Army Spc. Meghan Phillips of the Wisconsin-based 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment adjusts her video camera during a training session at Fort Lewis, Wash. The unit mobilized from Fort Lewis for their deplo More
A construction worker measures out a section of wood flooring, April 15, 2008, at McCalla Air Field at Guantanamo Bay. The flooring will be used in the additions to Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Cuzco Barracks More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Fappiano of Waco, Texas, plays basketball in the Australian swimming pool with an Iraqi boy scout during a visit to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq on Oct. 11, 2008.
Sgt. 1st Class Williams of 4th Brigade Combat Team 3-7 Infantry Battalion Charlie Company 2nd Platoon of Forward Operating Base Iskan greets a local child during a visit to Seddah, Iraq on Oct. 20, 2008.
A local Iraqi worker applies plaster to a wall while helping to renovate a school in Iskandariyah, Iraq on Oct. 25, 2008.
An Iraqi police officer demonstrates a restraining technique taught during a training session on arrest and detainment techniques given by U.S. Soldiers from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Po More
U.S. Army Spc. Rita Chang from Los Angeles, of Charlie Company, 703rd Base Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, applies the finishing touches to a training mannequin prior to a han More
U.S. Army Spc. Hardin from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team, stops to buy some food from a vendor at the Jabella market in Jabella, Ir More
Soldiers from the Iraqi army 8th Brigade, out of Babylon, Iraq, discuss the mechanical training that was given by U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd More
An Iraqi child works with his family to gather rice in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Nov. 7, 2008.
An Iraqi worker welds part of a door frame in Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, on Nov. 11.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gloria Brickles of Bravo Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks to local Iraqi women about grant proposals for local projects during a me More
The ordnance of a weapons cache found by Soldiers of the Iraqi army in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20.
Iraqi girls stand together outside of their home in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20, 2008.
An Iraqi worker shovels sand into a sifter so that rocks may be removed before it is made into spackle, which will be used on the walls of the Al Wihdah Primary School in Qasim, Iraq, on Nov. 24.
An Iraqi worker cuts off a weld on a piece of framework for a containerized housing unit in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Dec. 3.
An Iraqi worker hammers into a piece of concrete at a water compact plant in Musayyib, Iraq, Dec. 7.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Oates and other distinguished guests stand for the playing of the Army song during the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, transfer of authority ceremony with the 172nd I More
Some of the members of the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Madison, Wis., following a mobilization training exercise at Fort Lewis, Wash, from left to right: Staff Sgt. James Wagner, Spc. Megan Burn More
Spc. Keith Norman, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 525th Military Police, applies a suture to a Joint Task Force Guantanamo trooper at the Kittery Beach Joint Aid Station here Apr.15, 2008. More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Stephanie Flowers of Champagne, Ill., swims in the Australian swimming pool with an Iraqi girl scout during a visit to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq on Oct. 11, 2008.
Staff Sgt. Massey from Indianapolis, Ind. of 4th Brigade Combat Team 3-7 Infantry Battalion Charlie Company 2nd Platoon sets a perimeter during a visit to Seddah, Iraq on Oct. 20, 2008.
Maj. Capehart of 4th Brigade Combat Team 3-7 Infantry Battalion Charlie Company 2nd Platoon and Nahia-Said Hailer, chairman of Seddah walk and discuss local projects on Oct. 20, 2008 during a visit to Seddah, Iraq.
Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Wendy Wyman of Madison, Wisc., and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Detachment Combat Camera videotapes an interview while visiting a water treatment facility in Iskand More
Joey Jacobs of Corsicana, Tex., a contractor from DynCorp International, answers questions following a training demonstration for the Iraqi police on arrest and detainment techniques in Mahawil, Iraq, on Oct. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army Spc. David Shelley from Sacramento, Calif., of Charlie Company, 703rd Base Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and an Iraqi police officer practice basic combat life save More
A U.S. Soldier from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team, walks with children outside the Jabella market in Jabella, Iraq, on Oct. 31, 2008.
During hands on mechanical training U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Smith of Knoxville, Tenn. and Bravo Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, helps an Iraqi soldier More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Sgt. Matthew West of Duluth, Minn., both from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infan More
The newly opened city council building in Musayyib, Iraq, on Nov. 10.
