Dyna Shirasaki, lead vocal for the all female AC/DC
Dyna Shirasaki, lead vocal for the all female AC/DC tribute band Thund-Her-Struck entertains Task Force Iron Soldiers at the Main Gym on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2008, on one stop... More
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion,
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, pulls security on a small group of houses during Operation Syme, Oct. 28, 2008. Operation Syme was a... More
Lt. Col. Mark Donlin and other members of the Salah
Lt. Col. Mark Donlin and other members of the Salah ad Din rrovincial reconstruction team's health team share cups of chai with administrators of the Tikrit teaching hospital Apr. 22. The provincial reconstruct... More
A signal Soldier with the 1st Special Troops Battalion,
A signal Soldier with the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, scans the barren landscape of the rural Tikrit area, during an air assault mission Oct. 21, 2008.
A group of Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Special
A group of Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, are silhouetted in the early morning sun as they search a small village for anything suspi... More
TIKRIT, Iraq (Sept. 10, 2006) -- U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn
TIKRIT, Iraq (Sept. 10, 2006) -- U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn (left) shakes hands with Col. Gary S. Patton, chief of staff, 25th Infantry Division. The Oklahoma Republican visited Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base... More
Marines of the Region 2 Border Transition Team sit
Marines of the Region 2 Border Transition Team sit in on an operations and intelligence briefing conducted by the Iraqi staff of Region 2 Border Enforcement Team in Tikrit, Iraq, Jan. 16. Region 2 BET has been ... More
Soldiers at Contigency Operating Base Speicher "join
Soldiers at Contigency Operating Base Speicher "join the band" of Third Day, a Christian rock group on a USO tour event, Jan. 17, 2008. Lead singer, Mac Powell, and drummer, Mark Lee, were very impressed.
Marine Lt. Col. Thomas J. Galvin from the 2nd Region
Marine Lt. Col. Thomas J. Galvin from the 2nd Region Department of Border Enforcement Headquarters Transition Team based at Combat Operating Base Speicher discusses current and future plans with his counterpart... More
A dust storm descends on this abandoned building at
A dust storm descends on this abandoned building at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, on Apr. 1, diffusing the light and casting an orange haze. Dust storms descend on the area from time t... More
Chief Warrant Officer Larry Karmine races to his UH-60
Chief Warrant Officer Larry Karmine races to his UH-60 Blackhawk medevac helicopter shortly after receiving a call for medevac support in a rural area of northern Iraq on April 5.
Aviation Brigade marks deployment milestone with patch ceremony
Lt. Col. James Baker, Task Force Falcon deputy commanding officer, places the 10th Mountain Division patch on the right shoulder of 2nd Lt. Jayson Yang, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Combat Aviati... More
Capt. Jeffery Rhodes, Battery A commander, 3rd Battalion,
Capt. Jeffery Rhodes, Battery A commander, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, received warm smiles after he passed out gifts and supplies to children at the Tikrit ophanage to honor the Islamic holida... More
Airmen work to get others home
Staff Sgt. Craig Harris, rolling stock NCO in charge for Contingency Operating Base Speicher's redistribution property assistance team, inventories equipment on a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, Jan. 2... More
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's Combat Aviation
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's Combat Aviation Brigade and Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade display the colors during a Relief in Place ceremony at Contingency Operati... More
Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease
Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control, embraces female colleagues at the Salah ad Din tuberculosis clinic in Tikrit on March 22. Gerberding visited Tikrit to take part in the United ... More
Dr. Saad F. Hariz, director of the Tikrit teaching
Dr. Saad F. Hariz, director of the Tikrit teaching hospital, displays some newly-donated medical equipment to Lt. Col. Mark Donlin, commander of the Salah ad Din provincial reconstruction team's health team, at... More
U.S. Army Cpl. Richard Andrus with 4th Iraqi Army Division
U.S. Army Cpl. Richard Andrus with 4th Iraqi Army Division Stabilized Transition Team Security Element provides rear security during a room clearing demonstrating the next step in procedures on the Iraqi Inte... More
Lt. Col. Hamid Hussein, Iraqi air force Squadron 203
Lt. Col. Hamid Hussein, Iraqi air force Squadron 203 commander, prepares for takeoff March 19 in a T-6 Texan as the first Iraqi air force instructor pilot to graduate from the 52nd Expeditionary Flight Training... More
Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, Commanding General, 25th
Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, holds a press conference after a Mission Assumption Day Ceremony between the 101st Airborne Division and the 25th Infantry Division at Conti... More
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds an all hands call with members of the 25th Infantry Division deployed to Forward Operating Base Speicher. Mullen is on his first tour of the centra... More
Kid Rock performs one of his hit singles, "Cowboy,"
Kid Rock performs one of his hit singles, "Cowboy," during a performance at the Contingency Operating Base Speicher main gym, Dec. 19. Kid Rock performed for troops during a brief USO stopover at the base. Ki... More
UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters return to Contingency Operating
UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters return to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, after a medevac mission to a rural area of northern Iraq on April 5.
