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
Dr. Bassama gives an Iraqi woman money to repair any
Dr. Bassama gives an Iraqi woman money to repair any damages to her property during a resettlement ceremony in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood, March 15. About 285 families are expected to move back in... More
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
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, re-enlists Spc. Jessica Jernigan, Gibbs' administrative assistant and a Hampton, Va., native, aboard a UH-60 Black Ha... More
'Atlas' Carries Weight of Rashid
The supply support activity warehouse at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad is where nine battalions are supplied from. The warehouse is operated by the 'Atlas' of Company A, 610th Brigade Suppor... More
Sgt. Jena Harris, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters
Sgt. Jena Harris, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from Medford, Ore., and Sgt. Kenneth Payne, a team... More
Armed Escort, US Army Photo
An Iraqi national policeman walks a family through southern Baghdad's Risalah region, Dec. 31. The "shurta," or police, have had an impact on the neighborhood, evidenced by the recent declaration of a main road... More
Workers on Contingency Operating Base Basra load a
Workers on Contingency Operating Base Basra load a destroyed wall locker as part of the clean-up of a burned down building, July 10. No residents were seriously injured in the fire, and they have all been house... More
Black Lions reach out to wounded
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division talk back and forth to wounded comrades from the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio to Forward Oper... More
Rooftop guardians, US Army Photo
Members of the Iraqi national police and Iraqi army provide security from the roof of a school prior to a ceremony in southern Baghdad's Saydiyah neighborhood, March 15. The Iraqi security forces were securing ... More
Lt. Col. Haydar, the commander of the 2nd Battalion,
Lt. Col. Haydar, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 10th Iraqi Army Division commander, hands over the commander's pistol to Lt. Col. Mahmoud, the commander of the 1st Bn., 2nd Bde., 11th Iraqi Ar... More
Re-Creating the Thunder
New Port Richey, Fla., native, Spc. Jeffery Johnson, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, takes the oath of enlistment f... More
A medic with the 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi national police
A medic with the 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi national police division checks a man's blood pressure during a medical capabilities mission at Joint Security Station Doura in southern Baghdad, March 5. The 7-2 NP's tr... More
Leaders from the local government, the ministry of
Leaders from the local government, the ministry of education, Iraqi security forces, and Multi-National Division Baghdad, meet together Feb. 25 to commemorate the opening of the Bilat primary school in Doura. "... More
An Iraqi national policeman fills an Iraqi man's
An Iraqi national policeman fills an Iraqi man's prescription during the 7th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division's medical capabilities mission at Joint Security Station Doura in southern Baghdad, March 5. Th... More
Mainistique, Mich., native Capt. Craig Johnson, commander
Mainistique, Mich., native Capt. Craig Johnson, commander of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Divison, makes friends with Iraqi children in southern Baghdad's Doura re... More
Lt. Col. Michael Lawson, a Cape Bay, N.J., native,
Lt. Col. Michael Lawson, a Cape Bay, N.J., native, and the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, inducts Capt. Brian McCall, a n... More
Stairway Guard, US Army Photo
An Iraqi army soldier guards a stairway in southern Baghdad's Rashid District, Dec. 31. The soldier was on a mission escorting his unit's commander, Retired Brig. Gen. Karim, through the Risalah neighborhood. T... More
Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the
Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South, speaks with Emad Al-Banaa, the archbishop of southern Iraq, during an Iftar celebration on Contingency... More
Roar around the world - A group of soldiers sitting in a room
Black Lions of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad talk with some of their wounded comrades at... More
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a native of Austin, Texas, who serves
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a native of Austin, Texas, who serves as the commander of Multi-National Division – Baghdad's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, tours a waste treatment facility in southern Baghd... More
Trace Adkins sings at the United States Division-South
Trace Adkins sings at the United States Division-South Resiliency Campus Oct. 31. Adkins has a long history of supporting service members, including making regular visits to Walter Reed Medical Center and the N... More
Hello from Baghdad, US Army Photo
Spring Valley, Minn., native, Lt. Col. Myron Reineke, commander of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, talks with Pan-Arabic media, after critical infrastructure guards took charge of checkpoints in the... 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
A fake plant that once adorned a burned down living
A fake plant that once adorned a burned down living quarters on Contingency Operating Base Basra waits to be cleaned up with the rest of the wreckage, July 10. While everything inside the building was destroyed... More
Honoring a Wounded Dragon - Public domain photogrpaph
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from Harker Heights, Texas, pins the Purple Heart on Sgt. Peter Rosie, a member of the 4th IBCT's personal security det... More
Lt. Col. James Crider, commander of the 1st Squadron,
