Paratroopers stand up joint security station

KADAMIYAH – The sudden clap of a firearm’s discharge prompts the split second reaction of the paratroopers patrolling the volatile streets of Iraq’s capital. The paratroopers are poised for contact with the unseen threat

From behind urban cover – a car, a corner or even a light post - they meticulously scan their interlocking sectors of fire to ensure 360-degree security for the platoon conducting a presence patrol.

Fortunately for the enemy, the noise, which prompted instantaneous action from the platoon of battle-tested paratroopers, was a false alarm. The sound of road construction was the likely culprit.
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(Photo: Paratroopers of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, which is attached to 2nd BCT, 1st Inf. Div. coordinate presence patrols of the Hurriyah neighborhood of the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad Feb. 8. The Joint Security Station, which the Soldiers are assigned to, encourages transition by allowing Iraqi security forces to train with Paratroopers on a one-on-one basis. U.S. Army photo.)