Lt. Col. Hamid Hussein, Iraqi air force Squadron 203
Lt. Col. Hamid Hussein, Iraqi air force Squadron 203 commander, prepares for takeoff on his first instructor flight with a student pilot March 19. Hussein is the first Iraqi air force instructor pilot to gradua... More
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds an all hands call with members of the 25th Infantry Division deployed to Forward Operating Base Speicher. Mullen is on his first tour of the centra... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to 3rd Assault Helicopter
A UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies over the Iraqi countryside transporting troops from Contingency Operating Base Speicher to Balad in northern Iraq. ... More
An Iraqi army soldier takes a break from a drivers
An Iraqi army soldier takes a break from a drivers training course at Forward Operating Base Dagger, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Rick Rzepka)
Members of the 4th Iraqi Army Division Intelligence
Members of the 4th Iraqi Army Division Intelligence Surveillance Recon branch practice proper procedures for clearing a room in ISR compound in Tikrit, Iraq, June 10. The U.S. Soldier's partnership to help tra... More
Pfc. Jossue Enamorado of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter
Pfc. Jossue Enamorado of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, checks the door gun of a UH-60 Black Hawk shortly after a mission on Jan. 9. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nig... More
A dust storm descends on this soccer stadium at Contingency
A dust storm descends on this soccer stadium at Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq, on Apr. 1. Dust storms descend on the area from time to time, lasting anywhere from a couple hours to an entire day.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. (left), 25th
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. (left), 25th Infantry Division commander, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III (center), commanding general, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark ... More
Maj. General Robert Caslen from Belington, Vt. Commanding
Maj. General Robert Caslen from Belington, Vt. Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division, and the new Commanding General of Multi National Division-North answers questions for Iraqi reporters during a pr... More
Staff Sgt. Gloria Harrell (left) and Capt. Joaquin
Staff Sgt. Gloria Harrell (left) and Capt. Joaquin Dequintanaroo (center), both of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, watch the inauguration of President Ob... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Kirby and Spc. Matthew Imlay
U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Kirby and Spc. Matthew Imlay with 4th Iraqi Army Division Stabilized Transition Team Security Element demonstrate proper procedures when clearing a room to the Iraqi Intelligence Surveill... More
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance technician,
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance technician, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, places projectile fuses in preparation for ordnance disposal operations in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5. EODMU-... More
Members of the 4th Iraqi Army Division Intelligence
Members of the 4th Iraqi Army Division Intelligence Surveillance Recon branch conduct a mock room clearing on the ISR compound in Tikrit, Iraq, June 10. The U.S. Soldier's partnership to help train Iraqi troops... More
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians, with Explosive
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, excavates a small area containing projectile fuses in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5. EODMU-1 is deployed to Iraq in support o... More
Sgt. Otis C. Wells, base reaction force, 122nd Engineer
Sgt. Otis C. Wells, base reaction force, 122nd Engineer Company, South Carolina Army National Guard works in his garden during his personal time. The garden is in front of his living quarters on Contingency Ope... More
AIrborne Soldiers patrol Tikrit under a blanket of darkness
A "Bastogne" Soldier takes a knee during a night time patrol in the city of Tikrit, Iraq. Local Tikriti citizens have taken advantage of the improved security situation here and are shifting their focus from s... More
Salah ad Din Province government representatives held
Salah ad Din Province government representatives held several meetings with their counterparts in the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team after the presentation and exchange of the Provincial Contractin... More
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance technician,
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance technician, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, uncovers buried projectile fuses in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5. EODMU-1 is deployed to Iraq in support of Op... More
A Troop, 4th Squadron 6th Cavalry Regiment OH-58 Kiowa
