40+ New Iraq Photos Right Out Of Iraq For October 2007
Zero Dark Thirty
U.S. Army Soldiers, 4th Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd of the 12th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., gather in the pre-morning darkness for a presence patrol in the city of Dora located in southern Baghdad. Photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan Doti, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Down and Dirty
Iraqi Army Soldiers demonstrate hand-to-hand combat skills learned at the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division Commando Course graduation, held at Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Oct. 25. The three-week course trained the Soldiers in advanced infantry tactics. Instructors were former graduates from the 4/6 IA. The course was originally designed and overseen by the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum N.Y. The course is modeled after the 10th Mountain Division (LI) pre-Ranger course. Photo by Maj. Webster Wright.
German Ally
A U.S. Airmen working in support of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a picture with his military working dog, Oct. 8, in Mufriq, Iraq. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller, Joint Combat Camera Center.
In the Bubble
Army Lt. Col. Tom Jessee, executive officer for the 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes through some final preflight checks in his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 24. Photo by Cpl. Nathan Hoskins, Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs.
School Days
Iraqi girls walk to a primary school in the Andaloos district of Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2007, to receive school supplies from U.S. Marines and Iraqi police. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown Jr.
Ditch Digger
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Civil Affairs Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) inspect a drainage canal outside Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy.
Fallujah Flag
U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Christopher Caldwell, the platoon commander for Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment, provides security outside of a primary school in the Andaloos district of Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2007. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are assisting Iraqi police with security in Fallujah. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown Jr.
Patriotic Chief
The police chief of the Andaloos precinct hands out patriotic t-shirts and school supplies at a primary school in the Andaloos district of Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown Jr.
Street Smarts
Soldiers from 1-12 ‘Charger’ Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrol the Old Baqubah market in Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photo by Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.
Peering Down
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mitchell DeLouche peers through a pair of binoculars to monitors activity on the runway of Ali Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder.
Pop Smoke
A Stryker combat vehicle used by U.S. Army Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany “pops” smoke for cover and concealment during troop movements in a neighborhood in the East Rashid District of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 15. Photo by Tech Sgt. Andrew Rodier, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Meet a Marine
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Civil Affairs Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd), provides security at a school in the Zangora District of Ar Ramadi, Iraq on October 17, 2007. Photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy, Joint Combat Camera Center
Folded Wings
Lights on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) illuminate an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM) 263 as it transits the Straits of Tiran. Wasp is on a surge deployment bringing the Osprey on its first combat deployment to the Middle East. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Borden, Navy Visual News Service.
Reflections
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Darrel Salmon from Charlie Company, 227th, observes the landscape as he mans an M-240 machine gun from his Black Hawk helicopter on Oct. 9, Baghdad, Iraq. Photo by Cpl. Jeffrey Sandstrum, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Watch your Six
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, Wash., pull security on a road during Operation Shock Wave south of Baqubah, Iraq, on Oct. 4. Photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Henry, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Validation
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Leo Acoba and U.S. Army Pfc. Jon Pierre Johnson, of 1st Armored Division, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 4th Squadron Quick strike Troop, pull security outside during a meeting at a police station in the Muhaila neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 1. The visit was part of an ongoing validation of Iraqi police in the neighborhood. Photo by Spc. Larayne Hurd, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Big House
U.S. Army Soldiers with a personal security detachment from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare to leave a compound on Combat Outpost Courage in Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 18, 2007. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Hubenthal.
Feed Chute
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alec Cawlfield, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, removes a damaged section on the feed chute of a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 22, 2007. The feed chute is used to load the bullets into the aircraft. Cawlfield is deployed from the Air National Guard, Ft. Wayne, Ind. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia.
Painted Sky
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Charlie Company, 227th Aviation Regiment flies over Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum.
On Target
Iraqi police officers of the Al Rabaneain district set up their targets during an AK-47 training exercise focused on marksmanship and weapon familiarization at Combat Outpost Spear in Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Hubenthal.
Seeking the Truth
Fort Knox, Ky., native Lt. Col. Jeff Broadwater, commander of the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Stewart, Ga., questions a business owner at the Abu Hanifa Market in Baghdad’s Adhamiyah neighborhood about a grenade attack that occurred nearby, wounding one of his Soldiers, Oct. 15. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
Fill ‘er Up
An Air Force KC-10A Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Wing, Southwest Asia, refuels a Royal Air Force Tornado GR-4 so that it can sustain airborne operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom over Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Ruby Zarzyczny.