Lt. Col. James Crider, commander of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment and Hopkinsville, Ky., native, congratulates Capt. John Byus, the 1-4 Cav. liaison officer from Washington, D.C., on being inducted int... More
Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, signs the executive
Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, signs the executive order to continue the Governor’s Military Council at the capitol building in Topeka, Kan., Feb. 24. The GMC is a council of military leaders, state represe... More
One of the many shops Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th
One of the many shops Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division has assisted in opening and sustaining in southern Baghdad's Doura neighborhood, Jan. 29. T... More
Pizza! Pizza!, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a Harker Heights, Texas, native and the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, shows off a pizza that was given to him by Dr. Muayad Al-Jabouri during a meet... More
Radar team keeps eye on Falcon
The Forward Operating Base Falcon radar team in Baghdad, from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment. Since March 21, the team has over 1,300 acquisitions, over 500 ... More
Pricy haircut = good cause
Sgt. Jeremy Murphy (left), of Mobile, Ala., and Sgt. Kenneth Payne, of Arlington, Texas, show off their new haircuts,March 8, at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad. The two managed to raise $1,50... More
The ‘Desert Divas’ cross the finish line of the Oktober
The ‘Desert Divas’ cross the finish line of the Oktober Runfest 5K in Basra, Oct. 9. The Divas won the all-female team bracket and the unofficial best-dressed category.
Sgt. 1st Class Earl Brown, a telephone communications
Sgt. 1st Class Earl Brown, a telephone communications officer with Signal Company, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, inventories boxes in Basra, Nov. 27. The inventory is ... More
A wooden replica of the 36th Infantry Division patch
A wooden replica of the 36th Infantry Division patch adorns the wall of a United States Division-South headquarters hallway. The patch is next to the patches of units who previously served as the Multi-National... More
Raiders ready to return home
Lt. Col. James Crider, commander of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. John Jones, senior non-commissioned officer of 1-4 Cav.... More
Soldiers of Headquarters Support Company, Division
Soldiers of Headquarters Support Company, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division load a computer system into a shipping container in Basra, Nov. 27.
Mississippian enjoying every minute of Army career
Sgt. Maj. Marvin Parker, the sustainment sergeant major for the 1st Infantry Division from Grenada, Miss., has served in the Army for more than 28 years. Parker plans to retire at his 30 year mark.
Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general of United States
Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general of United States Forces-Iraq, returns the salutes of Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne at the Basra airfield Sept. 8. Brooks and Champagn... More
Leg up on competition - A group of men playing a game of soccer
St. Louis native, Sgt. Adebowale Osisanya, a communications non-commissioned officer with the 47th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, passes a soccer ball during a match with the 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Nation... More
The Baghdad minister of education cuts a ceremonial
The Baghdad minister of education cuts a ceremonial ribbon Feb. 25 to mark the official opening of the Bilat primary school in Doura. In addition to the school, a mobile generation station and a new shopping di... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne, the senior non-commissioned
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne, the senior non-commissioned officer of Multi-National Division – Baghdad's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, ground guides a mine resistant ambush protected vehicl... More
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, reenlists Spc. Jessica Jernigan, Gibbs' administrative assistant and a Hampton, Va., native, aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk... More
Sgt. Benjamin Buskill with the 1st Brigade Combat Team,
Sgt. Benjamin Buskill with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division from Fremont, Ohio, carries his equipment off the Forward Operating Base Falcon flight line, March 20. Buskill and the rest of the "... More
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, presents Spc. Jessica Jernigan, Gibbs' administrative assistant and a Hampton, Va., native, with a reenlistment coin ... More
Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the
Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South, speaks with Iraqi Army Staff Maj. Gen. Aziz Noor Swady, commander of the 14th IA Division, during an I... More
Candy man can, US Army Photo
New York native, Spc. Eric Reyes, a team leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, attached to Task Force 4-64, passes out gum to Iraqi children while on a mission in ... More
Meeting of the Minds, US Army Photo
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Sumner, a native of Tyler, Texas, who serves as the platoon sergeant of the 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, briefs his Soldiers at ... More
First Sgt. Richard Meadows, the Company C, Brigade
First Sgt. Richard Meadows, the Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division senior non-commissioned officer and native of Marine, Ill., briefs incoming S... 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
A burned-out satellite dish stands a silent witness
A burned-out satellite dish stands a silent witness to the fire that burned down living quarters on Contingency Operating Base Basra in southern Iraq, July 9. Fifteen residents were displaced due to the fire.