A Troop, 4th Squadron 6th Cavalry Regiment OH-58 Kiowa Warrior pilots Capt. Peter Di Giorgio and 1st Lt. Robert I. Sickler head back toward the fight in a new Kiowa after returning to base with their damaged ai... More
Chief Warrant officer 2 Joshua Locke, a CH-47 Chinook
Chief Warrant officer 2 Joshua Locke, a CH-47 Chinook pilot with 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, conducts preflight checks on his aircraft before an air assault mission in norther... More
Aaron Tippin sings his first song of the night at
Aaron Tippin sings his first song of the night at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq and pumps up the crowd on Nov. 24. His tour to Iraq is the Drill N' Thrill Tour from Nov. 22nd-29th.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian Beck, top, and Spc.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian Beck, top, and Spc. Ryan Moya of Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter for another ... More
A dust storm descends on this soccer stadium at Contingency
A dust storm descends on this soccer stadium at Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq, on Apr. 1. Dust storms descend on the area from time to time, lasting anywhere from a couple hours to an entire day.
1st Lt. Dezi King, Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops
1st Lt. Dezi King, Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, is silhouetted by the sun as an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior flies overhead during Operation Syme, Oct. 2... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Laschwann Killens, Imagery
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Laschwann Killens, Imagery Officer-in-Charge, G2, Headquarters and Headuarters Company, 25th Special Troops Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, and Honolulu native, shakes hands with Spc.... More
A CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to Company B, 2nd
A CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, checks the forward rotor before a mission March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air crews work ... More
Members of the Contingency Operating Base Speicher
Members of the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Security Detachment gather outside an Iraqi police station near COB Speicher on April 3 before conducting a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol through an area with know c... More
Aaron Tippin sings for the soldiers at Contingency
Aaron Tippin sings for the soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq during his Drill N' Thrill concert in Iraq on Nov. 24.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Blow with 4th Iraqi Army
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Blow with 4th Iraqi Army Division Stabilized Transition Team Security Element demonstrates the breach team procedures in the Iraqi Intelligence Surveillance Recon compound in Tikrit, ... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Moody, from Killeen, Texas, and a
Staff Sgt. Joshua Moody, from Killeen, Texas, and a squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, advises an Iraqi soldier on marksmanshi... More
Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, Commanding General, 25th
Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, addresses the outgoing commanders from the 101st Airborne Division at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, as the 25th Infantry Div... More
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion,
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, is silhouetted in the early morning sun during Operation Syme, Oct. 28, 2008. Operation Syme was an... More
MV-22 Ospreys flown by U.S. Marines from Marine Medium
MV-22 Ospreys flown by U.S. Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 land at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 9. VMM-266 is flying to Speicher to pick up U.S. Marines (not shown)... More
Lt. Col. George Cyhaniuk, 52nd Expeditionary Flying
Lt. Col. George Cyhaniuk, 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron air advisor and instructor pilot, and an Iraqi air force pilot prepares for flight operations in a T-6 Texan II aircraft for one of the last... More
Some mortars found by the Scout Platoon during a roving
Some mortars found by the Scout Platoon during a roving patrol around Forward Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq.
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance disposal
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance disposal technician, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, inspects unexploded ordnance prior to disposal in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5. EODMU-1 is deployed to... More
Cavalry scout Pfc. Timothy Stoder, Company A, 96th
Cavalry scout Pfc. Timothy Stoder, Company A, 96th Aviation Support Battalion, watches over the High Crimes area of the maximum security prison on Forward Operating Base Danger in Tikrit, Iraq.
