Contingency Operating Base Adder

Sgt. Karley J. Hudson, a medic with the 213th Area Support Medical Company, belts out the National Anthem during the African American History Month Celebration held Feb. 21, in the Warrior Memorial Hall on Cont More

Iraqi and American military and political leaders gathered for a United and Strong conference, March 5, at Contingency Operations Base Speicher in Iraq. The conference is designed to help provincial leaders to More

Runners participate in the Boston Marathon in Iraq on April 19. Servicemembers and civilians of Contingency Operating Base Adder had the opportunity to participate in the Boston Marathon in Iraq. The run shadow More

Col. Philip Battaglia awards Sgt. Javier Reyes and Sgt. Nicolas King with an Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor at the combat action awards ceremony on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Sept. 19, More

Col. Philip Battaglia awards Sgt. Javier Reyes and Sgt. Nicolas King with an Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor at the Combat Action Awards Ceremony on COB Adder, Sept. 19, 2008.

Staff Sgt. Damon Brindle and a civilian contractor move a desk, Sept. 24, 2008, at Contingency Operating Base Adder. Brindle, a member of the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, volunteers with the 7th More

Local Iraqi construction workers constructed an irrigation canal and water pump located for the local national farmers in Amarah.

Staff Sgt. Joseph Bright, assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hugs an Iraqi soldier, assigned to the Motorized Transportation Regiment of the 10th Iraq More

Staff Brig. Gen. Salam Jabber (left), 39th Brigade, 10th Iraqi Army Division commander, discusses plans and operations with Lt. Col. Scott Kendrick, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment commander, at Contingenc More

Col. Philip Battaglia, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division "Long Knives," along with unit members, seek out treats to celebrate Halloween at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Oct. More

Col. Philip Battaglia, the Long Knife Brigade commander, grabs two cups of coffee at the new Green Beans Coffee shop on Contingency Operating Base Adder Oct. 29, 2008.

A small Bedouin school, located in the Dhi Qar province, Oct. 30, 2008.

Sgt. Will Daniels and Pfc. Justin Dreyer, forward observers assigned to the Long Knife Brigade's combat observation and lasing team, scan the horizon using night vision devices and illumination artillery rounds More

Soldiers from the 10th Iraqi Army Special Operations unit, the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the 341st Romanian Infantry Bn. prepare to conduct indirect fire observation training in the Dhi More

An interpreter translates for 1st Lt. Dave Collins, the Black Dragon Battalion's fire support officer and officer in charge of the training at Camp Dhi Qar, during an Iraqi army graduation ceremony.

An Iraqi student receives a backpack from an Iraqi soldier while an Iraqi police officer ensures she receives the rest of her school supplies.

A team of Iraqi police officers train on urban tactics in the Dhi Qar province.

U.S. Army Cpt. Lori August from Farmingville, Ill., of C Company, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, checks the ears of a hearing impaired girl from the school for sp More

The U.S. Army Scouts of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division rehearse battle drills by of the ancient Ziggurat of Ur, on Combat Operations Ba More

Maj. Howard Gobble, 43rd Medical Detachment, 1st Medical Brigade, deputy commander, holds one of the animals for which his unit provided veterinary care in the Muthanna province.

Iraqi Engineers from 2nd Company of the Iraqi Engineer Battalion conduct an after action review following a patrol to clear roads in Dhi Qar province, Iraq, Dec. 17, 2008.

Capt. Lori August, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Austin, Texas, inspects an Iraqi child's ear for abnormalities or inconsistencies. Each child als More

Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq, presents one of the Iraqi Army graduates in the 41st Brigade, 10th Division Iraqi Army with a gift at the Iraqi army graduat More

An Iraqi army medic, assigned to the 10th IA Division, administers intravenous fluids to a fellow Soldier during advanced combat medical skills training at Camp Mittica, near Tallil Air Base, in southern Iraq, More

Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 10th Motor Transportation Regiment, 10th Iraqi Army Division, receive a convoy brief prior to departing Contingency Operating Base Adder in southern Iraq, Jan. 18. The Iraqi troo More

Lt. Col. Nathan Cook, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division executive officer, presents a certificate to Maj. James A. Pleasant, 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, for serving as key-note sp More

Spc. Ramijio Gonzales, an all-wheel mechanic from Corpus Christi, Texas, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a preventive maintenance check and service More

