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
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
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
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
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
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
'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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An Iraqi national police instructor with the 7th Brigade,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Read You, Loud and Clear
Fort Myers, Fla., native, 1st Lt. Justin Anderson, serving as an operations officer with the 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment's Headquarters Company, lets Lasol Ahmed try on his headset while on a mission i... More
Iraqi army soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade,
Iraqi army soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 10th Iraqi Army Division, right, and the 1st Bn., 2nd Bde., 11th Iraqi Army Division stand in formation during the units' transfer of authority ceremony at... 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.
Showing Off, US Army Photo
First Sgt. Lawrence King, a native of Fairfax County, Va., shows Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, the senior enlisted leader for Multi-National Force – Iraq, the future site of Joint Security Station Masafee in s... More