B Battery 377 Field Artillery Reaction Force Teaches IA Commandos

Pvt. 2nd Class Cheston K. Bun, 1st Battalion (Air Assault) 377th Field Artillery Regiment, Bravo Battery Air Reactionary Force, leads a group of Iraqi commandos through a helicopter loading drill during recent training at Camp Wessam in Basrah. Photo by Spc. Maurice Galloway, 17th Fires Brigade.

Iraqi Army Delivers Wheelchairs, Supplies

Staff Col. Abbas, 3rd Brigade, 29th Iraqi Army Division, meets one of the young Iraqi children who benefited from the wheelchairs the 29th IA brought to Rutbah, Oct. 25. Photo courtesy of the 82nd Airborne Division.

Iraqis Lead Joint Mission Over Baghdad

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopter (left) flies alongside an Iraqi UH-1 Huey during a joint air mission over Baghdad between 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and the 2nd Squadron of the Iraqi Air Force, Oct. 21. Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.

Kids Get To Know Their Iraqi Security Forces

Children receive backpacks from Iraqi Army Soldiers during a “Junior Hero Program” supply delivery to their school in Arab Koy, Kirkuk province, Oct. 20. The children also recited a pledge to become “Junior Heroes” in their community and respect the Iraqi Security Forces who work to protect them. Photo by Pfc. Justin Naylor, 1st Cavalry Division.

Reaping the benefits of strong relations

Iraqi Soldier Hussein Ali and Sgt. Jeremy Fouts, a security non-commissioned officer from Charleston, W. Va., assigned to B Troop 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, formulate a plan on how to pass out the school supplies to the children at the Mullah Fayyad Primary School in Yusifiyah, Oct. 15. Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Ford, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.

Joint Security Patrol in Salman Pak

Spc. Jonathan "Tito" Taylor ,of Los Angeles, leans against a rock wall as an Iraqi girl overlooks his shoulder during a combined foot patrol, Sept. 13, in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. Iraq army soldiers and Paratroopers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad conducted these patrols frequently in order to deter any enemy activity in the area. Taylor is an infantryman assigned to Company B. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea


Spc. Nicholas King, of Nolensville, Tenn., looks down a neighborhood road during a combined foot patrol Sept. 13 in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted the presense patrol to address any concerns local residents may have and to assess the area's security. King is an infantryman assigned to the Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea


An Iraqi army soldier uses a fire extinguisher to put out a fire after a local resident calls on the combined forces to help them put out an electrical fire on an unoccupied home during a combined foot patrol Sept. 13 in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. The fire was contained and no one was injured. The homeowners were not inside when the fire sparked. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea


Capt. Dallas Cheatham, of Fayetteville, N.C., says farewell as he shakes hands with a community leader during a combined foot patrol, Sept. 13, in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted a presence patrol in a local neighborhood in order to assess any concerns the area's residents may have had. Cheatham serves as the commander of Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea


A young Iraqi boy looks over a wall as Paratroopers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad and their Iraqi army partners visit a local school, Sept. 13, in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. Paratroopers and their Iraqi counterparts conducted a routine patrol in one of the town's neighborhoods in order to assess any concerns local residents had and to check on the area's security. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea


Paratroopers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, inspect an abandoned car along side a neighborhood road during a combined foot patrol Sept 13 in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. Paratroopers and their Iraqi counterparts conducted the routine patrol in order to assess any concerns local residents had and check on the area's security. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea


U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey Wismann, of Louisville, Ky., sits and speaks next to an Iraqi boy as his Iraqi army partners enter a nearby home during a combined foot patrol Sept. 13 in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, located 30 miles southeast of Baghdad. Iraq army soldiers and Paratroopers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad conducted the routine patrol in one of the town's neighborhoods in order to assess any concerns local residents had and to check on the area's security. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea

Turning Wrenches With Iraqi Army Mechanics

Sgt. Brian Davis (center), part of a Logistical Training and Advisory Team from the 299th Brigade Support Battalion, gestures to one of the Iraqi Army mechanics he is training. Photo by Spc. Norman Smith, 1st Infantry Division.

