Iraq Photo Essay ~ Pictures Of September 2007
Working Together
Iraqi men help install new 11kV underground feeders in portions of northwest Baghdad to provide more reliable electrical power to that area. USACE photo
Paying Tribute
Servicemembers and Civilians of Multi-National Corps-Iraq joined the U.S. military for a Sept. 11, 2001 Remembrance Service at Al Faw Palace. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commanding general, MNC-I, expressed the profound impact Sept. 11 has had on the United States and other nations.
Water Break
Spc. David Bougourd (left) and Pfc. Mark Purcell (right) from Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, provide security for members of a local concerned citizens group as they take a water break during Operation Tuwaitha Sunrise in the village of Tuwaitha, Iraq, Sept. 5. Bougourd is originally from Norfolk, Va., And Purcell is from McDonough, Calif. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston.
Remember The Day
A memorial flag is illuminated near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001 in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosted the Sept. 11 memorial observance at the Pentagon for family members of those who were killed in the attack. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandan Schulze, Navy Visual News Service.
On Guard
U.S. Army Sgt. Ramon Medellin, with the Personal Security Detachment, 2nd Corps, provides security for Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola of Multi-National Corps-Iraq at a checkpoint in Siniyah, Iraq. Photo by Airman 1st Class Stephanie Longoria, Joint Combat Camera Center
To Serve And Protect
Iraqi police officers from An Nasiriyah listen intently to training provided by American medics from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, during a course designed to teach the policemen how to assess and treat casualties in a simulated combat environment. Photo by Pfc. Robert Baumgartner, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
Take Aim
Spc. Akif Mamedov, a Chicago native and member of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Ifantry), 1st Infantry Division Personal Security Detachment, takes aim with the M-107 .50-caliber sniper rifle on Sept. 5 at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad. The “Headhunters” of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th IBCT conducted live-fire training to broaden their soldier skills. Photo by Spc. Ben Washburn, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
CONTACT!
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Raquepo moves the propeller of a C-130H Hercules aircraft to check the intake and unlock the engine brake for startup before a flight from Ali Air Base, Iraq. Raquepo is attached to the 192nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. Photo from Joint Combat Camera Center.
Happy to see the Doctor
A trio of Iraqi boys clutch their treasure close as they pose for a photo. Residents were given hygiene items, new clothes and shoes, medical check-ups and over-the-counter medicine. Youngsters were also treated with candy and toys such as stuffed animals and soccer balls during a medical operation Sept. 5. Photo by Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky, 2nd BCT.
Happy to see the Doctor
A trio of Iraqi boys clutch their treasure close as they pose for a photo. Residents were given hygiene items, new clothes and shoes, medical check-ups and over-the-counter medicine. Youngsters were also treated with candy and toys such as stuffed animals and soccer balls during a medical operation Sept. 5. Photo by Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky, 2nd BCT.
Checking on Girl’s School
Pfc. Todd Thomas, center, a Hillsboro, Ohio, native and a radio operator with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, leaves the Intesar Girl’s School along with several Iraqi army counterparts after checking on the progress of renovations being done on the school, Sep. 7. The school is one of six being renovated by Thomas’ platoon in the Graya’at neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
A Time to Smile
Columbia, Md., native Capt. Albert Marckwardt, commander of B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, talks with a shop owner in the main market of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah neighborhood during an engagement patrol Aug. 22. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
A New Friend
Staff Sgt. Shane Glowcheski, right, Rapid City, S.D., native and a platoon sergeant with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, and Sgt. Hector Hernandez, top, a squad leader, are joined by a young student while taking a breather on the steps of an elementary school being renovated in the Graya’at neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District, Sept. 9. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
Prepared for Flight
Senior Airman Joseph Cordero, Staff Sgt. Andrew House, and Staff Sgt. Barrett Read trouble shoot an electronic error on the A-10 Warthog on the Al Asad Air Base flightline. The 438th Air Expeditionary Group A-10 jets perform 10 sorties daily providing top cover for ground forces in Iraq. Cordero’s hometown is Beacon, N.Y. House’s hometown is Erwin, N.C. Read’s hometown is Redding, Calif. Photo by Tech Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Central Command Air Forces.
Never Forget
Task Force Marne Soldiers take time on the sixth anniversary of the attacks Sept. 11, 2001, for a remembrance ceremony at the Task Force Marne Headquarters. Camp Victory firefighters are also present to represent the emergency responders who lost their lives six years ago. Photo by Tony Lindback, 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Fight Fire with Fire
A Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., fires an AT-4 at a structure containing bomb-making materials Sept. 8, south of Baqubah, Iraq. Operation Rock Hammer, conducted in farmland and palm groves on the Diyala River, resulted in the discovery of 11 al-Qaida in Iraq weapons caches. Photo by 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra,115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
The Big Guns
Billowy clouds of fiery smoke hang in the air after field artillerymen from Battery B, 1st ‘Dragon’ Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment fire their M109A6 Paladin howitzer on Camp Taji, Iraq, in support of an actual combat mission. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.
High Five
A young Iraqi boy’s American flag-themed outfit earns him a high five from Canton, Ohio, native Sgt. Andrea Pierce, a tactical human intelligence team member with B Co, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during a patrol through the Graya’at area of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District. Photo by Sgt. Michael
Prepare to Mount
U.S. Army Soldiers practice a variety of aviation employment concepts in northern Baghdad. Photo by Col. A.T. Ball, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs.
School’s Back in Session
A group of young children hang around the Al Aflaph Elementary School in Salhiyah before it is reopened after a month-and-a-half long renovation process. Children in the neighborhood have been watching the progress being made on the school during the summer with much anticipation. Photo by Spc. Robert Yde, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.
President Visits
U.S. President George W. Bush poses for a photo with Marines deployed to Al Asad after giving a speech to service members at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center, Sept. 3. Photo by Cpl. Zachary Dyer, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Public Affairs.
On Guard
A Soldier from Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., pulls security while his unit talks to the local nationals about insurgent activity in Kahn Bani Sa’ad area of Iraq. Photo by Spc. John Crosby, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Toys for the Kids
Cpl. James Dyke of Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division hands out toys to the many children who live at this house in Kahn Bani Sa’ad. Passing out toys and keeping good public relations with the people of the city builds trust between Soldiers and citizens, and helps Soldiers in gathering information on insurgent activity in the area. Photo by Spc. John Crosby, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Look of Hope
Iraqi residents look on as U.S. Army Soldiers engage in Operation Lightning Hammer. U.S. and Iraqi forces are engaged in the operation, which aims to remove al-Qaida and other militant groups from the Diyala area. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Brogan.