The barricade and distant desert reflects on the lenses
The barricade and distant desert reflects on the lenses of Lance Cpl. Tyson M. Snyder's sunglasses as he gazes across the sands for any unusual activity outside of Al Asad, Iraq, July 12. Snyder is a tower sent... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael J. Beaver, Task Force Mech
U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael J. Beaver, Task Force Mech Operations Chief with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), provides over watch security in Salah Ad Din, Iraq on May 1. Task Fo... More
Iraqi children wait along with their mother before
Iraqi children wait along with their mother before the distribution of 300 food packets to the residents of Numaniyah, Iraq, on Nov. 12. The El Salvadoran army teamed up with the Iraqi army and U.S. Army to pro... More
Sergeant Charles Swope, assistant team leader, 1st
Sergeant Charles Swope, assistant team leader, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, earned his Masters of Business Administration, completing part of his degree while on his two deployments to Afghanistan. Swope, a na... More
Members of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation
Members of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation returned to a welcome home ceremony at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Sept. 9, 2014. The unit supported Operation Enduring Freedom as an aerial ... More
U. S. Army soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armor
U. S. Army soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment move up a staircase while making sure the house they are in is empty of weapons and has no insurgent activity in Saydiyah, Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, o... More
Iraqis prepare food outside of the Mushiniya Iraqi
Iraqis prepare food outside of the Mushiniya Iraqi Police Station, Karmah, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (not shown), were present for the o... More
Soldiers from A Co. 834th ASB standing in line for
Soldiers from A Co. 834th ASB standing in line for Thanksgiving beverages in Dining Facility 4 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 27.
Maj. Patricia Baker, Logistics Officer, Task Force
Maj. Patricia Baker, Logistics Officer, Task Force 34 Headquarters, and 1st Sgt. Norman Baker, 1st Sgt. C Co. 834th Aviation Support Battalion, a father-daughter pair who are serving together during a tour in I... More
Soldiers of Delta Company 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry
Soldiers of Delta Company 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment pass through a palace formerly owned by Saddam Hussein.
Capt. Dale H. Webster swings at a pitch thrown by Lt.
Capt. Dale H. Webster swings at a pitch thrown by Lt. Col. Gilbert C. Gonzalez at Al Asad, Iraq, July 10, during a softball game between the champions of softball league B, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 3... More
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, stand guard outside a meeting, on Oct. 25, 2008. The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, conducts patrols to stay in contact with the... More
Young Iraqi boy drags his food packet home to his family
Young Iraqi boy drags his food packet home to his family in Al Makarim, Iraq, on Nov. 19. The El Salvadoran army along with Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers teamed up to provide humanitarian aid to the village.
Iraqi girls smile for the camera during a EId and Adha
Iraqi girls smile for the camera during a EId and Adha celebration within the Abu T'Shir community, of Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 10, in the Rashid district. Iraqi leaders and U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Comba... More
An Iraqi man and his child from Siniyah, Iraq, greet
An Iraqi man and his child from Siniyah, Iraq, greet U.S. Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 27th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, as they walk by during a ... More
Supermodel Leeann Tweeden watches as country music
Supermodel Leeann Tweeden watches as country music artist Craig Morgan and his band perform a song for U.S. Troops assigned to Multi-National Division-Baghdad while on a USO sponsored Sgt. Maj. of the Army's Ho... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Adam Nixon, a C-130H Hercules
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Adam Nixon, a C-130H Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, signals for the forklift technician during cargo off load at Chaklala Air Force Base, Pak... More
The last vehicles in the last convoy to leave Iraq
The last vehicles in the last convoy to leave Iraq arrives at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, Dec. 18, 2011, and are guided into position to park after completing the last mission in the nearly nine-year war in Iraq. M... More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, assigned
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts combat airlift operations for U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan in support of Operation Freed... More
A young Iraqi boy stares at U.K. Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon,
A young Iraqi boy stares at U.K. Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon, Order of the British Empire, Multi-National Division - Southeast officer in charge (not pictured), while Iraqi army personnel provides security, during hi... More
Delta Sustainment Training occurs at Forward Operating
Delta Sustainment Training occurs at Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq.