During a visit to a school in Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, Jane Thompson of International Relief and Development hands out supplies to local families on Nov. 11.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Williams of Pensacola, Fla., and 21st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, does a communications check with the convoy vehicles More
An Iraqi worker smoothes the edges of laid tiles at the new regional courthouse currently under construction in Hillah, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2008.
Howard Van Vranken a representative from the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team talks to local Iraqi children outside the General Cultural Center in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Dec. 3.
An Iraqi girl and her father watch as local Iraqi youths play a game of volleyball outside of the water compact unit currently under construction in Musayyib, Iraq, Dec. 7.
U.S. Army Col. Thomas James, commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, gives remarks during the transfer of authority ceremony with the 172nd Infantry Brigade at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, I More
An Iraqi boy scout swims in the Australian swimming pool while visiting Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq on Oct. 11, 2008.
Sgt. 1st Class Williams of 4th Brigade Combat Team 3-7 Infantry Batallion Charlie Company 2nd Platoon of Forward Operating Base Iskan discusses items with a local official in Seddah, Iraq on Oct. 20, 2008.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Wendy Wyman of Madison, Wis., of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command Detachment Combat Camera acquires video footage of a visit to Seddah, Iraq on Oct. 20, 2008.
An Iraqi worker smoothes out plaster on a wall while working at a school renovation project in Iskandariyah, Iraq on Oct. 25, 2008.
Joey Jacobs of Corsicana, Tex., a contractor from DynCorp International, demonstrates a restraining technique during a training session for the Iraqi police on arrest and detainment techniques in Mahawil, Iraq, More
U.S Army Spc. Rita Chang from Los Angeles, of Charlie Company, 703rd Base Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares for a hands-on exercise during a basic combat life savers tr More
An Iraqi police officer and a U.S. Army Soldier from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team, patrol the area around the Jabella market in Ja More
R. Lee Ermey, host of the History Channel's "Mail Call," tours Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp 5, Nov. 1, 2008. Camp 5 is a maximum security facility modeled after an existing facility in the United States. More
Soldiers from the Iraqi army 8th Brigade, out of Babylon, Iraq, use troubleshooting techniques taught by U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry More
An Iraqi farmer of Iskandariyah, Iraq, harvests rice plants on Nov. 7, 2008.
U.S. Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talk to a local school director outside of the police station in Seddah, Ira More
A group of Iraqi girls play in the courtyard of their school in Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, on Nov. 11.
During a meeting a Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gloria Brickles of Bravo Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, listens as local Iraqi w More
An Iraqi soldier dresses the area below a tourniquet during combat lifesaver training given to soldiers from the Iraqi Army at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, on Nov. 17.
Three Iraqi children stand outside their home and watch as soldiers walk by in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20, 2008.
An Iraqi worker throws out rocks sifted from sand at the construction site for the Al Wihdah Primary School in Qasim, Iraq on Nov. 24.
An Iraqi worker removes excess dirt along a path outside of the new regional courthouse currently under construction in Hillah, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2008.
An Iraqi worker installs a section of wall into a containerized housing unit in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Dec. 3.
Victor Aquino from Ridgecrest, Calif., a civilian representative from the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team speaks to an Iraqi foreman at the maternity hospital construction site in Musayyib, Iraq, Dec. 7.
U.S. Army Col. Thomas James, commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, rolls up the brigade colors during the transfer of authority ceremony with the 172nd Infantry Brigade at Forward Operating More
Sgt. 1st Class Williams of 4th Brigade Combat Team 3-7 Infantry Battalion Charlie Company 2nd Platoon of Forward Operating Base Iskan speaks to a local judge and prosecutor in Seddah, Iraq during a visit on Oct More
U.S Army Capt. Scott Cassidy from 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, plays with a local Iraqi boy while visiting a school renovation site in Iskandariyah, More
An Iraqi police officer practices applying a field dressing during a basic combat life saving training session given by U.S Army Charlie Company, 703rd Base Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infan More
An Iraqi police officer patrols the area around the Jabella market during a visit by U.S. Soldiers from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Te More
Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Wendy Wyman of Madison, Wis., documents video footage of soldiers from the Iraqi Army 8th Brigade, out of Babylon, Iraq, during some hands on mechanical training given b More
U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Garza of Leominster, Mass., and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes out meal ready to eat ite More
Iraqi workers construct a new police station and conference center. This is one of several improvement projects around Khidr, Iraq, on Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Army Sgt. Edwin "Life Line" Guzman of Orlando, Fla., and Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stands guard while other Soldiers More
A group of Iraqi students look through school supplies that they received during a visit to their school in Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, on Nov. 11.
