Spc. Juan Garcia, right, a resident of Santa Barbara,
Spc. Juan Garcia, right, a resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., and main wench operator with Company B, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, is in the process of bringing the giant Rapid Aerostat Initial Deploym... More
California National Guard unit taps into the Michigan National Guard f...
Prince William County, Va., native, Capt. R. Dale Jackson, a Michigan National Guard flight surgeon with the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation checks out a Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 143rd Fie... More
Redding, Calif., native Pfc. Michael Mills, a gunner
Redding, Calif., native Pfc. Michael Mills, a gunner with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, 1st Sustainment Brigade, bore sights a .50 caliber machine gun before heading out on a mission. The uni... More
Sgt. Franklin Little, a native of Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
Sgt. Franklin Little, a native of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and a heavy equipment truck driver with the 377th Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, prepare to m... More
Spc. Uriel Torres, Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment
Spc. Uriel Torres, Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment operator, for Company B, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery; California National Guardsman from Fresno, Calif., observes the cable as the giant RAID balloo... More
Nipomo, Calif., native Spc. Richard Wiley, a supply
Nipomo, Calif., native Spc. Richard Wiley, a supply specialist with the Battery A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, administers an intravenous needle during a Combat Lifesaver class, Feb. 14, at the Easy R... More
Cpl. Jeffery Schmeltz, a mechanic with Headquarters
Cpl. Jeffery Schmeltz, a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, 1st Sustainment Brigade, teaches Iraqi army instructors the basics of operating a Humvee with the help of an in... More
Waving to spectators and honking the horn of his bright,
Waving to spectators and honking the horn of his bright, green and red, locomotive, Mustapha the train conductor is the first Iraqi Republic Railways worker to make the journey along the old tracks between the ... More
Spc. Juan Garcia, right, a resident of Santa Barbara,
Spc. Juan Garcia, right, a resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., and main wench operator with Company B, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, keeps a close eye on the giant Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment ballo... More
Maj. Ira Baldwin, Laurinburg, N.C., native, and mobility
Maj. Ira Baldwin, Laurinburg, N.C., native, and mobility chief for the 1st Sustainment Brigade, looks on as Soldiers from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment opened the rail gates at Camp Ta... More
Spc. Nathaniel Valentine, a native of Newark, N.J.
Spc. Nathaniel Valentine, a native of Newark, N.J. and a truck driver with the 377th Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, cleans trucks prior to inspecti... More
Pfc. Joshua Shepherd, of Boston, monitors vehicles
Pfc. Joshua Shepherd, of Boston, monitors vehicles coming in and out of entry control point three. A chemical specialist with the 46th Chemical Company, he finds his new job as a gate guard for Co. B, 1st Bn., ... More
A giant train is an odd site to see on Camp Taji, Iraq,
A giant train is an odd site to see on Camp Taji, Iraq, where trucks are the king of transport. This Iraqi Republic Railways train is part of a proof-of-purpose designed to rebuild the tattered railway and stim... More
Spc. Alexis Sanchez, a generator mechanic and native
Spc. Alexis Sanchez, a generator mechanic and native of New Brunswick, N.J., with the 377th Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, works to repair a genera... More
Sgt. Michael Taylor, left, from Newberg, N.C., is currently
Sgt. Michael Taylor, left, from Newberg, N.C., is currently the gate sergeant of the guard at entry control point three, but is normally a chemical specialist for the 46th Chemical Company. Taylor lives by the ... More
Pfc. Rochelle Lee, a native of Grant, N.M. and a welder
Pfc. Rochelle Lee, a native of Grant, N.M. and a welder for the 377th Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, spot-welding a piece of metal to a truck, Marc... More