Iraqi construction workers work on rubble removal and
Iraqi construction workers work on rubble removal and reconstruction of the Santa Fe overpass on Main Supply Route Tampa in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 24.
The maintenance tent at Camp Virginia where soldiers
The maintenance tent at Camp Virginia where soldiers from Headquarters Platoon, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, work on the Caiman mine resi... More
A formation of soldiers stands at parade rest during
A formation of soldiers stands at parade rest during a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. Jan. 10, 2012. The command's soldiers and civilian employees honored seven Army Reserve soldiers who paid the u... More
Displaced Iraqis wait for U.S. Soldiers from 413th
Displaced Iraqis wait for U.S. Soldiers from 413th and 415th Civil Affairs Battalion to hand out food, clothing and school supplies to them in Al Mamoon, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
Lt. Col. Darryl Ducharme, TF 34 deputy commander, serving
Lt. Col. Darryl Ducharme, TF 34 deputy commander, serving the troops in Dining Facility 4 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 27.
U.S. Airmen accompany Iraqi policemen on a walking
U.S. Airmen accompany Iraqi policemen on a walking patrol meeting Iraqi civilians and handing out leaflets Dec. 7, 2008 in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq. The Airmen are assigned to 732nd Expedit... More
The U.S. Army Scouts of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion,
The U.S. Army Scouts of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct urban assault training on Combat Operations Base Adder, Dec. 14.
U.S. soldiers tour the Saint Elijah Monastery at Forward
U.S. soldiers tour the Saint Elijah Monastery at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2009. The monastery was built between 300-500 A.D. and tours are provided by the chaplain.
Communication equipment from the 185th Military Intelligence
Communication equipment from the 185th Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, sits online waiting to be cleaned for re-deploym... More
U.S. Air Force reservist Maj. Lisa Mayo a flight nurse
U.S. Air Force reservist Maj. Lisa Mayo a flight nurse assigned to the 362nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, directs her crew while picking up new patients aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a... More
A group of local men filed onto the flightline to assist
A group of local men filed onto the flightline to assist the Marines in offloading the hundreds of bags of flour aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 352nd VMGR after arriving at Gilgit Air ... More
A toy soldier placed by Alison Malachowski, the mother
A toy soldier placed by Alison Malachowski, the mother of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Michael Malachowski, sits atop his headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, July 22, 2015. Malachowski... More
Abu Sayf, chairman of the Neighborhood Actions Committee,
Abu Sayf, chairman of the Neighborhood Actions Committee, celebrates the ribbon cutting of the newly reopened Al Mustafa school on Dec. 17. Members of the Ghazaliya Guardians and the U.S. Army celebrate the ope... More
1st Lt. Jordan Sams, Task Force 34 Headquarters Logistics
1st Lt. Jordan Sams, Task Force 34 Headquarters Logistics Liason, and Capt. Richard Brummond, TF 34 HQ Logistics Assistant, competing in the foosball tournament at the Task Force 34 Headquarters Holiday Party a... More
Comedian Louis CK performing at the Sgt. Maj. of the
Comedian Louis CK performing at the Sgt. Maj. of the Army's Hope and Freedom Tour at Joint Base Balad, Iraq on Dec. 21.
