Members from various Afghan government ministries and departments listen as Wahidullah Halimyav, a legal advisor working with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, introduces the diff More
Virginia, Minn., native Capt. Michael Poaletti, left, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sports his new Ivy Division More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, center, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, explains the Detainee Release Program to townsman in Albu Hayat, Iraq, Jan. 14. The visit w More
An Iraqi army sergeant major accepts an award for his Soldier from Indiana, Penn., native Lt. Col. Michael Pappal, commander of 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf More
An Iraqi girl peaks out from behind the older children as she clings tightly to the stuffed elephant a Soldier gave her during a convoy stop in Albu Hayat, Jan. 14. The stuffed animal was one of many items dona More
Fayetteville, N.C., native, Col. John H. Hort, center, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Indiana, Penn., native, Lt. Col. Michael Pappal, far right, commander of the 1st Combi More
Leadville, Colo., native 1st Lt. Darryl Sandberg, the battalion physician's assistant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pe More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, awards an Army Commendation Medal to New York City native Staff Sgt. Reggie Martinez, section sergeant, 3 More
Houston native Pvt. Charles Hill, a mechanic with the 1st Platoon, Company B, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, works on a heater switch inside a Humvee at the 64th More
Col. John H. Hort, left, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, who serves as commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, awards an Army Commendation Medal to Sgt. More
Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Witherspoon, a Portland, Ore., native, who serves as an electronic warfare officer with the Joint CREW Composite Squadron-1, currently attached to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, More
Col. John Hort, far right, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., who serves as the commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, talks with Col. Ali Mohammed Arhe More
Capt. Enardo Collazo, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, who serves as the commanding officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, More
Easton, Pa., native 1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Company D, attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team More
Montoursville, Pa., native Staff Sgt. Jason Ferari, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, attached to Headquar More
A dump truck loaded with full propane tanks for the villagers in Fahama and Gumayrah gets ready to leave the propane station in Boob Al Sham Jan. 27. Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers with Headquarters More
Pvt. David Cox, a Kansas City, Mo., native, who serves as a driver and rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Mul More
Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey (left), a Palmerton, Pa., native, who serves as the senior enlisted leader of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division Baghdad, greets Lt. Gen. More
Sgt. Dennis Leonard, left, a Hampton, Va., native, along with Pvt. John Duda, a Chicago native, who serve respectively as a squad leader and a rifleman with the 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battali More
Sgt. Jeff Wilkerson, a Las Vegas native, who serves as a M1-A2 Abrams tank gunner with the 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divisio More
First Lt. Nick Piergallini, an Easton, Pa., native, who serves as platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Mul More
An inquisitive child checks out the army combat helmet chin strap on Staff Sgt. Jason Ferari, a Montoursville, Pa., native, who serves as platoon sergeant with 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalio More
Soldiers with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pay close attention to Super Bowl XLII during a party at the Striker Dining Facility here Feb. 4. Food, decoratio More
Lt. Col. Wilson Shoffner, a Lawton, Okla., native, who serves as the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, currently attached More
An Iraqi woman walks her produce-filled wheel barrel across the street in front of delegates from the House Appropriations Committee for Foreign Operations as they walk through the "fish market" in the Shababkh More
Staff Sgt. Julian Romo, a Los Angeles native, who serves as a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, c More
Local residents from the Suleikh,Tunnis and Qahira neighborhoods in the Adhamiya District of Baghdad line up to attend a market fair hosted at a community center in Suleikh Feb. 9. The event was conducted to pr More
Col. Jeffery Bonner, a Fayetteville, Tenn., native, who serves as an agricultural and commercial business development officer with embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks to citizens from the Suleikh, T More
Staff Sgt. Antonio Alvarado, an Edgecouch, Texas, native, who serves as a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne More
Gen. Richard A. Cody, left, a Montpelier, Vt., native, who serves as the vice chief of staff of the Army, speaks with Col. John H. Hort, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, who serves as the commander of the 3rd Brig More
Sgt. Taylor Scott, a Rathdrum, Idaho, native, who serves as a squad leader with the 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divisio More
An Iraqi (left) completes the voting process by preparing to place his thumbprint on a registry, Feb. 14, while the next man in line places his voting slip in the ballot box at Combat Outpost War Eagle in north More
Lt. Col Michael Pemrick, a Greenwich, N.Y., native, who serves as the deputy commander for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, congratulates Sgt. Mario Ochoa, righ More
Sons of Iraq members show Lt. Col Michael Pemrick, a Greenwich, N.Y., native, who serves as the deputy commander for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, the accomm More
Bill Wright, a Louisville, Ky., native, who works as a field service technician with General Dynamics, installs a new driver's seat into an M1-A2 Abrams tank in a warehouse at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 17. The tank More
