United States Division Center

Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Love, left, then the first sergeant of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, breaches a courtyard door during an operation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, More

Lt. Col. Vincent Barnhart (second from right), division surgeon with 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Chambersburg, Pa., native, demonstrates to 20 Iraqi nurses and midwives how to a More

Spc. Derek Bradshaw (right), deployed to Kirkuk with the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and a Yucca Valley, Calif. native shows Spc. Todd Davis (center), More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Laschwann Killens, magery officer-in-charge with 25th Special Troops Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, and a Honolulu native, receives a gift box from then-Spc. Chase Martin, an intelli More

Spc. Javanny Gonzalez, an engineer with Company C, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division –Center and a Miami native, volunteers his carpentry ski More

BAGHDAD—Spc. Javanny Gonzalez, an engineer with Company C, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division –Center and a Miami native, volunteers his carpe More

Iraqi Boy Scouts salute the Iraqi and American flags as they sing their national anthem at the beginning of their Saturday meetings. The Boy and Girl Scout program started in June 2008 with 15 children and has More

Iraqi women receive boxes of medical supplies from an Iraqi soldier during a joint humanitarian aid drop between 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 1st B More

Sgt. Anthony Ciofalo, a tank crewman assigned to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Brigade, stresses the importance of checking fluids on the M1A1 Abrams More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Nichols (left), a platoon leader with Company E, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division

Spc. Fernando Colombo, a motor transport operator with Company F, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares to unhitch an M1076 trailer from a Heavy Expa More

Sgt. 1st Class Taj Russell talks with Spc. Arvinette Brooks about her re-enlistment options on Contingency Operating Station Falcon July 24. Prior to deployment, soldiers who are nearing their end of contractua More

Sgt. Anthony Ciofalo (top, left), with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, shows Iraqi army Warrant Officers Alawi Hussin Rejab (from left) and M More

Capt. Husham Jasim Jafar (right) and Pvt. Hamza Abas Shalan, with 1st Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, practice a crew evacuation drill from a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Aug. More

Brig. Gen. Abdullah Ghaet Habeeb (left), deputy commanding general of the 9th Iraqi Army Division, speaks to IA soldiers from 2nd Platoon, 1st Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th IA Div., who graduate More

An Iraqi farmer watches over his herd of sheep Aug. 22 on a farm near Tarmiyah, Iraq. (Photo by: Sgt. Mary S. Katzenberger)

Iraqi Army soldiers Cpl. Hussain Ali Abdul (left) and Cpl. Ahmed Abood Jassim, with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, sit atop an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank A More

Brig. Gen. Ralph Baker (center), deputy commanding general-east for United States Division-Center, discusses tank training with Capt. Haitham Ibrahim Humadi (third from left) with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company, 4th More

Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Andrews (left), command sergeant major of 3rd Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Major Edd Watson (right), command sergeant major of 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div., congra More

Soldiers with the 94th Military Police Company, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, stand at parade rest in formation Sept. 10 during a combat patch ceremony a More

Spc. Christopher Sandri, an infantryman with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division

Tim Lowery (right), a senior agricultural adviser for the U.S. Department of State, hands pencils to Iraqi children Sept. 13 while visiting a farm near Baghdad. (Photo by: Sgt. Mary S. Katzenberger)

Cpl. Jonathan Holloway (left), with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division

Capt. Page Brooks (third from right), a chaplain with the Louisiana National Guard, and Maj. Gen. Sabah Hassan Al-Shelby (right), commander of the Baghdad Police Headquarters, hand a bag full of clothing, toys More

Sgt. Christopher Colvin (left) and Pvt. Matthew Lomas, both with Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, help an Iraqi More

Spc. Henry Moss (fifth from left), an mechanic with Company B, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, discusses repair of a humve More

Soldiers with the United States Division – Center logistics section talk to Lt. Col. Adnon Mohammed (center), commander of the level two maintenance warehouse with the 6th Iraqi Army Division, Sept. 20 at Joint More

Maj. Paul Denson (from left), a 9th Iraqi Army Division stability transition team adviser with 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States – Division More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Sarver, the fire support non-commissioned officer in charge for Co. B, 2nd Bn., 7th Inf. Regt., 1st Advise and Assist Bde., 3rd Inf. Div., U.S. Div.- Center, and a Stockbridge, Ga., native, perf More

Spc. Kasi K. Miller (second from left), a logistics specialist with the 256th infantry Brigade Combat Team, 199th Garrison Command, United States Division

Gen. Ann Dunwoody (second from left), commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, visits soldiers with United States Division

Staff Sgt. Derick Polk (foreground, left), the topographic noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division

Master Sgt. Michael Redmon (second from left), senior career counselor with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, accepts an award on behalf of his retention tea More