U.S. Army Spc. Joaquin Mello from 2nd Platoon, Charlie
U.S. Army Spc. Joaquin Mello from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade gives Sgt. Bodo, a military police dog, a pep talk before a mission to perform roadsi... More
An Iraqi policeman selected for Iraqi Combat Camera
An Iraqi policeman selected for Iraqi Combat Camera Training talks with local media on graduation day of the very first Joint Combat Camera Iraq Iraqi Combat Camera Training Course at Joint Security Station Dor... More
An Iraqi highway patrolman discusses training issues
An Iraqi highway patrolman discusses training issues with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tony Sweat from 3rd Platoon, 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, at the I... More
Iraqi women wait patiently for the distribution of
Iraqi women wait patiently for the distribution of 300 food packets from the El Salvadoran army in Numaniyah, Iraq, on Nov. 12. The El Salvadoran army teamed up with the Iraqi army and U.S. Army to provide huma... More
U.K Soldier, Signaller Liam Wright with the Poachers
U.K Soldier, Signaller Liam Wright with the Poachers U.K Military Transition Team, works with Iraqi soldier at his post outside of Camp Sa'ad in Basra, Iraq, on Nov. 21
A Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon performs
A Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon performs refueling operations with a KC-10 Extender while conducting patrols and possible air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Res... More
Lead singer Mac Powell of the Atlanta-based Christian
Lead singer Mac Powell of the Atlanta-based Christian rock band Third Day performs for a crowd of several hundred Soldiers, Marines and Airmen at Contingency Operating Base Speicher on Jan. 17. Band members got... More
A library reconstruction project in Shulah, Iraq, Jan.
A library reconstruction project in Shulah, Iraq, Jan. 8. Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ethan Wilson, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ethan Wilson, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Nemesis Troop, checks the inside of a discovered underground room in an abandoned Iraqi home in the Dora District of Baghdad, Iraq, fo... More
A four hundred kilograms sea mine, found in the City
A four hundred kilograms sea mine, found in the City of Basra by the U.S. Army's 14th Combat Engineers, 570th Sapper Company, based in Fort Lewis, Washington, is detonated by personnel of the British 821nd Expl... More
Iraqi Solayman Husain Monhayan, site manager, shows
Iraqi Solayman Husain Monhayan, site manager, shows old photographs of previous archeological excavations in the Shrine of Hatra, in Hatra, Iraq, Nov. 20. Hatra is one of three areas in Iraq that is a World Her... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Torres assists Col.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Torres assists Col. Thomas James in rolling up the brigade colors during the Transfer of Authority Ceremony between the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and the 1... More
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 conducts aerial refueling operations
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 conducts aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Iraq, Oct. 18, 2017. The F/A-18 is capable of supporting the full ... More
Country music artist Craig Morgan and his band play
Country music artist Craig Morgan and his band play one of their hits during a performance on a USO sponsored Sgt. Maj. of the Army Hope and Freedom Tour for U.S. Troops assigned to Multi-National Division-Bagh... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Differ a KC-130J
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Differ a KC-130J Super Hercules crew chief assigned to the 352nd VMGR, stands outside his aircraft during shutdown after arriving at Gilgit Air Base, Pakistan, during cargo of... More
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, assigned
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, delivers a M1A1 Abrams tank to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 28, 2010. The 816t... More
A young Iraqi girl smiles while waiting inside a temporary
A young Iraqi girl smiles while waiting inside a temporary medical clinic during a Cooperative Medical Engagement in Muhallah 979, Sindabad, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 20, 2008. During the CME Iraqi doctor... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kevin Kretz, a C-17 Globemaster
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kevin Kretz, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 816 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, talks with his co-pilot during a routine airlift to Baghdad, Iraq, while deployed to an undiscl... More
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, arrive at Chaklala Air Force Base, Pakistan. They are off loaded by members of the 16th Comb... More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon, Order of the British Empire,
U.K. Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon, Order of the British Empire, Multi-National Division - Southeast officer in charge, talks to a local Iraqi man, during his recent visit to the Al Qurnah District, Nov. 24, in Basra, Iraq.