Col. Ralph Kauzlarich, deputy chief of staff for effects
Col. Ralph Kauzlarich, deputy chief of staff for effects with the 1st Infantry Division, speaks during a lecture on "The Good Soldiers" at Kansas State University March 10. The author of the book, David Finkel,... More
Service members and civilians deployed to Basra watch
Service members and civilians deployed to Basra watch Trace Adkins and his band perform at the United States Division-South Resiliency Campus Oct. 31. Adkins is scheduled to play a welcome home concert for sold... More
Two Thumb Up, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from Harker Heights, Texas, gives two thumbs up to the plans of Brig. Gen. Baha, commander of 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Po... 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
Sgt. Kenneith Hickman, a Leavenworth, Kan. native and
Sgt. Kenneith Hickman, a Leavenworth, Kan. native and team leader on the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., shakes hands with Command Sgt. Maj. John Jones, the ... More
Families in Saydiyah wait to receive money for repairs
Families in Saydiyah wait to receive money for repairs to their homes prior to the resettlement ceremony in South Baghdad, March 15. The resettlement process is expected to last about three weeks.
The buffet line at the Iftar celebration on Contingency
The buffet line at the Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra in southern Iraq featured sheep, lamb and fish to name a few items. The dinner was hosted by leader of the 1st Infantry Division and ... 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
Fine Dining, US Army Photo
Civic leaders and sheikhs from West Rashid in southern Baghdad enjoy a meal outside the Baghdad International Airport Business Center, April 3. The men had worked up an appetite from a three-hour reconciliation... More
Staff Sgt. Brooke Schiebel, Division Headquarters and
Staff Sgt. Brooke Schiebel, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion aid station non-commissioned officer-in-charge and organizer of the Oktober Runfest 5K, reminds participants to drink responsibly upo... More
David Finkel, left, author of "The Good Soldiers,"
David Finkel, left, author of "The Good Soldiers," and Col. Ralph Kauzlarich, deputy chief of staff for effects with the 1st Infantry Division, sign copies of the book before a lecture at Kansas State Universit... 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
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, presents Spc. Jessica Jernigan, Gibbs' administrative assistant and a Hampton, Va., native, with a re-enlistment coin... More
Keeping informed, US Army Photo
Capt. Mike Loftus, the Task Force Dragon reconciliation officer, reads the newspaper at the Rashid District Council Hall in southern Baghdad, Feb. 19. Even though the Spencer, Mass., native doesn't read Arabic,... 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
East Rashid goes to the voting booth
Voters from Southeast Rashid raise their hands in favor of a candidate during elections at Joint Security Station Doura in southern Baghdad, March 5. The elections were the first of their kind, providing the pe... More
The eagle has landed - Public domain photogrpaph
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Austin, Texas, native, pins Col. Tom Kurlick, the embedded provincial reconstruction team and Memphis, Tenn., nativ... More
Hop on the Bird, US Army Photo
Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern ... More
Iraqis honor American wounded
Americans and Iraqis dine together at an Iraqi Air Force cafeteria in Basra, Iraq, Dec. 7. Among the Americans were service members who had been wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom. “We in Iraq are so thankf... More
The honorees at the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artililery
The honorees at the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artililery Regiment's St. Barbara's Day Ball drink the "Field Artilleryman's Punch" at the Al Faw palace in Baghdad, Jan. 25. The quaffing of the non-alcoholic conc... More
Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, talks with Maj.
Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, talks with Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks and Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne, the commanding general and senior non-commissioned officer of the 1st Infantry Division, at the capito... More
The 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National
The 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division commander, Col. Abdul Kadhem, talks with one of the new critical infrastructure guards in southern Baghdad's Saha neighborhood, Jan. 5. Kadhem ... More
Medics treat troops, US Army Photo
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Starns, the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division's surgeon's office from Colorado Springs, Colo., treats Spc. Michael Smith, the ... More
Sec. Def. conducts honors as 'Dragon' Brigade sees 1,000th Soldier sta...