Spc. Michael Lucas (foreground, from left), Spc. Brandon Flores, Spc. Joshua McKenna and Spc. Robert Criswell, with 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Unit More

Spc. Joseph Dubose (left) and Spc. Tawanna Dubose, both food service specialists with Company B, Task Force 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United State More

Spc. Carlos Castillo (right), a cannon crewmember and level three combatives instructor with 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Div More

Staff Brig. Gen. Ali Husayn Wuzier (at podium), chief of operations for the 9th Iraqi Army Division, speaks during a M1A1 Pre-New Equipment Training graduation for IA Soldiers with 1st Platoon, 2nd Company, 4th More

Staff Sgt. Michael Garutti, an infantryman with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Merritt Island, Fla., More

Spc. Hilario Gonzalez (left), a supply specialist with Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Mission, Texas, native, listens to his trainer, More

Lt. Col. Richard Hansen (right), commander of Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, signs paperwork, Oct. 10, transferring cont More

An Iraqi Army soldier (right) with 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division talks to a group of young children Oct. 10 during a medical engagement hosted by the IA, with the support of Company A, 3r More

Sen. Mark Udall (second from right), D-Colo., talks to soldiers with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division-Center, Oct. 12 at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Udall’s visit also include More

Iraqi 1st Lt. Hamza Shaker (left), with 36th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, disassembles an AK-47 Nov. 13 during a four-day checkpoint operations course instructed by soldiers with Company A, 3rd Battalion, More

An Iraqi National Police officer speaks with Iraqi children, Oct. 15, during a humanitarian aid mission in eastern Baghdad. The mission was a joint effort between the National Police, the Red Crescent and 1st B More

Iraqi army soldiers with the 36th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, practice drill and ceremony Oct. 14 during a weeklong basic infantry drill and ceremony course at Camp Taji, Iraq. Upon graduation the soldier More

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin (left), commanding general of United States Forces – Iraq, presents the Purple Heart to Sgt. Justin Hughes (center), with Company E, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist B More

Spc. Sean Callahan (right), an armor crewman with 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native, ass More

Sgt. Matt Williams (center), an intelligence analyst with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Rutland, Ma More

Sgt. Cesar Villanueva (right), a mechanic with Company B, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a New York City, native, peer instructs Sgt. Juan Hernande More

Sgt. Jonathan Strand (right), combat medic with the 547th Medical Company, 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 807th Medical Brigade, United States Forces – Iraq, and an Anaheim, Calif., native, demonstrat More

Iraqi Army soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 2nd Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, assemble on the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks they trained on for two weeks during the M1A1 Pre-New E More

Lt. Col. Joel Hamilton (right), commander of 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and an Omaha, Neb., native, talk More

Soldiers with support platoon, Company F, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, pose with company leaders Oct. 23 after compe More

Sgt. Juan Urbina (right), howitzer section chief with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a San An More

Col. Roger Cloutier (left), commander of 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, awards Spc. Angela Marino, a motor transport operator with Company F, 3rd Battalio More

Capt. Robert Tremblay (right), commander of Company F, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Stuart, Fla. native, is gi More

Capt. Christopher Giorgi (foreground, left), commander of Company E, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and Lt. Col. Jeffr More

Sgt. Chris Roman (in driver’s seat), with the 442nd Military Police Company, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, teaches Iraqi Police defensive driving techniq More

A participant in the "Amazing Grace, Barbells for Boobs" charity competition completes a clean and jerk repetition Oct. 30 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Each person was asked to complete 30 repetitions of the exercise More

Service members listen to country music artist Trace Adkins Nov. 3 during a concert at Camp Liberty, Iraq, as part his 9-day USO tour across Iraq. This tour marks the third time Adkins has visited Iraq to suppo More

Fourteen soldiers assigned to the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division-Center, became the brigade’s newest equal opportunity leaders after graduating a two-week course No More

An Iraqi Army soldier with 3rd Company, Commando Battalion, 11th Iraqi Army Division throws a smoke grenade Nov. 6 during a live-fire exercise at the Muthanna range that culminated six months of commando traini More

Iraqi Army soldiers with 3rd Company, Commando Battalion, 11th Iraqi Army Division, assemble on a firing line Nov. 4 while practicing a react-to-contact battle drill during a live-fire exercise at the Muthanna More

Pfc. Bryan Wateski, a driver with the 501st Military Police Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Pittston, Pa., native, stands guard outside t More

A soldier spikes the volleyball during a game Nov. 7 at the field house on Camp Liberty, Iraq, as part of the 1st Armored Division’s end of tour celebration. (Photo by: Sgt. Kimberly Johnson)

