Seeing the Light, US Army Photo
Chicago native, Spc. Akif Mamedov, an infantryman and gunner on the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division personal security detachment, inspects his turret prior to a mission in southern Baghd... More
Soldiers at the Forward Operating Base Falcon dining
Soldiers at the Forward Operating Base Falcon dining facility take in a show put on by country music legends Kix Brooks and Don Diprio in southern Baghdad, Jan. 28. Brooks and Diprio looked at the show as their... More
Strumming the Old Six-String
Covington, La., native Spc. Matthew Hyland and Columbus, Ohio, native Spc. Joseph Mueller, both infantrymen with Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, practice their skills on... More
All Clear, US Army Photo
Ripley, W.V., native Sgt. Joseph Adkins, a squad leader on the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division's personal security detachment, ensures Staff Sgt. Jason Hyronemus' weapon is cleared after... More
Iraqis line up at a school in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah
Iraqis line up at a school in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood, Feb. 9, to stake their legal claim to property they had previously departed because of violence. A deed or an active lease was required be... More
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog chases down a U.S. Soldier during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith, in the Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Soldiers from the 1st Brigade,... More
An American K-9 Detection Services working dog pulls
An American K-9 Detection Services working dog pulls a U.S Soldier to the ground during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 1st... More
Iraqi army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 11th Iraqi
Iraqi army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division stand in formation during their Warrior Leader's Course graduation ceremony at Joint Security Station Jihad in southern Baghdad's Rashid Distri... More
Shawn Brumels, an embedded police mentor with dyncorp,
Shawn Brumels, an embedded police mentor with dyncorp, watches as Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) practice detaining a suspect during a professional development course hosted by the 2nd Garrison security forces a... More
An Afghan Uniformed Police officer, left, teaches a
An Afghan Uniformed Police officer, left, teaches a class on detaining a suspect during a professional development course, hosted by the 2nd Garrison Security Forces Advisory Team at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandah... More
Country music legends Kix Brooks, left, and Bob Diprio
Country music legends Kix Brooks, left, and Bob Diprio jam out at the Forward Operating Base Falcon Dining Facility in southern Baghdad, Jan. 28. The event was sponsored by the United Service Organizations.
An American K-9 Detection Services working dog chases
An American K-9 Detection Services working dog chases down a U.S. Soldier with the the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2... More
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog bites a U.S. Soldier's bite suit during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith, in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Soldiers from the 1st Br... More
Grab Bag, US Army Photo
An Iraqi child picks candy out of a bag provided by Walkerville, Mich., native Maj. Paul Warmuskerken, the executive officer for the deputy commanding general for support with the 4th Infantry Division, Brig. G... More
Battle Major, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, an Austin, Texas, native, and the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, promotes Maj. Brian Ducote, the commander of Company B, 1s... More
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog bites a U.S. Soldier's bite suit during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith, in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Soldiers from the 1st Br... More
View from above, US Army Photo
Sgt. Matthew Woods, who is from Joplin, Mo., and serves as a team leader with the personal security detachment for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, scans the Do... More
Call to Duty, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Austin, Texas, native, addresses the Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th IBCT at Comb... More
Lt. Col. Ed Rowe, the 2nd Brigade, Iraqi Army Military
Lt. Col. Ed Rowe, the 2nd Brigade, Iraqi Army Military Transition Team chief and native of Gaithersburg, Md., congratulates an Iraqi army soldier on graduating from the Warrior Leader's Course at Joint Security... More
Local leaders in the southern Baghdad's Saydiyah
Local leaders in the southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood thumb through documents to verify people's legal ownership of property, Feb. 9. The exhaustive process was mandatory to guarantee criminals were not... More
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog bites a U.S. Soldier's bite suit during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Soldiers from the 1st Bri... More
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) working dog bites a U.S. Soldier's bite suit during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Soldiers from the 1st Bri... More
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) lays on his
An American K-9 Detection Services (AMK9) lays on his trainer during attack training at Camp Nathan Smith, in the Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Wilban... More