry Divison's assistant division commander for support, Harker Heights, Texas, native, Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Spring Valley, Minn., na... More
Council takes aim at Saydiyah revival
Displaced Iraqis line up in Saydiyah to fill out paperwork to return to their homes, Feb. 9. Iraqi security forces and Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment helped more than 2,000 displaced familie... More
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division start their patrol in the center of Al Suk Market in Muqdadiyah, Iraq on February 17, 2008. (U.S. Army Photo... More
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division start their patrol in the center of Al Suk Market in Muqdadiyah, Iraq on Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Army photo/Spc... More
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division start their patrol in the center of Al Suk Market in Muqdadiyah, Iraq on February 17, 2008. (U.S. Army Photo... More
Iraqi fish farmers meet to discuss future of industry
Lt. Col. Timothy Newsome, commander of 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, welcomes everyone to the initial meeting for rebuilding the fish farming industry in ... More
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Capt. Nikki Lewis, a native of Baton Rouge, La., examines an Iraqi boy during a Combined Medical Effort at the Ministry of Health in Baghdad, Feb. 18. The joint mission to provide medical care to Iraqi citizen... More
Master Sgt. Henning Jensen, a native of Salt Lake City
Master Sgt. Henning Jensen, a native of Salt Lake City assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division National Police Transition Team attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div... More
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, found a weapons cache near an electrical substation in Iskandariyah, Iraq, Feb. 19. (U.S. Army co... More
A shop owner awaits his customers at his fruit stand
A shop owner awaits his customers at his fruit stand on 60th Street in the east side of Baghdad's Rashid district Feb. 19. More than 50 shops have opened on 60th Street since the beginning of December.
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
Students at the Al Waleed Vo-Tech School in southern
Students at the Al Waleed Vo-Tech School in southern Baghdad are visited by Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers during their sewing class, Feb. 19. The school's facilities can accommodate approximately 5... 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
Keeping informed, US Army Photo
Capt. Mike Loftus, the Task Force Dragon reconciliation officer, reads the newspaper at the Rashid District Council Hall in southern Baghdad, Feb. 19. Even though the Spencer, Mass., native doesn't read Arabic,... More
Soldier writes music to relax
Spc. James Bastian, a Jacksonville, Fla., native, assigned to Company D, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Multi-National Division - Baghdad writes mu... More
Capt. Christee Cuttino, Headquarters and Headquarters
Capt. Christee Cuttino, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, personnel office, sings a spiritual song to the audience at the Af... More
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 8th Iraqi army d... More
Soldiers assigned to 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Soldiers assigned to 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and attached to 761st EOD from Fort Sill, Okla., for deployment, prepare to detonate a round of unexploded ordnance f... 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.
Medics participate in casualty exercise
Spc. Lucas Garcia, from Alamosa, Colo., and Spc. Leroy Ferguson, from Cape Coral, Fla., evaluate a casualty during a casualty exercise competition, Feb. 23, at Forward Operating Base Iskan, Iraq. Seventeen medi... More
Leg up on competition - A group of men playing a game of soccer
St. Louis native, Sgt. Adebowale Osisanya, a communications non-commissioned officer with the 47th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, passes a soccer ball during a match with the 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Nation... More
The Baghdad minister of education cuts a ceremonial
The Baghdad minister of education cuts a ceremonial ribbon Feb. 25 to mark the official opening of the Bilat primary school in Doura. In addition to the school, a mobile generation station and a new shopping di... More
Friends, coworkers and Soldiers gather in the chapel
Friends, coworkers and Soldiers gather in the chapel to honor Joseph "Skip" Shullick during a memorial service Feb. 25. Shullick was a 42-year-old private contractor for Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. and hails fr... More
A Watchful Eye, US Army Photo
Cpl. James Lynch, a Portsmouth, R.I., native and member of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., Personal Security Detachment, keeps an eye out during a patrol with Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of... More
Staff Sgt. Landon B. Powell, head medic for the aid
Staff Sgt. Landon B. Powell, head medic for the aid station at Forward Operating Base Zormat, Headquarters Headquarter Troop, 4th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divisio... More
El Paso hosts Texas-sized homecoming parade for returned cavalry troop...
Unit guidons from Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, dip their flags in a salute as soldiers file past the reviewing stand during a Welcome Home Heroes Parade in El Paso, T... More
Maj. Gen. Oothman, commander of the 8th Iraqi Army
Maj. Gen. Oothman, commander of the 8th Iraqi Army Division, visits 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Feb. 27. During the visit, Oothman received a brief, took ... More
Radar team keeps eye on Falcon
The Forward Operating Base Falcon radar team in Baghdad, from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment. Since March 21, the team has over 1,300 acquisitions, over 500 ... More
Battle Major, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, an Austin, Texas, native, and the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, promotes Maj. Brian Ducote, the commander of Company B, 1s... More
Sgt. Deniece K. Williams, a native of Fort Lauderdale,
Sgt. Deniece K. Williams, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., assigned to 761st Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company, dances during a celebration of Black History Month at Memorial Chapel on Forward Operating Ba... More
Call to Duty, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Austin, Texas, native, addresses the Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th IBCT at Comb... More
An M777 howitzer fires off rounds during a training
An M777 howitzer fires off rounds during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Feb. 28. The howitzer is manned by artillermen from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade.