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion,
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, watches as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands during extraction during Operation Syme, Oct. 28, 200... More
TIKRIT, IRAQ (December 21, 2005) -- The 101st Aviation
TIKRIT, IRAQ (December 21, 2005) -- The 101st Aviation Combat Brigade hosted members of the fledgling Iraqi Air Force's 3rd Squadron today. The objective was to share the two unit's capabilities and see each u... More
Sustainment Soldiers supervise construction of $16 million fuel farm
Contractors work on one of the diesel tanks at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Sept. 28, 2008. Sustainment Soldiers completed construction of a $16-million fuel farm, the second "steel-bolted-tank" fuel fa... More
*060701-A-2756F-08--Sgt. James Copeland, squad leader,
*060701-A-2756F-08--Sgt. James Copeland, squad leader, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security overlooking a canyon dur... More
Hand Selected by Task Force Spartan Commander for Exceptional Service,...
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division hovers at Contignecy Operating Base Speicher, as it prepares to move Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Combat Aviation
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division hovers at Contignecy Operating Base Speicher, as it prepares to move Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor... More
Staff Sgt. Rebecca Gaither, physical therapist NCOIC,
Staff Sgt. Rebecca Gaither, physical therapist NCOIC, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA), helps a Soldier stretch out his foot. The physical therapists here treat the Soldiers as if they were... More
Commanding Gen. Ham speaks records a message to Task
Commanding Gen. Ham speaks records a message to Task Force Iron Soldiers encouraging them to re-enlist. Ham traveles to Contingency Operating Base Speicher as part of his battlefield circulation, Sept. 21, 2008.
TIKRIT, Iraq (Sept. 10, 2006) -- U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn
TIKRIT, Iraq (Sept. 10, 2006) -- U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn (right) speaks with Oklahoma Soldiers from the 555th Engineer Brigade. The Oklahoma senator visited Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Speicher. (Photo... More
Sgt. 1st Class Boe, a therapeutic dog used in Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Boe, a therapeutic dog used in Iraq to help relieve stress, greets Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Jan. 10. Boe was donated by a non-profit organization, Amer... More
Soldiers at Contigency Operating Base Speicher "join
Soldiers at Contigency Operating Base Speicher "join the band" of Third Day, a Christian rock group on a USO Tour Event, Jan. 17, 2008. Lead singer, Mac Powell, and drummer, Mark Lee, were very impressed.
The historic Tigris River is the source for the newly
The historic Tigris River is the source for the newly opened water treatment facility outside of Tikrit in the town of Abu Ajil. The facility water pumps pictured will help provide clean water for over 15,000 c... More
Maj. General Robert Caslen from Belington, Vt. Commanding
Maj. General Robert Caslen from Belington, Vt. Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division, and the new Commanding General of Multi National Division-North, and the Iraqi governor of Tikrit answer question... More
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, Multi-National
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, is welcomed by Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., commander, Multi-National Division - North, upon arrival at Contingency Operating Base Speich... More
Staff Sgt. Brian Cashell (center), Company B, 209th
Staff Sgt. Brian Cashell (center), Company B, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, Task Force Lobos, explains the two methods of extracting bone marrow to Capt. Samson Folau, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,... More
Iraqi army Soldiers, return successfully from catching
Iraqi army Soldiers, return successfully from catching 11 detainees on their first solo mission with Coalition Forces only observing.
Soldiers from the Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry
Soldiers from the Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, train an Iraqi soldier on close-quarters movement during a week of marksmanship training at... More
U.S. Soldiers with 4th Iraqi Army Division Stabilized
U.S. Soldiers with 4th Iraqi Army Division Stabilized Transition Team's security element teach the Iraqi Intelligence Surveillance Recon branch proper procedures when clearing a room in the ISR compound in Tikr... More
A 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron instructor
A 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot and an Iraqi air force pilot prepare for flight training operations Sept. 4, 2011, at Camp Speicher, Iraq. The 52nd EFTS turned over flight operati... More
A signal Soldier's shadow silhouetted in the sun.
A signal Soldier's shadow silhouetted in the sun. Public domain photograph - art silhouette photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Members of the 25th Infantry Division Band play songs
Members of the 25th Infantry Division Band play songs during the transfer of authority ceremony from 1st Armored Division to 25th Infantry Division at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq on Dec. 9, 2008.
