Staff Sgt. Steve Oullette, a Fort Kent, Maine, native,
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
Pfc. John Rutledge, a Little Rock, Ark., native, looks
Pfc. John Rutledge, a Little Rock, Ark., native, looks behind him to see who needs a packet of newspapers to hand out during a joint patrol with Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combined Arms Batta... More
Spc. Paul English, a San Antonio native, takes a look
Spc. Paul English, a San Antonio native, takes a look at a hat given to him while pulling security during a patrol in Husseiniya Feb. 26. English serves as a dismounted squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Pl... More
An Iraqi worker in a propane tank station in Boob Al
An Iraqi worker in a propane tank station in Boob Al Sham lifts full tanks off the production line to load onto a dump truck bound for the nearby villages of Fahama and Gumayrah Jan. 27. Multi-National Division... More
Sgt. Aaron Simmons, a native of Texas City, Texas,
Sgt. Aaron Simmons, a native of Texas City, Texas, who serves as a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, M... More
A villager carries empty propane tanks to a dump truck
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
A policeman from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police Station
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
Virginia Beach, Va., native, Spc. Danielle Roberson
Virginia Beach, Va., native, Spc. Danielle Roberson and Bay City, Mich., native, Sgt. Jason Colson, both with the Command Security Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion,... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, an Easton, Pa.,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, an Easton, Pa., native, who serves as a platoon leader with Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi... More
Sgt. Dennis Leonard, left, a Hampton, Va., native,
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
Sheik Emad Abdul-Settar Muhammad, left, the sheik leader
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
Dallas native Capt. Todd Looney, commander, Company
Dallas native Capt. Todd Looney, commander, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, looks underneath palm leaves to see if there are any shel... More
Dallas native Capt. Todd Looney, commander, Company
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
Sgt. Aaron Simmons, a native of Texas City, Texas,
Sgt. Aaron Simmons, a native of Texas City, Texas, who serves as a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, M... More
1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, center, a native of Easton,
1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, center, a native of Easton, Pa., who serves as a platoon leader with 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Div... More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, commander,
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
Staff Sgt. Derek Eurales, a Cairo, Ill., native, plays
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. Michael Pappal talks with Sheik Mohan Sager
Lt. Col. Michael Pappal talks with Sheik Mohan Sager al-Fayadh inside the Sheik's home Jan. 13. Pappal, an Indiana, Penn., native meets with the head of the Istaqlal council regularly to assess the needs of the... More
A dump truck loaded with full propane tanks for the
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
First Lt. Otis Ingram, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native,
First Lt. Otis Ingram, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native, explains the micro grant program to store owner at a shop in Husseiniya Feb. 26. After being introduced to the program, the owner decided to apply for a... More
Staff Sgt. Luis Hernandez, a native of Chicago, calibrates
Staff Sgt. Luis Hernandez, a native of Chicago, calibrates to perfection the cannon of his tank with a muzzle reference device April 9 at Combat Outpost Ford in northeast Baghdad. Hernandez serves with 2nd Plat... More
Iraqi workers organize and count empty propane tanks
Iraqi workers organize and count empty propane tanks coming from the villages of Fahama and Gumayrah as they are unloaded from a dump truck at a propane station in Boob Al Sham Jan. 27. Multi-National Division ... More
With a front seat view, an Iraqi child gazes at Iraqi
With a front seat view, an Iraqi child gazes at Iraqi police and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers handing out newspapers as her vehicle passes by the patrol in Husseiniya Feb. 26. Policemen from the A... More
Sgt. Nathan Yancer, a native of Athens, Mich., cleans
Sgt. Nathan Yancer, a native of Athens, Mich., cleans his tank loader?s M-240 machine gun on an M1-A2 Abrams tank at Combat Outpost Ford in northeast Baghdad, April 9. Yancer serves as a tanker with Company C, ... More
Fayetteville, N.C., native, Col. John H. Hort, center,
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
Men lift an empty propane tank onto a dump truck in
Men lift an empty propane tank onto 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 Armor ... More
First Lt. Nick Piergallini, an Easton, Pa., native,
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
Capt. Enardo Collazo and a local sheik take notes during
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
Sgt. 1st Class Rhonda Dow, left, a Dallas native, and
Sgt. 1st Class Rhonda Dow, left, a Dallas native, and Staff Sgt. Diane Haynes, a Pittsburg native, sing with the One Voice Choir during the 2008 Camp Taji Gospel Extravaganza at the camp ministry center, Feb. 2... More
Pvt. Joshua Pinson, a native of Burleson, Texas, who
Pvt. Joshua Pinson, a native of Burleson, Texas, who serves as a combat medic with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Mul... More
Men lift an empty propane tank onto a dump truck as
Men lift an empty propane tank onto a dump truck as other villagers gather around to turn in and collect propane vouchers on the street in the village of Fahama, Iraq, Jan. 27. Multi-National Division – Baghdad... More
Soldiers in the Zion chorus sing during the 2008 Camp
Soldiers in the Zion chorus sing during the 2008 Camp Taji Gospel Extravaganza at the camp ministry center, Feb. 23. The Soldiers serve in various roles with the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Comb... More
Pvt. Joshua Pinson, a native of Burleson, Texas, who
Pvt. Joshua Pinson, a native of Burleson, Texas, who serves as a combat medic with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Mul... More