Iraqi army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 11th Iraqi
Iraqi army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division stand in formation during their Warrior Leader's Course graduation ceremony at Joint Security Station Jihad in southern Baghdad's Rashid Distri... More
Farmer's market opens in Doura
Neighborhood leaders from Baghdad's Doura area cut a ribbon to commemorate the opening ceremony of the new farmer's market, Feb. 29. The new market has a capacity of 200 vendors and has stalls for animals even ... More
Capt. Joseph Anthony, the incoming commander for
Capt. Joseph Anthony, the incoming commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, turns the HHC formation over to 1st Sgt. ... More
Baghdad Briefing, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a native of Austin, Texas, and commander 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, briefs Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Airplane Road in Baghd... More
Chairman re-ups four, US Army Photo
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, administers the oath of re-enlistment to Spc. Dustin Katsilas of Centerville, Utah, Spc. Michael Winchester of Dallas, Sgt. Keith Fay of Malvern, Io... More
Spc. Gregory Touzani, from Des Moines, Iowa, and Pfc.
Spc. Gregory Touzani, from Des Moines, Iowa, and Pfc. Troy Buford from Wichita, Kan., both with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, pose for a pictur... More
Soldier hopes to ride in professional bull riding circuit
Staff Sgt. Rustin Nobinger, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hopes to ride professionally for the Professional Bull Riders once he returns from deployment in... More
Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, general in charge of strategic
Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, general in charge of strategic operations, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, previews a presentation as Lt. Col. Craig Collier, a Flint, Mich., native, prepares to brief him about military... More
Army Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of 4th Brigade
Army Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, leads more than 3,000 of his soldiers through the streets of downtown El Paso, Texas, during a Welcome Home Heroes Parade, F... More
Roar around the world - A group of soldiers sitting in a room
Black Lions of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad talk with some of their wounded comrades at... 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
Staff Sgt. Jay Farmer, a Pandora, Ohio, native, checks
Staff Sgt. Jay Farmer, a Pandora, Ohio, native, checks his equipment and crew before heading out for a route-clearance mission here March 4. Farmer is assigned as a combat engineer with Company A, Brigade Speci... More
Dragons take home more retention awards
Command Sgt. Maj. John Gioia, the senior noncommissioned officer of the 4th Infantry Division and Multinational Division-Baghdad, presents the commanding general's retention award to Col. Ricky Gibbs, the comma... More
Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat
Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division leads the assembled Soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division as they prepare to case their colors and ref... 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
Soldiers with 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th
Soldiers with 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hit their 100,000 milestone during a combat logistics patrol to Forward Operating Base Endeavor, Iraq, March 5. (U.... More
Meeting of Minds, US Army Photo
Brig. Gen. James Milano (left), a native of Austin, Texas, who serves as a deputy commanding general with Multi-National Division – Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division, along with Col. Ricky Gibbs, the comman... More
Sgt. Nelson Rodriquez (center), a medic from San Juan,
Sgt. Nelson Rodriquez (center), a medic from San Juan, Puerto Rico, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division National Police Transition Team, teaches Iraqi national police officers i... More
East Rashid goes to the voting booth
Voters from Southeast Rashid raise their hands in favor of a candidate during elections at Joint Security Station Doura in southern Baghdad, March 5. The elections were the first of their kind, providing the pe... 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
Election Day, US Army Photo
Sgt. Kenneth Hickman, a team leader on the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Leavenworth, Kan., watches as the people of East Rashid hold ... More
Lt. Col. James Crider, commander of the 1st Squadron,
Lt. Col. James Crider, commander of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment and Hopkinsville, Ky., native, congratulates Capt. John Byus, the 1-4 Cav. liaison officer from Washington, D.C., on being inducted int... More
An Afghan national army Captain passes out pro-Islamic
An Afghan national army Captain passes out pro-Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pamphlets to children in an Andar District village in Ghazni Province, June 25.
Signing Day, US Army Photo
An Iraqi sheik from Baghdad's Bayaa neighborhood signs a reconciliation agreement at the Rashid District Council Hall, March 8. The "Black Lions" of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat... More
Staff Sgt. Gerald Kinloch, fire support non-commissioned
Staff Sgt. Gerald Kinloch, fire support non-commissioned officer with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, currently attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, checks his equipment pr... More
Under the constellations Orion and Sirius, Iskandariyah
Under the constellations Orion and Sirius, Iskandariyah Thermal's smokestacks blow exhaust into the night at Forward Operating Base Iskan, Iraq, March 8. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Ben Brody)
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
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Williams (right) and 1st
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Williams (right) and 1st Lt. Josh Ray, both of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, meet with tribal leaders to discuss humanitarian... 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
The eagle has landed - Public domain photogrpaph
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Austin, Texas, native, pins Col. Tom Kurlick, the embedded provincial reconstruction team and Memphis, Tenn., nativ... 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
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
Sgt. Joseph Lagas (right) helps Spc. Brian Weaver over
Sgt. Joseph Lagas (right) helps Spc. Brian Weaver over a barbed-wire fence during a search of farmhouses near Patrol Base Summers during Operation Marne Rugged, March 15. Lagas, Weaver and other Soldiers from ... 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
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.
Judges from the Babil, Karbala, Najaf, and Qadisiyah
Judges from the Babil, Karbala, Najaf, and Qadisiyah Provinces and Mahmudiyah Qada receive new laptops and a software program designed specifically for the judges March 18 and 19 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu... More
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
Muhammad, an Iraqi army soldier, and Pfc. Michael Duncan,
Muhammad, an Iraqi army soldier, and Pfc. Michael Duncan, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division adjust a pair of crutches for an Iraqi boy,... 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
Sgt. Rocky Kulick, a Lakeland, Fla., native, scans
Sgt. Rocky Kulick, a Lakeland, Fla., native, scans a sector overlooking a fence in Karadah before searching and questioning an extremist suspected of illegal activities in the area March 20. Kulick serves with ... More