Romanian Soldiers from the 26th Infantry Battalion Red Scorpions march by the reviewing stand during a ceremony transferring authority from the Romanian 341st Infantry Battalion to the 26th Infantry Battalion a More

Maj. Dan McAullife, of Denver sits at his desk hard at work. McAullife is a citizen Soldier who volunteered with the U.S. Army Reserve to serve his country. He is also a civilian lawyer from Denver that deploye More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Bonnette, chaplain with the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Blakely, Ga., native, stands in fron More

Pfc. William Ackley and Pfc. Deniz Akkurt, both natives of Lakeland, Fla., receive their first promotions from Capt. Nancy Sison, company commander, and a native of New Orleans, and 1st Sgt. Christopher Herrric More

Pfc. Brandonn Johnson, an armament repair specialist with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Su More

Staff Sgt. Napoleon Solis, senior medic non-commissioned officer, Headquarters to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion of the 141st Infantry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expedi More

Staff Sgt. Napoleon Solis, senior medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Pharr, Texa More

Capt. Steve Wallace, executive officer, 40th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionar More

Spc. Salvatore Inga, armament technician, 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditiona More

Sgt. 1st Class Derryl Brown, truck master, 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expedit More

An audience of about 1,000 COB Adder community members wait for Fight Night to begin at Memorial Hall, July 4. Fight Night is the Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s way of bringing an Ultimate Fighting Championsh More

Richard Griffiths, a Denver native assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gains control of his opponent in the corner of the ring during 'Fight Night' at Contingency Operating Base Adde More

More than 150 U.S. Army Soldiers participated in the United States Forces-Iraq Naturalization ceremony at Base Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4. In attendance were Commander U.S. Forces Iraq, Gen. Raymond T. Ordierno More

Warrant Officer 2 Marvin Crews (top), a maintenance technician with the 40th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionar More

Spc. Sarah Brown, of Reedsburg, Wis., 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, tells Division Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne, United States Division – South, about More

Spc. Chauncey Townsend, heavy-wheeled vehicle operator with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Support Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustain More

Capt. Lisa Foster (left), physician assistant with 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Charlottesville, Va., native, joined other S More

Soldiers from Headquarters to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), layout their equipment for a Customs Border Clea More

Col. Lisa Costanza, commander, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a native of Long Beach, Calif., presents Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark Stith, supply systems technician, 3 More

Brig. Gen. Mark Corson, commander, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a native of Des Moines, Iowa, speaks to Soldiers from 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd ESC, from Long Beach, Calif. at their com More

Maj. Gen. Khatam, Muthanna chief of police, and Col. James E. Rainey, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, shake hands before a luncheon at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, July 17. More

Company C, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC) begins their award ceremony for July 23 in one of their hangars on the north side of Ali Air Base, Iraq.

More than 400 soldiers and participants wait in anticipation at the starting line for the Virginia 10 Miler July 25. The Virginia 10 Miler is an annual event conducted in Lynchburg, Va.

Pfc. Donald and Pfc. Kristina Schmit from Minocqua, Wis., serve as a cavalry scout in Headquarters Troop and a signal support systems specialist in Troop D respectively and are currently deployed to Iraq. (Phot More

Spc. Zachary Homalon of Oahu, Hawaii, a signal support systems specialist, pushes 300 pounds on the bench press. (Photo by Sgt. David Dasilma)

Sgt. Donachiko Faison-Cobb, Supply Support and Activities stock control non-commissioned officer, 40th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103th Sustain More

Staff Sgt. John Meyer, the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division protective services detail platoon sergeant from Longmont, Colo., explains a lesson to New York nat More

Staff Sgt. John P. Sellen, platoon sergeant, 15th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Dayton, Ohio, na More

Capt. Nancy Sison, commander of the, 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), gives a combat patch to 1st L More

The command leadership of the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Central Receivin More

Mike Shuster, of National Public Radio, interviews Brig. Gen. Mark Corson, commanding general of the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Maryville, Mo., native, Aug. 18 at the convoy staging area o More

Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, take a look around as they leave a series of clearing barrels at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Aug. 18. The Stryker Brigade made a stop More

Pfc. Matias Bravo, a Standard Army Ammunition System-Modernized clerk, 60th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Vent More

Spc. David Harper, a heavy wheel mechanic with the 40th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Stephenson, More