Supplies Delivered to Villages In Need

Residents of Faddaqhryah carry food and supplies away from a humanitarian aid drop coordinated by the Iraqi Army, 17th Fires Brigade and the 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Aug. 18. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Maurice A. Galloway.

Making it Clear

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group and a member of the Iraq Special Operations Force Commandos, Alpha Company, clear a room together during joint mission training near Baghdad, Dec. 3, 2008. As a part of the training, the ISOF maintained communications with Iraqi ISR throughout the training. The ISOF and the Soldiers train together to prepare for real missions together in the future. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas L. Rosprim.

Briefly

Giving a brief to Iraqi Soldiers, Maj. Jim Tenpenny (center and pointing), the operations officer in charge for 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, points out which direction the weapons should be facing while on the aircraft, Aug. 18, Baghdad, Iraq. The training was an effort to get the IA Soldiers familiar with aircraft so they can conduct air assault missions. Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski.

Iraqi Warriors Remembered, Honored

The combat equipment that once belonged to two fallen Iraqi Special Operations Forces Soldiers is displayed during the memorial service held in Baghdad, July 28. The fallen Soldiers were fatally wounded by an assailant when they entered a house while serving a warrant issued by the Criminal Investigative Court of Karkh. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jimmy Pan, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula.

Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Become NCOs Together

An Iraqi Soldier walks under crossed sabers as he is recognized as a new non-commissioned officer during a combined NCO induction ceremony between the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the 12th Iraqi Army Division at K1 Iraqi Military Base near Kirkuk, July 29. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas, 1st Cavalry Division.

Sand Storm

An Iraqi Soldier rushes his comrade to safety using the "buddy carry" technique as U.S. Paratroopers look on during a simulated combat exercise in the midst of a sandstorm, July 29, at Combat Outpost Carver, Iraq, located in the Salman Pak suburb of southeastern Baghdad. Photo by Pvt. Jared N. Gehmann.

Proper Procedure

Iraqi Soldiers assigned to 2nd Company, 4th Battalion, 214th Brigade, 6th Division,train on proper security procedures for a Traffic Control Point at 2nd Company Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 28. Photo by Sgt. Holley Baker.

Commandos Prepare

Two Iraqi Commandos stand on a rooftop during recent training at a military installation in the Anbar province. Iraq's Commando ranks continue to grow as U.S. Special Forces train more and more of these elite Soldiers. Photo by Sgt. Brandon Pomrenke, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula.

Iraqi Soldiers Complete Grueling Course

Spc. Cesar Lopez gives pointers to an Iraqi Army Soldier applying a pressure dressing on a simulated wound during a training exercise in the midst of a sandstorm on Combat Outpost Carver in Salman Pak, July 29. Photo by Pvt. Jared N. Gehmann, 82nd Airborne Division.

Iraqis Take Mission Support Lead

An Iraqi Soldier carries a box of food from an Iraqi dining facility for his fellow Soldiers pulling guard duty at CampTaji, July 12. This dining facility is run exclusively by the Iraqi Army with some assistance from an American Airman assigned to the Logistics Military Advisor Team. Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Keller, U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs.

A New Direction

An Iraqi Army Soldier gives directions to the crowds of people during a humanitarian-aid mission in Baqubah, Iraq, July 13. The Soldiers delivered 3,000 bags of rice, flour and sugar. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ali E. Flisek.

Over the Shoulder

Sgt. Jamie Glover, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, observes the shooting stance of 17th Iraqi Army Division Soldier Sgt. Alah, during training at Joint Security Station Deason, south of Baghdad, July 22. Photo by Sgt. Robert Jordan, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

Conductor

U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers conduct a patrol brief on an Iraqi Army compound before going on a combat patrol near Diwanyia, Iraq, June 26. Photo by Kim Smith.