An Iraqi soldier (front) of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade,
An Iraqi soldier (front) of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division and a U.S. Army Soldier of Ironhawk Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas, pull security during ... More
A member of the Sons of Iraq talks to a woman while
A member of the Sons of Iraq talks to a woman while conducting security checks outside the Fira Shia Tabuq Primary School in Samalaat, Iraq, during a Combined Medical Engagement with the 425th Civil Affairs Bat... More
Soldiers walk out of the terminal to the waiting C-17
Soldiers walk out of the terminal to the waiting C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 13, 2010, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The soldiers are redeploying as part of the U.S. forces responsible drawdown of forces to 50,000 tr... More
U.S. Airmen with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group's
U.S. Airmen with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team place a string of C-4 explosive around the wings of a C-130 Hercules aircraft that are designed to divide the plane in smal... More
United Kingdom Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon, Order of the
United Kingdom Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon, Order of the British Empire, General Officer in Charge, Multi-National Division - Southeast, walks the Al Hayyaniyah District streets, during his recent visit to the distri... More
A group of local men filed onto the flightline to assist
A group of local men filed onto the flightline to assist the Marines in offloading the hundreds of bags of flour aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 352nd VMGR after arriving at Gilgit Air ... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Glossen (left) and Staff Sgt.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Glossen (left) and Staff Sgt. Gary Pearson (right) of Ironhawk Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas, and an Iraqi soldier of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigad... More
Iraqi Army Maj. Mohammed, acting Battalion Commander
Iraqi Army Maj. Mohammed, acting Battalion Commander of 3rd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, speaks to locals during a "Good Neighbor Mission". The purpose of the mission is to pass out bags of ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Adam Salazar of 5th Battalion, 25th
U.S. Army Capt. Adam Salazar of 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, lets a young Iraqi girl try on his sunglasses during a Cooperative Medical Engagement in Muh... More
A Baswari street vendor prepares food at his stand
A Baswari street vendor prepares food at his stand while a member of the Iraqi police tactical support unit observes what he is doing in Basrah, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2008.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Kuehn, KC-10 Extender pilot,
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Kuehn, KC-10 Extender pilot, 908th Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, flies the aircraft during refueling operations while providing air refueling capa... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance technicians, assigned to
U.S. Air Force maintenance technicians, assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work in and around the U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft on Nov. 23, 2010. The U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft is curre... More
A young Iraqi child plays with a balloon while soldiers
A young Iraqi child plays with a balloon while soldiers of the 26th Brigade, Iraqi army, distribute toys in the Al Hayyaniah District, Basra, Iraq, Dec. 9. The 26th Brigade visited the district to distribute cl... More
U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned
U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 352nd VMGR sits on the flightline at Chaklala Air Force Base, Pakistan during cargo on load on Sept. 8, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt... More
Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Seager, 746th Expeditionary Airlift
Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Seager, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster deployed from the 328th Airlift Squadron, Niagara Falls, N.Y., waits to load equipment onto a C-130 Hercules for an air transport miss... More
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets maneuver in position behind
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets maneuver in position behind a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft during air refueling operations over the mountains of Afghanistan on Nov. 25. The KC-10 is assigned to the 908th... More
A little Iraqi girl stands by her door as U.S. Soldiers
A little Iraqi girl stands by her door as U.S. Soldiers pass by on patrol in Basrah, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2008.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft maneuvers behind
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft maneuvers behind a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft for an air refuel over the mountains of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 25. The KC-10 is... More
Forty bundles of fuel fly out the back of a U.S. Air
Forty bundles of fuel fly out the back of a U.S. Air Force Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, during an air drop mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Endu... More
160822-N-WC455-008 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 22, 2016)
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Iraqi boys from Balad, Iraq, talk to U.S. Soldiers
Iraqi boys from Balad, Iraq, talk to U.S. Soldiers from Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th US. Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division during a patrol on Jan. 8, 2009.
U.S. Army Spc. Scott Killingsworth from 2nd Squad,
U.S. Army Spc. Scott Killingsworth from 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade instructs an Iraqi policeman on the proper procedure ... More
3-112th returns home, US Army Photo
Left to right, Spc. Henry Trivino, Sgts. Alejandro Corachan and Joe Nyzio and Spc. Cesar Laserna, 3-112th Field Artillery, New Jersey Army National Guard, honor the memory of their fallen comrades Staff Sgts. F... More
Iraqi children pick up trash outside the Mulaab Soccer
Iraqi children pick up trash outside the Mulaab Soccer Stadium before a soccer tournament in Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2008. The soccer tournament is sponsored by U.S. Marines (not shown) with 1st Battalion, 9th ... More
U.S. Soldiers from Grim Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored
U.S. Soldiers from Grim Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment visit an Iraqi police station at Hammam Al Alill, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2008.