An Iraqi man offers cookies to Sgt. 1st Class Steven Pizzino (left), Sgt. Chad Toth (back left) and Sgt. Larry Washington to go along with the chai tea his wife prepared for them in the kitchen of their home, F More
Soldiers with the 1st Platoon, Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - More
Neighborhood leaders meet at Combat Outpost Apache in northern Baghdad to determine Adhamiya Tribal Support Council leaders and committee members Feb. 18. Iraqi army and coalition force soldiers with the 1st Ba More
A Sons of Iraq member looks in the door of a vehicle during a random vehicle search at a checkpoint in Adhamiya, a northeast Baghdad district, Feb. 18. These checkpoints in the neighborhood are largely credited More
Col. John H. Hort, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, awards an Army Commendation Medal along with a commanders excellence coin to Spc. Luke Kane, a Rochester, N.Y., native, at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 19, for hi More
Col. John Hort, left, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, and Lt. Col. Jeff Broadwater, a Radcliff, Ky., native, pass by a car lot, which was aided by the micro grant program, during a population engagement patrol, F More
Staff Sgt. Brett Simmon, a Fowler, Mich., native, helps an Iraqi woman into a wheelchair he and his fellow scouts brought to her in her home in Adhamiyah, Feb. 20. Simmons serves as a section sergeant with Troo More
Sgt. Niven Williams, a Tuscon, Ariz., native, has his hair cut at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 21. A local comes to the COP barber seat regularly to help Soldier's keep a military appearance. Williams serves as More
Dean, a therapy dog, stands on his hind legs to reach a treat offered to him by Staff Sgt. Robert Hankins, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native, who serves as a unit supply sergeant with Company A, 64th Brigade Su More
Staff Sgt. Derek Eurales, a Cairo, Ill., native, plays the keyboard for the One Voice Choir during the 2008 Camp Taji Gospel Extravaganza at the camp ministry center, Feb. 23. Eurales serves as the battalion ca More
Lt. Col. Jeff Broadwater (right), a Radcliff, Ky., native, and Capt. Thomas Connor, an Arlington, Va., native, greet Ahmed Yeyha, manager of the Al Najah Employment Center, at the center in Old Adhamiyah in nor More
Iraqi policemen watch as Staff Sgt. Jacob Gomez, a Sacramento, Calif., native, at the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police station dances in Husseiniya, Feb. 26. Afterward, Iraqi police and Soldiers with Company B, 1st Comb More
A policeman from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police Station passes out The Baghdad Now newspaper while conducting a joint patrol with Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor R More
First Lt. Otis Ingram, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native, shakes hands with a store owner after the man completed a micro grant application at his shop in Husseiniya, Feb. 26. The micro grant program is designe More
Two Iraqi children hold the hand of an older child as they arrive at the Suleikh Club Grand Opening March 1. The club, a youth sports center, was renovated through the combined efforts of neighborhood leaders, More
Iraqi Army 1st Lt. Ali Abdul Hussin Hameed (left), who serves as a sick-call doctor with the 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, uses his medical equipment to better look inside the mouth of a patient March More
Spc. Ryan Palmer, a Bad Axe, Mich., native, tosses a basketball to an Iraqi boy while unloading school supplies, clothing and other miscellaneous gifts from the back of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle at the Ir More
Spc. Eli Ayers, a Los Angeles native, who serves as a team leader with Company B, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, currently supporting Multi-National Division – Baghdad, flips off of a diving b More
Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond (right), the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division and Multi-National Division - Baghdad, listens to Dr. Moayad Musleh Hamud, an Iraqi cardiologist, as he speaks to Ivy Divis More
Col. T.J. Jamison, the commanding officer for the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, awards Chief Warrant Officer Matthew A. McEvers with the Distinguished Flying Cross, Sept. 9, for his heroic actions while serving More
Chief Warrant Officer Craig Wheeler, right, listens to his instructor pilot Chief Warrant Officer Dean Rayne as they prepare for the final evaluation flight in the UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter qualification cour More
During their rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Task Force Saber soldiers from the forward support medical team carry a soldier from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, onto a HH More
Spc. Kathleen Wolf, a native of Tiffin, Ohio, and a UH-60M Black Hawk door gunner, walks around as she conducts one last visual check before a training flight at Fort Carson, Colo., May 12. For Wolf, other door More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill (left), Air Force Maj. Gen. Tod Wolters (center) and Air Force Col. Curtis Winstead (right), bow their heads during a prayer for peace at the 10th Anniversary Observance Cerem More
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the chief professor for Afghanistan's High Peace Council, encourages leaders from throughout southern Afghanistan to work at the community level to ensure Afghan peace during a peace and re More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Johnson (left), Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Jaramillo (center) and Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Rocha (right) unfold an American flag in honor of the airmen who have given the ultim More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Marc Adair, of Arvada, Colo., gives an Afghan boy a coat at an internally displaced people’s camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7. A group of American and British service members from ISAF Hea More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. David J. Smith, of Urbana, Ill., expresses his appreciation for the dedication shown by sailors throughout Afghanistan during the Navy birthday ceremony at the International Security Assista More
