The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the 1-9 Field Artillery Battle Kings, from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, to coordinate Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurge... More
Looking over his shoulder at the vehicle used to haul
Looking over his shoulder at the vehicle used to haul his gear, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, checks if t... More
Listening intently for information for the day’s mission,
Listening intently for information for the day’s mission, Pilot Chief Warrant Officer Dan Hansen (center), and Sgt. Fred Oser (left), crew chief, A Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy B... More
Prepping the UH-60 before take off, Crew Chief Pfc.
Prepping the UH-60 before take off, Crew Chief Pfc. Kyle Wallace, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, inspects his Black Hawk for defects ... More
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, surveys the l... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
Cleaning the windshield of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Spc.
Cleaning the windshield of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Spc. Tony Moreno, crew chief, A Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares the cockpit for t... More
Checking the rear rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Pilot
Checking the rear rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Pilot Chief Warrant Officer Matt Lamoreur, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, inspects for... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint for... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint forc... More
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, surveys the l... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint forc... More
Soldiers from Crazyhorse Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Soldiers from Crazyhorse Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, take the opportunity to explore the ruins of Al Hatra, in Northern Iraq, during their cu... More
A local Iraqi SWAT Team boards a boat to cross over
A local Iraqi SWAT Team boards a boat to cross over to an island outside of Mosul in which there is suspected insurgent activity and buried caches during Operation Able Undertaking while Soldiers from the Battl... More
An Iraqi SWAT Team travels down a steep ridge to the
An Iraqi SWAT Team travels down a steep ridge to the riverbank where a speedboat is waiting to take them across to an island a few miles from Mosul, Iraq, in search of insurgents and caches during Operation Abl... More
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined Security Checkpoint, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ... More
Sporting a 3rd Infantry Division Patch, an Iraqi soldier
Sporting a 3rd Infantry Division Patch, an Iraqi soldier displays his appreciation for U.S. forces in Iraq during Operation Able Undertaking in which was overseen by soldiers from Battle Kings 1-9 FA, 2nd Heavy... More
Adjusting the head set from a UH-60 Black Hawk before
Adjusting the head set from a UH-60 Black Hawk before takeoff, Crew Chief Spc. Tony Moreno, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ready’s th... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint forc... More
Checking the engine of a Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter
Checking the engine of a Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter before taking off, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, run... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez, on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint fo... More
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the 1-9 Field Artillery Battle Kings, from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, to coordinate Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurge... More
Iraqi soldiers prepare to move out with the Battle
Iraqi soldiers prepare to move out with the Battle Kings, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurgents and caches hid... More
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined Security Checkpoint, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ... More
Checking the engine of a Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter
Checking the engine of a Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter before taking off, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, run... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint forc... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
After delivering U.S. Soldiers and Iraq dignitaries
After delivering U.S. Soldiers and Iraq dignitaries to their final destinations, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Divi... More
An Iraqi Army Soldier stands at the edge of a ridge
An Iraqi Army Soldier stands at the edge of a ridge overlooking an island in which local intelligence indicates insurgent movement and possible caches hidden on the small stretch of land just a few miles from M... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Sgt. Fred Oser, crew chief, A Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, surveys the l... More
A Kiowa flies low to an island outside of Mosul in
A Kiowa flies low to an island outside of Mosul in search of in insurgent movements and caches during joint forces Operation Able Undertaking in which the Iraqi Army, an Iraqi SWAT Team, and soldiers from the 1... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez, on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint for... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez, on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint for... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez, on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint for... More
An Iraqi SWAT Team work together with the Battle Kings,
An Iraqi SWAT Team work together with the Battle Kings, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurgents and caches hidin... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
Preparing for the desert heat, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred
Preparing for the desert heat, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, removes the doors from a Black Hawk UH-60 He... More
Checking frequencies on the radio sets before installing
Checking frequencies on the radio sets before installing them into the UH-60 Black Hawk, Pilot Chief Warrant Officer Kyle Wallace, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat ... More
Loading his gear into a four-wheel drive gater, Crew
Loading his gear into a four-wheel drive gater, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, preps the necessary supplie... More
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined Security Checkpoint, Sgt. Fred Oser, crew chief, A Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ... More
Passing over a lake in the Ninewa Province of Iraq
Passing over a lake in the Ninewa Province of Iraq where Soldiers from Sadam’s Regime once used to kidnap civilians, Crew Chief Spc. Tony Moreno, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy ... More
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the 1-9 Field Artillery Battle Kings, from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, to coordinate Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurge... More
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined
Posting security just outside the walls of a Combined Security Checkpoint, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ... More
An Iraqi SWAT Team work together with the Battle Kings,
An Iraqi SWAT Team work together with the Battle Kings, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurgents and caches hidin... More
Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT,
Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, pilot the Raven, a small, battery operated remote controlled airplane that can fly relatively low to the ground without being detected by insurgents... More
Soldiers from Crazyhorse Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Soldiers from Crazyhorse Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, take the opportunity to explore the ruins of Al Hatra, in Northern Iraq, during their cu... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez, on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint fo... More
Soldiers from Battle Kings, 1-9 FA, 2nd Heavy Brigade
Soldiers from Battle Kings, 1-9 FA, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to launch a small battery operated airplane called a Raven to gather intelligence from the sky during Operation ... More
Preparing for the desert heat, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred
Preparing for the desert heat, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, removes the doors from a Black Hawk UH-60 He... More
Soldiers from Battle Kings, 1-9 FA, 2nd Heavy Brigade
Soldiers from Battle Kings, 1-9 FA, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to launch a small battery operated airplane called a Raven to gather intelligence from the sky during Operation ... More
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A Company, 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, surveys the l... More
Both the Raven tactical recon plane and the Kiowa,
Both the Raven tactical recon plane and the Kiowa, a small fast moving helicopter were just several of the eyes in the sky used during Operation Able Undertaking, a joint forces mission with the Iraqi Army and ... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation
Before the sun crests the horizon at Contingency Operation Site Marez, on the morning of Aug. 5, soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1-9 Field Artillery, 2HBCT, 3ID, prepare for Operation Able Undertaking, a joint fo... More
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the
The Iraqi Army and a local SWAT Team work with the 1-9 Field Artillery Battle Kings, from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, to coordinate Operation Able Undertaking in the search for insurge... More
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black
Being the eyes and ears for the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk, Crew Chief Sgt. Fred Oser, A. Company 2-25, Combat Aviation Brigade, attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, surveys the l... More
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers
After an early morning Key Leader Engagement, soldiers from Crazy Troop, 3-7 Cavalry, 2HBCT, 3ID, take a small detour to Al Hatra, an ancient ruined city located southwest of Mosul in the Al-Jazarah region and ... More
A soldier from the 1-9 FA Battle Kings, 2nd Heavy Brigade
A soldier from the 1-9 FA Battle Kings, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches as Brig. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal lands in a cloud of dust during Operation Able Undertaking, a joint mission w... More