Soldiers with United States Division-Center get a kick out of Scott Kennedy’s 40th and final USO-sponsored comedy tour of Iraq Nov. 8 at the Ramadi Event Center at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Kennedy has been performing More

Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center gather with Iraqi Army soldiers with the 1st Quick Reaction Force Briga More

First Lt. James Sullivan (right), an engineer platoon leader with Company E, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Seat More

Lt. Col. David Volkman (right), civil affairs planning team chief with 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Maineville, Ohio, native, attends a meeting with the U.S. Department of State More

Baghdad Belt Council members discuss issues concerning the citizens of Baghdad, Nov. 9, in Baghdad. The meeting was hosted by Maj. Gen. Terry Wolff, commanding general of 1st Armored Division, United States Div More

An Iraqi Army aviation soldier teaches 12 Soldiers from the Surveillance Reconnaissance Battalion with the 7th Iraqi Army Division how to fasten a seatbelt on the UH-1 Huey properly Nov. 11 during a basic air a More

Soldiers assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, unload medical supplies Nov. 13 to give residents of More

Col. John Ward, division operations officer, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Metter, Ga., native, knights Staff Sgt. Jason Motes (kneeling) the future operations noncommissioned off More

Command Sgt. Maj. Sal Katz Jr. (center, facing formation), command sergeant major of Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Los Angeles native, speaks to More

Maj. Paul Davis (left), contracting service officer with 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Hershey, Pa., native, and Maj. Victor Won, deputy intelligence officer with 1st Armd. Div., More

Capt. Robert Fry (foreground), chaplain with the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Navarre, Fla., native, g More

Capt. Robert Fry (left), chaplain with 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Navarre, Fla., native, hands out More

Maj. Gen. Terry A. Wolff (left), commanding general of 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and an Elk Grove, Calif., native, awards Capt. Perry White, commander of Troop B with 5th Squadron, More

1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div. Command Sgt. Major Edd Watson grabs a piece of chicken to put on a plate as he serves soldiers their Thanksgiving Day meals on Forward Operating Base Hammer Nov. 25.

Formation of graduating Iraqi army soldiers stand at attention Nov. 29 at the Al-Habbaniya Training Center in Iraq.

An Iraqi artillery officer from the 17th Iraqi Army Division barks commands over a megaphone as one of his subordinates, next to gun, indicates his understanding of the orders by raising his arm during a live-f More

Iraqi police rush to a simulated crime scene, Nov. 30, during an incident response exercise hosted by U.S. Soldiers with Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, U More

First responders bring simulated casualties to a casualty collection point for medical treatment during a mass-casualty training exercise Nov. 30 on Camp Liberty of the Victory Base Complex, in Baghdad. Militar More

Lt. Col. Dale Farrand (left), commander of the 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and Command Sgt. Maj. Franklin Jordan (seco More

Col. Guy Thomas (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Woodall (right), of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard, uncase the 116th CBCT colors Dec. 3 signifying the beginning of their mi More

Capt. Eric Evans (left), commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Gain More

1st Sgt. Darryl Hayes (at left, facing right), senior enlisted leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United More

Staff Sgt. Arnulifo Stephens (left), 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and an Ogden, Kan., native, and Pfc. Germain Nelso More

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Evans (from left), senior enlisted adviser with 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center; Lt. Col. J More

Capt. Nicholas Kranites (right), commander of Company B with Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Miami native, attaches an Army Physical Fitness Test More

Sgt. Sierra Douglas, with 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a New York City native, takes some popcorn while spending tim More

Lt. Col. John Cross (second from right) commander of 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael E More

Spc. Deanna Francois (left), primary mail clerk with the 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, United States Division – Center and a Fountain City, Calif., native, sorts through mail D More

Soldiers representing Iraqi Security Forces and U.S. units stand at attention with their colors prior to the Transfer of Authority ceremony, Dec. 9 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st More

Spc. Derek Bradshaw (right), deployed to Kirkuk with the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and a Yucca Valley, Calif., native shows Spc. Todd Davis (center) More

Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson (left), senior enlisted adviser with 1st Armd. Div., United States Division – Center, shows wounded warriors Marine Cpl. Michael Campbell (right), a Pineville, La., native and More

Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson (left), senior enlisted adviser with 1st Armd. Div., United States Division – Center, shows wounded warriors Marine Cpl. Michael Campbell (right), a Pineville, La., native and More

Sgt. Byron Wilkinson, a coordinator with Deployment and Distribution Support Team – Center, 840th Transportation Battalion, and a Fernaninda, Fla., native, stops a flatbed truck while containers and vehicles ar More

Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center sit with the first class of Iraqi counterterrorism task forc More

Sgt. Billy Thornton, an electronic warfare sergeant with 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Tucson, Ariz., native, pi More