Soldier of a New Iraq

An Iraqi army soldier from 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division provides security near lake Thar Thar in the Al Anbar province of Iraq Oct. 5, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James F. Cline III.

Mayor and Commandor

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. James H. Brady, commanding officer, Kilo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, meets with the local the mayor of Kabani, Iraq, while on a security patrol Sept. 28, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Robert S. Morgan.

Writing on the Wall

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kaleopa Kaleopa, from Delta Company, 2nd battalion, 27th Infanrty Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, provides security in Riyadh, Iraq Sept. 22, 2007, while on a joint patrol with members of the Iraqi army. U.S. Army photo by Spc Laura M. Buchta.

Security Assessment

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Silverthorn, from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Ft. Lewis, Wash., takes a break to pet a stray dog at a U.S. and Iraqi Army security checkpoint in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Summer M. Anderson.

Nice to Meet You

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julia Venegas, from 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shakes hands with a little girl in the village of Kabani, Iraq, while on a security patrol Sept. 28, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Robert S. Morgan.

The Best Medicine

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Ft. Lewis, Wash., shares a laughs with an Iraqi army soldier at a U.S. and Iraqi Army security checkpoint in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Summer M. Anderson.

Sunny Side of the Street

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Register uses an M-203 grenade launcher to breach an unoccupied house in the East Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2007. Register is assigned to 3rd Platoon, Hotel Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based out of Vilseck, Germany. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier.

Sniffing Around

Eddie, a yellow lab from the 94th Engineer Detachment working with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment out of Vilseck, Germany, searches for explosives in the Mechaniks district of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier.

A Helping Hand

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Gallaway, deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Detachment 4, holds an Iraqi girl’s hand as they wait to return her to her apartment after a fire. Air Force Security Forces are the first responders for the International Zone, Baghdad. Photo by Staff Sgt. Markus Maier, U.S. Central Command Air Forces.

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