Spc. Roy Burkhalter, a network operations specialist with Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, is re-enlisted by Hon. Robert Gates, the U.S. Secr... More
Sgt. Maj. T.R. Compton, the personnel sergeant major
Sgt. Maj. T.R. Compton, the personnel sergeant major for United States Division-South and the 1st Infantry Division, leads Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general of United States Forces-Iraq, on a tour of the Ba... More
Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, signs the executive
Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, signs the executive order to continue the Governor's Military Council at the capitol building in Topeka, Kan., Feb. 24. The GMC is a council of military leaders, state represe... More
Spc. David Schubert, a chaplain's assistant with the
Spc. David Schubert, a chaplain's assistant with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., digs into his Thanksgiving Day turkey at t... More
Sgt. Maj. Bill Sutton, 1st Infantry Division’s protection
Sgt. Maj. Bill Sutton, 1st Infantry Division’s protection sergeant major and native of Hardtner, Kan., heads down the final straightaway of the Oktober Runfest 5K in Basra, Oct. 9. Sutton finished first overall.
Proper Preparation, US Army Photo
Sgt. Joseph Adkins, a squad leader on the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division's personal security detachment, briefs his Soldiers prior to a mission at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Jan. 14... More
Command Sgt. Maj. William Huffin, a native of Fayetteville,
Command Sgt. Maj. William Huffin, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., who is the senior non-commissioned officer of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry D... 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
End of wild ride, US Army Photo
Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, stand by to receive their Golden Spurs, March 4, at Forward Ope... More
Dragon's Lair facility welcomes reconciliation
Lt. Col. Johnnie Johnson (center), a Tampa, Fla., native, talks with an Iraqi national police battalion commander and a sheik from southwest Rashid during a luncheon, March 11, at Forward Operating Base Falcon ... More
Chaplain (Maj.) Gregory Thogmartin, the 4th Infantry
Chaplain (Maj.) Gregory Thogmartin, the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division chaplain from Princeton, Mo., delivers his Easter sermon at the Steel Falcon Chapel on Forward Operating Base Falc... More
Soldiers of 610th BSB Transition With 4th Inf. Div. Counterparts
An Iraqi national police instructor with the 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division gives Col. Ted Martin, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and native of Jacksonville Bea... More
Stein of the Dragon, US Army Photo
Col. Ricky Gibbs, a native of Austin, Texas, who serves as the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, presents a "Dragon" stein to Laith Al Turk, a sculptor from the Doura region, duri... More
Spc. Carlos Ortiz, left, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Curtis
Spc. Carlos Ortiz, left, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Curtis approach the Shalamcha Point of Entry near Patrol Base Minden along the Iraq-Iran border, Dec. 7. Ortiz and Curtis were deployed with the 25th Infantry Div... More
Trace Adkins poses for a photo with soldiers and civilians
Trace Adkins poses for a photo with soldiers and civilians deployed to Basra as part of a meet-and-greet session after his show in Basra Oct. 31.
David Finkel, author of "The Good Soldiers," speaks
David Finkel, author of "The Good Soldiers," speaks during a lecture on his book at Kansas State University March 10. Finkel’s book was a New York Times best-seller and received the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize ... More
All Aboard, US Army Photo
Springfield, Mo., native Pvt. Jeremy Letner, an infantryman on the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division personal security detachment, hops back in his Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle ... More
'Darting' to be different
Sgt. Neal Robinson, a Baltimore native serving as a human resources sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, throws a dart as 1st Sgt. J.B. Thomas, a Miami native a... 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
Reviewing master plan - A group of soldiers looking at a map
Brig. Gen. Milano, the 4th Infantry Divison's assistant division commander for support, Harker Heights, Texas, native, Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Spring Valley, Minn., na... More
Council takes aim at Saydiyah revival
Displaced Iraqis line up in Saydiyah to fill out paperwork to return to their homes, Feb. 9. Iraqi security forces and Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment helped more than 2,000 displaced familie... More
Election Day, US Army Photo
Sgt. Kenneth Hickman, a team leader on the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Leavenworth, Kan., watches as the people of East Rashid hold ... More
Girl rides 'Black Lions' to tumor surgery
Capt. John King, from Swartz Creek, Mich., and Spc. Kazan Tamer, who is from Patterson, N.J., stand with Mariam and her mother, April 3, at the terminal in the Baghdad International Airport shortly before their... More
Children at the Bilat primary school in southern Baghdad's
Children at the Bilat primary school in southern Baghdad's Doura neighborhood line up to greet visitors on the school's opening day Feb. 25. "The children are the future of Iraq," said Col. Ricky Gibbs, an Aust... More