January 9, 2007

Stryker Troops Assist Iraqis, Secure Baghdad Neighborhood


By Army Spc. Shea Butler
7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment



BAGHDAD — The ramp drops, the sun rises and the troops emerge. The missions vary and everyone has a different, but equally important job. The troops on the ground in Baghdad work every job from quick reaction force to humanitarian missions.

The mission for Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, changes daily. Everyone has a different job in the company – from driver to gunner to dismounted infantry.

Even when they are not on an official mission they wait next to their Stryker vehicles for the call to duty out on the streets securing neighborhoods and assisting the Iraqi security forces at need. Read the Rest...

(Photo: Cpl. Joseph Casiano, a native of San Antonio, and Spc. David Tunstall, a native of Alexandria, Va., both with Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, search through a bag they found on top of a vehicle in Baghdad Thursday.)

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