C. Co. 2-211 GSAB, US Army Photo
Chief Warrant Officer Wade Olson of C. Co. 2-211 General Aviation Support Battalion Air Ambulance works on a tail of a UH-60 Black Hawk on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 11.
Tech. Sgt. Lindy Snodgrass, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster
Tech. Sgt. Lindy Snodgrass, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Bronson 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, put passenger seats together on a C-17 Globemaster III... More
Soldiers board a chartered airplane, Aug. 18, at Al
Soldiers board a chartered airplane, Aug. 18, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. More than 90,000 troops have been redeployed as part of the U.S. force responsible drawdown of forces.
Maj. Gen. Bernarad S. Champoux, left, commanding general
Maj. Gen. Bernarad S. Champoux, left, commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division and United States Division-Center, greets Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates during Gates' visit to Camp Liberty, Iraq, T... More
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Milwaukee, Wis., native, Maj. Steve Shultz, lifts a bar over his head in preparation for his final set of shoulder presses. The member of th... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Gavin S. Henry, infantry officer,
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Gavin S. Henry, infantry officer, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV) observes Bronze Star citations displayed on the wall of the battalions conference room on Camp Lejeune, N.C.... More
An American flag adorns a headstone in Section 60 of
An American flag adorns a headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, July 22, 2015. Section 60 is the final resting place for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in America's most recent wars, es... More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron sits on the ramp at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, before takeoff in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Oct. 25, 2017. The... More
Shrink-wrapped Kiowa Warrior helicopters await loading
Shrink-wrapped Kiowa Warrior helicopters await loading on a U.S. Navy ship en route to Iraq in 2003. The Army originally wanted to store the helicopters at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona—at a cost of rou... More
Iraqi Maj. Gen. Riyadh Taha and Abed Al Abass Fadil
Iraqi Maj. Gen. Riyadh Taha and Abed Al Abass Fadil Al Khafji, members of the Implementation and Follow-up Committee for National Reconciliation, prepare to meet with Former Regime Element to discuss veteran be... More
U.S. Army Col. Thomas James, commander, 4th Brigade
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
A group of former Iraqi insurgents are led to a tent
A group of former Iraqi insurgents are led to a tent by Iraqi police where they will listen to a presentation on the pledge of non-violence contracts they must sign as they begin the process of reconciliation a... More
U.S. Soldiers from 185th Military Intelligence Company,
U.S. Soldiers from 185th Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, clean communication equipment as they prepare for re-deployment ... More
A member of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance
A member of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deployed from the 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Niagara Falls, N.Y.,waits to launch a C-130 Hercules for an air transport mission is supp... More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Wayne H. Silva gives a speech
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Wayne H. Silva gives a speech to fellow Marines when presented with a Hard Rock caf?aseball cap during his 40th anniversary with the Marine Corps ceremony at Al Asad, Iraq, July 8. Silva... More
A U.S. military joint civil affairs team comprised
A U.S. military joint civil affairs team comprised of U.S. military personnel from various military units and branches of service make early morning preparations to go on an assessment mission of the Hateen Ind... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class George Valentin, a native
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class George Valentin, a native of Waterbury, Conn., and Spc. Louis Guillaud, a native of Killeen Texas, members of the 54th Cavalry, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, rem... More
Local tribal leaders move to another building for a
Local tribal leaders move to another building for a feast after a meeting with U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi soldiers from the 8th Division Iraqi Army in Manniniyah, Iraq, Dec. 16. The Soldiers met with tribal leader... More
Military families welcome soldiers assigned to 4th
Military families welcome soldiers assigned to 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division returning from Iraq, Nov. 10, 2011, at Fort Bliss, Texas.