A T-6 Texan II aircraft taxis before takeoff Sept.
A T-6 Texan II aircraft taxis before takeoff Sept. 4, 2011, at Camp Speicher, Iraq. The 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron turned over flight training operations to the Iraqi air force Squadron 203 Sep... More
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance technician,
First Class Ben Jones, explosive ordnance technician, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, places projectile fuses in preparation to ordnance disposal in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5. EODMU-1 is deploye... More
First Class Aaron Ritter, explosive ordnance technician,
First Class Aaron Ritter, explosive ordnance technician, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, uncovers buried projectile fuses in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5, 2008. EODMU-1 is deployed to Iraq in suppo... More
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies overhead as it departs on a mission Jan. 9. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and ground crews work around the ... More
Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Kay, left, from the
Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Kay, left, from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment speaks to Samuel Tai Anderson Bass player for Third Day while Chief Warrant Officer Coy Pennington, ... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander, Multi-national
Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander, Multi-national Division-North and 1st Armor Division, speaks with 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division's Commander, Col. David Paschal who attended the United and Strong confe... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander of Multi-National
Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander of Multi-National Division-North, and Command Sergeant Major Roger Blackwood, assist Pfc. Dominique Bumphus in cutting a ribbon on April 11 at the opening ceremony for Freedom... More
Tracie Jayne, a former U.S Navy aviation support equipment
Tracie Jayne, a former U.S Navy aviation support equipment technician, now a comedian, re-enacts a scene from a movie as she gnaws at the microphone pretending to be Jaws, May 16. (U.S Army photo/Spc. Opal Vaughn)
Iraqi policemen hold graduation ceremony
An Iraqi policeman shows his general how a piece of equipment gathers fingerprints to use as evidence during a graduation ceremony from a four-week investigation course given in the Salah Ad Din province of Ira... More
Cadet pilots in Class 76 at the Iraqi Air Force College,
Cadet pilots in Class 76 at the Iraqi Air Force College, Tikrit, Iraq, march to class outside an academic building on the school’s campus. 151 young men began training in September 2010 as part of the first cla... More
Company commander reflects on second Iraq tour
Capt. Seth Musgrove, commander of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), listens to 3rd Battalion commander Lt. Col. Phil Appleton ... More
Spc. Michael Raneo, an infantryman with Company B,
Spc. Michael Raneo, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, hands out a bag of school supplies to a girl at an orphanage in Tikri... More
1st Lt. Joshua Brown, Pathfinder Company, 4th Battalion,
1st Lt. Joshua Brown, Pathfinder Company, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, bows his head as the American Flag waves in the background during a prayer at the company's change of command ceremony at Contin... More
A UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter belonging
A UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter belonging to Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, takes off as it departs on a mission March 5. "MEDVAC birds" as they are ca... More
Master Sgt. Peni Cabanting (back) and Sgt. Maj. Maria
Master Sgt. Peni Cabanting (back) and Sgt. Maj. Maria Jackson, both of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, watch President Obama give his inauguration speech... More
An Iraqi child from an orphanage in Tikrit receives
An Iraqi child from an orphanage in Tikrit receives a pair of shoes from Staff Sgt. Anthony Hollanbach, a mechanic assigned to 220th Transportation Company, 394th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 103rd Exp... More
Soldiers from the 1-5 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 1-5 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, training Iraqi soldier on close quarters movement during a week of marksmanship training on an Iraqi Military Post, Aug. 17. The Ira... More
A Soldier from the 83rd Concrete Detachment, 94th Engineer
A Soldier from the 83rd Concrete Detachment, 94th Engineer Company directs a Bobcat vehicle operator on where to maneuver the dirt and sand along a major north/south interstate highway just south of Tikrit, Ira... More
A "Bastogne" Soldier takes a knee during a night time
A "Bastogne" Soldier takes a knee during a night time patrol in the city of Tikrit, Iraq. Local Tikriti citizens have taken advantage of the improved security situation here and are shifting their focus from s... More