Romanian Forces End Mission in Iraq

Lt. Col. Gabriel Toma, commander of the Romanian army’s 26th Infantry Battalion, conducts an inspection of troops with Romanian President Traian Basescu during an end-of-mission ceremony June 4, 2009, at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mark Miranda

Romanian Soldiers Train Iraqi Army Commandos

Soldiers assigned to the 26th Romanian Infantry Battalion teach Shotokan karate to Iraqi troops during hand-to-hand combat training, as part of commando training on Camp Ur near Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, April 26, 2009.

Under the Sun

U.S. Army Sgt. Will Daniels and Pfc. Justin Dreyer scan the horizon for possible criminals using night vision goggles and a thermal imaging rangefinder the evening of Nov. 4, 2007. The pair went on a mission with the Romanian Army's 341st Infantry Battalion stationed at Contingency Operating Base Adder, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Daniels and Dreyer are forward observers in the Long Knife Brigade's combat observation and lasing team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub.

Teamwork

U.S. Army Sgt. Will Daniels compares notes with Romanian Army Lt. Col. Vasile Vreme, the commander of the 341st Infantry Battalion, during an observation mission Nov. 4, 2008, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Daniels is a forward observer in the Long Knife Brigade's combat observation and lasing team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub.