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This post has been edited by 1911 Convert: February 20th 2008 3:58 PM

Great pixs Convert, thanks

Feb 17, 2008 - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Narito, of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division, gives a child a high-five during a patrol in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt)


1st Lt. Christopher Robertson, (left), a Keedysville, Md., native who is serving as an incoming platoon leader, and 1st Lt. Benjamin
Sevald (right), a Middleville, Mich., native, who is serving as a platoon leader, both assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field
Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division – Baghdad, talk with a local national
before searching his house Feb. 19 in the Rathwaniyah neighborhood of Baghdad. Soldiers were conducting the search in response to
concerns expressed by local residents about weapons and terrorist activity.



Sgt. Bryan Ganoe (left), a Rindge, N.H., native, who serves as a truck commander, and Sgt. Matthew Hubbard, a Lancaster, Calif.,
native, who serves as a section chief, both assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division – Baghdad, search a house during a cordon and search operation,
Feb. 19, in the Rathwaniyah neighborhood of Baghdad. Soldiers were conducting the search in response to concerns expressed
by local residents about weapons and terrorist activity.





U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire National Guard
practice room-clearing techniques during Exercise Southbound Trooper VIII on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 17, 2008. DoD photo by
Staff Sgt. William Newman, U.S. Army.

This is my Rifle...
A Soldier with Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division takes aim during a clearing operation in the Bichigan peninsula near Balad,
Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008. Photo by Spc. Richard Rzepka, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
(AA) Public Affairs.

A rifleman attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) takes
aim during Operation Desert Harvest Feb. 23, 2008. The 1st STB is responsible for securing the citizens of Tikrit, Iraq.



U.S. Army Spc. Canales and Sgt. Canada, 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, provide security during a patrol of Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey)



U.S. Army Soldiers along with Iraqi police officers clear and patrol the town of Aswad in the Diyala Province of Iraq
Feb. 19, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Mulligan)




Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Artillery Regiment conduct a mission to return
displaced Iraqis to their homes in the Diyala province of Iraq Feb. 13, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer
1st Class Sean Mulligan)

A duck crosses the road as U.S. Army soldiers and Iraq's Emergency Service Unit conduct a cordon and
search in Amushabi, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008. The American troops are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division,
22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet



Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Schafer, right, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, speaks with an
Iraqi child, as Pfc. Michael Stutz, Company D, looks on. The girl came up to the Soldiers asking for some
water. The Soldiers conducted an air assault operation, Feb. 16, in Meullha, Iraq.



From left, 1st Lt. Jonathan St. John, a platoon leader from Aniston, Ala., Spc. Nathaniel Bankston, a S.A.W.
gunner from Orlando, Fla., and Sgt. Paul Williams, a team leader from Baltimore, Md., enter a compound
during a, Feb. 24, patrol to gain information about an area of Baghdad's Ur neighborhood largely unknown
to coalition forces. All three are with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
(U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor, 2nd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B)



Iraqi children come out to greet 1st Lt. Jonathan St. John, a native of Aniston, Ala., and Midland, Texas,
native 1st Sgt. Pablo Berrientos, right, as they patrol through a section of northeast Baghdad's Ur neighborhood,
Feb. 24. St. John is a platoon leader and Berrientos is the first sergeant of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 325th
Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
(U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor, 2nd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B)

Pfc. Eduardo Garcia, a Phoenix native pulls security in Khadra, Feb. 27. The Soldiers of Task Force Rogue
patrol daily through Khadra alongside Iraqi security forces, ensuring the safety and security of the Iraqi
local citizens. Garcia serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor
Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
Multi-National Division – Baghdad.


Sgt. Carlos Santos, a Livermore, Calif., native, pulls security in Khadra, Feb. 27. The Soldiers of Task Force
Rogue patrol daily through Khadra alongside Iraqi security forces, ensuring the safety and security of the Iraqi
local citizens. Santos serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment,
attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division – Baghdad.


Sgt. Carlos Santos, a Livermore, Calif., native, pulls security in Khadra Feb. 27. The soldiers of Task Force
Rogue patrol daily through Khadra alongside Iraqi security forces, ensuring the safety and security of the
Iraqi local citizens. Santos serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor
Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).


Members of Iraqi Security Forces and U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a clearing mission in Windia,
Iraq, Feb. 8, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan)

*there’s that woodland camo in Iraq again..

U.S. Army Spc. Lance Geiken takes cover at an Iraqi National Police traffic checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, after responding to a call
that the checkpoint was attacked by small arms fire, Feb. 28, 2008. Geiken is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion,
68th Armor Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz



U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Everett provides security at an Iraqi National Police traffic checkpoint during a presence patrol in Baghdad,
Iraq, Feb. 29, 2008. Everett is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by
Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz


U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Scott Juszkiewiz shaves prior to a humanitarian aid mission in Al Makum, Iraq, March 4, 2008. Juszkiewiz is
assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet


U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division maintain weapons
qualifications on the Warrior Range in Kirkuk, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet)


Staff Sgt. Kellen Hansen holds an Iraqi girl who ran up to him during a patrol March 4 in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad.
Hansen is an infantryman assigned to HHC, 1-27th Infantry “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Stability
Operations are now an Army core mission outlined in the new FM 3-0.


U.S. Army Soldiers of 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division test fire an Excalibur artillery
round on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2008. The Excalibur round is a precision guided global
positionin g system round. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicholaus Williams)


Staff Sgt. Robert Trodahl, a Chehalis, Wash., native who serves as a section leader with Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th
Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, scans rooftops
while on a joint mission with the Iraqi Army's 6th Division in the Ameriya neighborhood of Baghdad.


Staff Sgt. James Hall, a native of Castalion, Tenn., provides security, March 4, in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad.
Hall is an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment
“Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Brad Willeford)


1st Sgt. Stevie Jones of Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, inspects the PK machine gun
mounted in an Iraqi army soldier's observation point at Combat Outpost Scorpion in Mosul on March 7.

Sgt. Noah Carpenter, a native of Pheonix, and dog handler with Victory Canine, Company A, Special Troops
Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad takes a break with his explosives dog Staff
Sgt. Chris and Sgt. Sterling Yazzie, a native of Chinle, Ariz., and infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion,
21st Infantry Regiment, “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, MND-B in al Shabat, south of Baghdad,
Feb. 25. The Soldiers pull security during a sheik meeting, which brought together sheiks from the Taji Quada,
which is northwest of Baghdad.


Sgt. Noah Carpenter, a native of Pheonix, and his dog Staff Sgt. Chris ensure all directions are watched in
al Shabt, south of Baghdad, Feb. 25. Carpenter is a dog handler with Victory Canine, Company A, Special
Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad and Chris is a trained explosive dog.


U.S. Army Sgt. Max Free, from the 67th Engineer Detachment, attached to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division, and his military working dog search a barn during a patrol in Dura'iya, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2008.
The village is known to have recently been occupied by insurgents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston)

This post has been edited by scotto: March 11th 2008 8:59 PM

Wow, unbelievable pics!!

Man, I can't tell you how much I like and appreciate these pictures. Outstanding!

Always good to hear I’m glad you enjoy..

This thread is just my small way of saying thank you to our men, women and K9’s in our United States Army..

U.S. Army Pfc. Tyson Nichols, a Texas native, takes a photo in front of an Iraqi tractor with Texas license
plates in a neighborhood in Khadra, Iraq, on Feb. 9, 2008.


Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
start their patrol in the center of Al Suk Market in Muqdadiyah, Iraq on February 17, 2008.
(U.S. Army Photos/ Spc. Cassatt)


Staff Sgt. Narito gives the Iraqi kids a high five as he passes by their home. Soldiers are from Alpha Company,
2-23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Muqdadiyah, Iraq on
February 17, 2008. (U.S. Army Photos/ Spc. Cassatt)


Sgt. Matthew Tolan of Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, provides cover for his
fellow squad members as they move through a small brick factory near the al-Rissala market in Mosul,
Iraq, March 9.

