Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, attached
Summary
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, download pieces of a destroyed Iraqi security forces checkpoint, May 1, outside Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah. Sgt. Jesse Infante, a petroleum supply specialist, stands atop the flatbed of a heavy equipment mover, while Spc. Manuel Palomino, a transportation specialist, prepares another slab of concrete to move. Both Soldiers are assigned to Forward Support Company F, 1st Bn., 66th Armor Regt. The Soldiers pulled pieces of the destroyed tower from the truck using a tow strap, a chain and a mine-resistant ambushed-protected vehicle. Soldiers of Company C provided security for the mission. The 1st Bn., 66th Armor Regt., "Iron Knights," is part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.