Local Iraqi women arrive at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, for a meeting with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gloria Brickles of Bravo Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Divisi More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer Wendy Wyman of Madison, Wis., documents video footage of Iraqi soldiers during combat lifesaver training at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, on Nov. 17.
U.S. Army Spc. Brian Zimmerman of Albany, N.Y., and 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, shares candy with Iraqi children in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20, 2008.
The mine resistant, ambush protected vehicle used by the U.S. Army 760th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team lights the area being used to detonate ordnance found in a weapons cache in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20.
Iraqi citizens wait for various appointments in the foyer of the courthouse which is currently undergoing renovations to in Hillah, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2008.
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Mark Harrell of Spencer, Wis., and Echo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, looks over a painting during a show held at Forward Operating Bas More
An Iraqi representative from the State Company for Mechanical Industries speaks to civilian representatives from the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team about progress made on renovations being completed at th More
An Iraqi worker installs a light switch panel at the maternity hospital construction site in Musayyib, Iraq, Dec. 7.
A local Iraqi construction worker works at a school renovation site in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Oct. 25, 2008.
Iraqi police officers practice combat life saving skills on a training mannequin during a training session given by Charlie Company, 703rd Base Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division More
U.S. Army Sgt. Derrick Somers of Rigby, Idaho, from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team and Petty Officer 2nd Class Wendy Wyman of Madiso More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Smith from Knoxville, Tenn. and Bravo Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches as soldiers from the Iraqi army 8th Brigade, out More
U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Garza of Leominster, Mass., of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks to some Iraqi children in I More
A newly constructed marketplace begins to open for the day in Khidr, Iraq, on Nov. 8, 2008.
An Iraqi student does a reading during a visit to a school in Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, to hand out school supplies on Nov. 11.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gloria Brickles of Bravo Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks to local Iraqi women about the grants that will be given for community pr More
Iraqi soldiers dress wounds on a training mannequin while U.S. Army Sgt. Jenna Fitzpatrick of Plainwell, Mich., and Capt. Theresa Lewis of Lumberton, N.C., from 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Comb More
An Iraqi soldier carries out ordnance found in a weapons cache in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20.
An Iraqi worker mixes plaster to be used on the walls of the new regional courthouse in Hillah, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2008.
U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Fisher of Depew, N.Y., and Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands guard outside the Babylon Center for Economy Developme More
An Iraqi laborer assembles a ceiling fan at the water compact unit currently under construction in Musayyib, Iraq, Dec. 7.
U.S. Soldiers stand in formation during the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, transfer of authority ceremony with the 172nd Infantry Brigade at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, on Dec. 18.
An Iraqi works with a bowl of plaster at a school renovation site in Iskandariyah, Iraq on Oct. 25, 2008.
U.S. Army Spc. Takeysha Washington, from St. Louis, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4-3 Brigade Special Troop Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and an Iraqi police officer pra More
U.S. Army Sgt. Derrick Somers of Rigby, Idaho, from the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team stops and talks to vender at a market in Jabella, More
An Iraqi soldier from the 8th Brigade, out of Babylon, Iraq, make an adjustment on a Humvee during training given by U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3 More
The child of an Iraqi farmer helps to gather rice in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Nov. 7, 2008.
Iraqi workers lay bricks into a wall at a health clinic construction site in Khidr, Iraq, on Nov. 8, 2008.
An Iraqi worker prepares hygiene items to be handed out to families of students at a school in Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, Nov. 11.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gloria Brickles of Bravo Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, asks a question regarding grants being given for local community projects durin More
Iraqi soldiers put on gloves as they prepare for combat lifesaver training given by U.S. Soldiers from the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at Forward Operating B More
Rockets from a weapons cache discovered by Iraqi soldiers in Tunis, Iraq, on Nov. 20.
Dominador "Jun" Morales, a civilian representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Babil Resident Office gets a progress update on the construction of a new road in Hillah, Iraq, on Nov. 26.
Artwork from a show on Nov. 30, 2008 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, held to give local artists a chance to publicly display and sell their work.