Spc. Daniel Tweit, a native of Ely, Minn., who serves
Spc. Daniel Tweit, a native of Ely, Minn., who serves as an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-Nat... More
Dozier visits with medic who treated her Iraq
CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier visits with Cpl. Izzy Flores, combat medic with 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during training May 5 at ... More
Maple Grove, Minn., native, Staff Sgt. Eric Peterson,
Maple Grove, Minn., native, Staff Sgt. Eric Peterson, a section sergeant with the Command Security Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigad... More
Village sheiks and other leaders from Fahama, a region
Village sheiks and other leaders from Fahama, a region north of Baghdad, speak about the struggles facing the people of their villages to Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and th... More
A shop owner picks up a bag of eggs to give to a customer
A shop owner picks up a bag of eggs to give to a customer in Husseiniya, Feb. 26. Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Di... More
Iraqi police vehicles from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police
Iraqi police vehicles from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police station move through the streets in Husseiniya with Multi-National Division - Baghdad vehicles while conducting a joint patrol with Soldiers from the 2nd P... More
Lt. Col. Michael Pappal talks with Sheik Mohan Sager
Lt. Col. Michael Pappal talks with Sheik Mohan Sager al-Fayadh inside the Sheik's home Jan. 13. Papal, an Indiana, Penn., native, meets with the head of the Istaqlal council regularly to assess the needs of the... More
Sgt. Nathan Yancer, a native of Athens, Mich., inspects
Sgt. Nathan Yancer, a native of Athens, Mich., inspects a .50 cal machine gun chamber of an M1-A2 Abrams tank at Combat Outpost Ford in northeast Baghdad April 9. Yancer serves as a tanker with Company C, 1st C... More
First Lt. Otis Ingram, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native,
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
A crowd of Soldiers and civilians clap and sing along
A crowd of Soldiers and civilians clap and sing along with the One Voice Choir at the 2008 Camp Taji Gospel Extravaganza at the camp ministry center, Feb. 23.
Chicago native Staff Sgt. Luis Hernandez, a section
Chicago native Staff Sgt. Luis Hernandez, a section sergeant with 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, squeezes through a hol... More
MRAP training precedes fielding
Sgt. Jonathan McNemar, with cable, gunner, Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, tests the recovery cable of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle as Spc. Jennifer Ward, a medic from ... More
Capt. Enardo Collazo, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico,
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
A policeman from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police station
A policeman from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police station looks behind him to see Staff Sgt. Jacob Gomez, a Sacramento, Calif., native, interacting with local children during a joint patrol with Multi-National Divis... More
First Lt. Dale Donaldson, left, a Bartlesville, Okla.,
First Lt. Dale Donaldson, left, a Bartlesville, Okla., native, turns to communicate with a policeman from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi police station while conducting a joint patrol in Husseiniya, Feb. 26. Donaldson se... More
Sgt. Dennis Leonard, left, a Hampton, Va., native,
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
Spc. Robert Bice, a Zephyrhills, Fla., native, pulls
Spc. Robert Bice, a Zephyrhills, Fla., native, pulls security during a joint patrol in Husseiniya, Feb. 26, with Iraqi police and Soldiers from Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd B... More
Sgt. Nathan Yancer, a native of Athens, Mich., cleans
Sgt. Nathan Yancer, a native of Athens, Mich., cleans the tank loader's M-240 machine gun of an M1-A2 Abrams tank during a daily maintenance session at Combat Outpost Ford in northeast Baghdad April 9. Yancer s... More
Fayetteville, N.C., native, Col. John Hort, goes over
Fayetteville, N.C., native, Col. John Hort, goes over his notes while meeting with Sheik Mohan Sager Al-Fayadh, the council chairman for the district of Istaqlal, north of Baghdad, Jan. 14. The meeting was held... More
Pfc. Brandon Wynn, a native of Princeton, Ky., puts
Pfc. Brandon Wynn, a native of Princeton, Ky., puts a tank reactive tile in place in order to close the tank's skirt and finish track maintenance on his M1-A2 Abrams tank at Combat Outpost Ford in northeast Bag... More
An Iraqi woman who lives next to the Al Murooa School
An Iraqi woman who lives next to the Al Murooa School for Girls receives a backpack for her daughter from the hands of a Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier during a visit to the school May 12. The school... More
Iraqi policemen watch as Staff Sgt. Jacob Gomez, a
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
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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
First Lt. Otis Ingram, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native,
First Lt. Otis Ingram, a Colorado Springs, Colo., native, watches as a customer picks up his purchase of eggs at a shop in Husseiniya Feb. 26. Ingram, who serves as a platoon leader with 3rd Platoon, Company B,... More
Navy Lt. J. G. Clint Phillips, right, an Ontario, Calif.,
Navy Lt. J. G. Clint Phillips, right, an Ontario, Calif., native, and 1st Lt. Dale Donaldson, a Bartlesville, Okla., native, walk down the street handing out newspapers with policemen from the Ali-Salaam Iraqi ... More
Colorado Springs, Colo., native Sgt. 1st Class Sean
Colorado Springs, Colo., native Sgt. 1st Class Sean Rinder, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, steps over... More
Dallas native Capt. Todd Looney, commander, Company
Dallas native Capt. Todd Looney, commander, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, peeks in the window of a small building to clear it of po... More
Iraqis unload empty propane tanks coming from the villages
Iraqis unload empty propane tanks coming from the villages of Fahama and Gumayrah off a dump truck at a propane tank station in Boob Al Sham Jan. 27. Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers with Headquarters... More