Maj. Mary Watson, equal opportunity advisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Sacramento, Calif., native, narrates the 90th More

Spc. Brian Tugmon, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a San Dimas, Calif., native, promotes his brother Sgt. Jason Tugm More

Pfc. Eric Dewitt, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), a Vernonia, Ore More

Spc. Cory Fagyas (left), force protection team member with the 15th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and More

Spc. Gloria Adams (right), a unit supply clerk with the 40th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a San Di More

Sgt. Norma Ortiz, orderly room noncommissioned officer-in-charge with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditiona More

Soldiers with the 60th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), practice proper preventative maintenance checks and services an More

Dyna Shirasaki, lead singer for the all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band, Hammer of the Broads, holds her microphone out to the audience as Andrea Zermeno, plays bass guitar during the band’s performance in fr More

Brig. Gen. Randal Dragon, deputy commanding general, 1st Infantry Division, and senior mission commander on COB Adder, speaks prior to the start of the 9/11 Memorial 10K race, Sept. 11, at Contingency Operating More

U.S. Soldiers participate in a 10k run in Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Sept. 11. The run was held in memorial of the 9/11 attack.

Col. Robert Whalen, a native of Tacoma, Wash,. and the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade commander, expresses his thanks to the United States Forces-Iraq for their support during a transfer of authority ce More

Spc. Doug Lane, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Jackson More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Rudd, the nuclear, biological, and chemical non-commissioned officer-in-charge with the 60th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustai More

1st Lt. Steven Clements (foreground), a platoon leader with the 15th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and More

Staff Sgt. John Young, a platoon sergeant with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Columbus, More

Brig. Gen. Randal Dragon, deputy commanding general-support, United States Division-South, administers the oath of enlistment to 64 soldiers from 3rd Bn., 29th FA Reg., 64th Bde. Support Bn., and 3rd Bde. Speci More

U.S. soldiers with 64th Sustainment Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle for a mission in Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 14. More

U.S. soldiers assigned to 64th Sustainment Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct battle drill and convoy procedure rehearsals prior to convoy operations in Contingency Operating Base More

Cpl. Kalynn Waltrip, a medic with B Company, 67th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and a Phelan, Calif., native, crosses the finish line as the fastest female to More

Staff Sgt. Selwyn Johnson, wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Fr More

Spc. Ivelisse Torres, fuel point clerk with the 565th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Puerto Rico n More

Sgt. Kale Baldwin, a heavy-wheeled vehicle operator with the 15th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a More

Capt. Michael Bryant, contracting officer with the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Thomasville, Ga., native, was the maste More

Sgt. 1st Class Cedric McCabe, operations non-commissioned officer with 2nd Detachment, 8th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Exp More

Sgt. Robin Hughes, paralegal non-commissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) More

Spc. Tony Chien, an Army direct ordering specialist with the 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Long Beach, Calif., native, listens to instructions from his trainer, Mas More

Matthew Sanders, known as M. Shadows as his stage name, Pumps his fist to the drum beat as he fires up the crowd during the Avenged Sevenfold concert at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Nov. 30. Shadows More

Soldiers with 2nd platoon, 8th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), conduct mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Kim, a chaplain with the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and an Oakland, Calif., native, along with other members of More

Depicted is the end result of a controlled detonation. Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 8th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expediti More

Spc. Thomas Gil, Material Redistribution Team leader with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and More

Spc. Morgan Baker, a Cleveland, N.Y., native, and Spc. Matthew Riherd, a Mediapolis, Iowa, native, shop office clerks with 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainmen More

Pfc. Burtis Wright, a power generation equipment repairer with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expedi More

Members of the 4th Infantry Division Rock Band, “High Altitude,” Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, perform at Contingency Operating Base Adder in Iraq, Dec. 9. The band’s horn section, 1st Sgt. C More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Glenn (right), the MRT fixed site and mobile team officer-in-charge with the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Exped More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Bonnette, chaplain with the 110th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), gives a Ziggurat tour briefing prior to th More

Lt. Col. Nicole Balliet, Contingency Operating Base Adder garrison commander with the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and an Atascadero, Cal More

Sgt. Timothy Hargers, training non-commissioned officer with the 565th Quartermaster Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), an More

Four non-commissioned officers with 2nd Detachment, 8th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), were inducted into the More