U.S. Army Pfc. John Henry assigned to a military transition team with the 3rd Infantry Division takes a
break while conducting a joint clearing operation with Iraqi soldiers in Ali Shaheen, Iraq, March 7, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston

U.S. Army Soldiers from 68th Transportation Company, 28th Transportation Battalion line up
for a live-fire convoy exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany Jan. 23, 2008.
(U.S. Army photo by Matthias Fruth)


U.S. Army Soldiers from 68th Transportation Company, 28th Transportation Battalion conduct
a live-fire convoy exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany Jan. 23, 2008.
(U.S. Army photo by Matthias Fruth)


Fort Jackson drill sergeants line up to fire from 300 meters Tuesday at Argentan Range during
Asymmetric Warfare Group training. The course reinforces Basic Rifle Marksmanship skills and
is intended to give drill sergeants tools they can bring back to training their Soldiers.


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ditson Abraham, left, and his squad stop along a roadway leading to Ali Shaheen,
Iraq, before a joint clearing operation with Iraqi soldiers, March 7, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned
to a 3rd Infantry Division transition team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston


U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Afghan Border Police, Embedded Training Team, Task Force Phoenix
conduct a live-fire training exercise for Afghanistan army soldiers in the Konar Province of Afghanistan
Feb. 12, 2008. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Derek Nicc olson)

First Lt. Zachary Boes of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division, speaks with a young resident of Musayyib, Iraq, during a patrol, March 7.
(Photo/Sgt. Ben Brody)


Soldiers from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, breach a door near east Baqubah,
Iraq, March 10. Operation Viking Fox Hunt III cleared Suhayl Village looking for weapons caches. Assault
Battery is currently deployed as part of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from
Fort Lewis, Wash.


A Soldier from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, looks through a closet for
weapons during Operation Viking Fox Hunt III near east Baqubah, Iraq, March 10. Assault Battery
is currently deployed as part of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division,
from Fort Lewis, Wash.


The 191st Military Police Company, part of the North Dakota National Guard, hailing from Fargo, N.D.,
performs a patrol during their Military Operations in Urban Terrain training exercise on March 10 at
Fort Dix's Balad training range. They are currently at the installation preparing for an upcoming
deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. (North Dakota National Guard photo/Ryan Morton)


Sgt. Jason Coltom, 191st Military Police Company, National Guard, Fargo, N.D., participates
in a training exercise on March 10 at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain at Fort Dix's Balad
training range. The unit is currently at the installation preparing for an upcoming deployment
in support of the global war on terrorism. (North Dakota National Guard photo/Ryan Morton)


Pfc. Andrew Swiontek, 191st Military Police Company, National Guard, Fargo, N.D., takes
aim during a training exercise, March 10 at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain at
Fort Dix's Balad training range. The unit is currently at the installation preparing for an
upcoming deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.
(North Dakota National Guard photo/Ryan Morton)

those are some great pictures, thanks for posting them for us

A U.S. Army Soldier from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division radios a situation report during a patrol in a village southeast of Salman Pak, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008.
Al-Qaeda members had recently occupied the village so the Soldiers are working with sheiks in the area to improve security.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston


U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division cover each other as they scan for enemy personnel during a patrol through a village southeast
of Salman Pak, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008. Al-Qaeda members had recently occupied the village so the Soldiers are working
with sheiks in the area to improve security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston) …


U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division scan for enemy personnel during a patrol through a village southeast of Salman Pak, Iraq,
Feb. 15, 2008. Al-Qaeda members had recently occupied the village so the Soldiers are working with sheiks in the
area to improve security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston)


U.S. Army Capt. Rich Thompson, center, commander of Baker Company, 1st Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks
with two Iraqi men during a patrol in a village southeast of Salman Pak, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008.
Al-Qaeda members had recently occupied the village so the Soldiers are working with sheiks
in the area to improve security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Kriner checks for explosive residue on an Iraqi man's hands during a dismounted patrol in
Amulshabi, Kirkuk, Iraq, March 11, 2008. Kriner is from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet, U.S. Air Force.