Say Ahhh…
Capt Keri L. Mullen, brigade surgeon for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division examines a young girl during a medical operation hosted by Company D, of the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment in Al Buaytha, Oct. 16. Healthcare providers, including Iraqi doctors, came to provide medical treatment to residents of the rural farming community. Photo by Sgt. Luis Delgadillo, Multi-National Division-Central.
Junior Heros
The students at an elementary school in Jerf Al-Mila hold up their ‘Junior Hero’ stickers after taking an oath to become honorary Junior Heroes during a visit to the school by Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (mechanized), Oct. 17. The Junior Hero program was designed by the Iraqi security forces to teach children about the roles of the Iraqi Army and Iraqi police who work in their communities and ways in which they can volunteer to keep their villages free of crime. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.
Armed and Dangerous
Tampa, Fla., native Pfc. Manuel Deluna, foreground, and Miami native Sgt. Aland Pirz, background, both from Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Stewart, Ga., prepare to search an abandoned warehouse for hidden weapons during a patrol through Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District Oct. 16. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
International Guard
Sgts. Michael Bryant, left, from Cullman, Ala., and Michael Curry from Prattville, Ala., assemble a .50-caliber machine gun as they prepare for a convoy escort mission from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait to Iraq, Oct. 15. Bryant and Curry are assigned to the 167th Infantry Regiment of the Alabama National Guard. Members of the 167th deployed to Kuwait to provide support for convoys originating in Kuwait traveling to Iraq for the Third Army/U.S. Central Command in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Paul Tuttle, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Public Affairs.
Silent Knights
While a boy sleeps, Iraqi soldiers walk out of a house during combined combat operations Oct. 15, in Baqubah. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller, Joint Combat Camera Center.
Light ‘em Up
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England, releases flares during a combat sortie in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron D. Allmon II.
On the Horizon
A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, Wash., patrols a village during an operation south of Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
It’s Now Clear
An U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, Wash., clears a home during an operation south of Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
Hard Work
Sweat drips from the face of U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jerome Nichols during combined combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2007. Nichols is from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller.
Support
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, Wash., search a home during an operation south of Baqubah, Iraq, October 4, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
One Size Fits Most
A U.S. Army Soldier of 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division plays with a young Iraqi boy in Mufriq, Iraq, Oct. 8, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller.
Looking Back
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Bautista, of Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, pulls security during a joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Th’alba, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor.
Do It With a Smile
U.S. Army Capt. Brent Hoops, of Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, smiles as he waits to begin a patrol with Iraqi army soldiers near Joint Security Station East, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor.
Cementing Security
A U.S. Army Soldier of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division stands near bags of cement during a routine patrol in Mufriq, Iraq, Oct. 8, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller.
Ah, Pulling a Cart here…U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Silverthorn from White Cloud, Mich., attached to Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Ft. Lewis, WA.., talks with a local man as Iraqi army personnel search his cart and donkey at a U.S. and Iraqi army security checkpoint in Tarmiyah, Iraq. U.S. Army elements team up with IA personnel to conduct a security watch and patrols throughout the city. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Summer Anderson, Joint Combat Camera Center. |
Father Figure
Lt. Col. George Glaze, the commander of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, sits with an Iraqi child on his lap at a demonstration rally in support of the Iraqi security volunteers in Baghdad’s Sadiyah neighborhood. Iraqi security volunteers are playing an important role in securing the streets of Sadiyah. Photo by Pfc. Nathaniel Smith, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
Waiting for Toys
Children in Al-Juburi wait for Soldiers from Civil Affairs Team 911, 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, out of Knoxville, Tenn., currently attached to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Division, to unload boxes of toys and clothes. Photo by Spc. Ben Hutto, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.
Market Security
Portland, Tenn., native Staff Sgt. Christopher Winchester, a section leader with B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Stewart, Ga., pulls security while searching the Abu Hanifa Market in Baghdad’s Adhamiyah neighborhood for the insurgent who threw a grenade at his patrol. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.
Three-pronged plan
U.S. Army Soldiers patrol the streets of Tunis, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2007. The Soldiers are attached to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. U.S. Navy photo by MC 2nd Class Justin K. Thomas.