Spanish army Brigada José Nogales, left foreground, and Spanish army Col. Luis Herruzo, center background, both serving with the military attaché for the Spanish Embassy in Kabul, salute their national flag as More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Maria Herrera, right, of San Antonio, and U.S. Army Sgt. Fernando Ramirez, left, of Miami, practice their moves as they dance the Merengue during the Hispanic Month Celebration at the I More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Ghamy (center right), of Kandahar province, goes eyes right with his fellow soldiers as they pass by the reviewing stand during their graduation from basic training at the Kab More
Gen. John R. Allen, the commander of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, greets Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard at ISAF Headquarters, Nov. 6. During her trip to Afghanistan, the prim More
Air crews from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Air Field provided International Security Assistance Force commander Gen. John R. Allen with an orientation flight to observe close-air support More
U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, right, receives his Honorary Marine certificate from U.S. Marine Sergeants Jeffery Gillit, left, and Joseph Rupp, center, at the International Security Assistance Fo More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Robin Harris visits with Afghan children who come regularly to the monthly Women’s Bazaar at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters, July 28. Harris, who has helped to or More
Mount Holly Springs, Pa., native Lt. Col. Troy Otto, commander, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, places an Ivy Division combat patch on St. Louis native Capt. Ian Ho More
Indiana, Penn., native Lt. Col. Michael Pappal, commander of 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, rewards an Iraqi policeman at Joint Security Statio More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John Hort, center, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, receives help from his interpreter, right, in explaining the procedures for the Detainee Relea More
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers and area leaders eat lunch in the front yard of Sheik Mohan Sager Al-Fayadh's home in Istaqlal, a district north of Baghdad, Jan. 14. The Soldiers met More
Phoenix native Maj. Brian Horine, civil affairs officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gives a stuffed animal to a little girl during a convoy stop in More
Capt. Enardo Collazo and a local sheik take notes during a meeting between Soldiers and the leaders in Fahama, a region north of Baghdad, Jan. 12. The two groups met to discuss the problems facing the Iraqi peo More
Noonday, Texas, native Pfc. Kelly Jones, a combat medic with Company C, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, takes the blood pressure of a fellow Soldier during a prac More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, left, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, awards a brigade coin to Kansas City, Mo., native, Pvt. Charles Hill, a mechanic with the 1st Plato More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, left, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, awards a brigade coin to Kansas City, Mo., native, Pvt. Greg Hill, a mechanic with Company B, 64th More
Col. John Hort, left, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, who serves as commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, awards an Army Commendation Medal to Spc. Ro More
Dallas native Capt. Todd Looney, commander, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, clears his pathway before entering a building during a fo More
Col. John Hort, right, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., who serves as commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, talks with Iraqi army Lt. Col. Yeheya Ras More
Sheik Emad Abdul-Settar Muhammad, left, the sheik leader for the region of Fahama, lifts his daughter onto a seat beside Capt. Enardo Collazo, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, who serves as the commander for H More
Salinas, Puerto Rico, native Capt. Enardo Collazo, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, speaks with More
Easton, Pa., native 1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, attached to Headquarters a More
A villager carries empty propane tanks to a dump truck in the village of Fahama Jan. 27. Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th More
Sgt. Christopher Bryant, a Shreveport, La., native, who serves as a gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-Na More
Col. John Hort (right), a Fayetteville, N.C., native, who serves as commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division Baghdad, greets Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, a New Jerse More
Staff Sgt. Steve Oullette, a Fort Kent, Maine, native, who serves as a tank commander with 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divisio More
Cpl. Eric Rutledge, a Hernando, Miss., native, who serves as a gunner with the Command Security Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Special Troop Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantr More
Delegates from the House Appropriations Committee for Foreign Operations look around as they walk through the "fish market" in the Shababkhar neighborhood in the northern Baghdad district of Adhamiya Feb. 7. Th More
Concerned Local Citizens (left) and Iraqi army soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, stand together in a formation during an award ceremony at Combat Outpost War Eagle, Feb. 6. More
Fikrat Kareem, the neighborhood advisory council leader for Tunnis, speaks to citizens from the Suleikh, Tunnis and Qahira neighborhoods in the Adhamiya District of Baghdad at the beginning of a market fair in More
Leaders from Rabi speak to people from the Suleikh, Tunnis and Qahira neighborhoods in the Adhamiya District of Baghdad during a market fair in Suleikh Feb. 9. The event was hosted to provide business coaching More
An Iraqi man places his produce purchase in the storage compartment of his moped before leaving the Shababkhar "fish market" in the northern Baghdad District of Adhamiya, Feb. 7. Due to the increased safety in More