An Iraqi man shows coalition forces the damages in
An Iraqi man shows coalition forces the damages in a local school in Zambraniyah, Iraq, on Feb. 2, 2008. The coalition forces are funding the restoration of the school. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angelica Golindano)
A U.S. Army Soldier from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry
A U.S. Army Soldier from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, feels for a pulse on an Iraqi boy's cast leg in Zambraniyah, Iraq, on Feb. 2, 2008. The boy was hurt ... More
Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general,
Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, a native of Fort Carson, Colo., and Lt. Col. Bob McAleer, commander, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, a native ... More
Residents with trucks full of household goods return
Residents with trucks full of household goods return to Arab Jabour, Iraq, thanks to security improvements. Coalition forces and "Sons of Iraq" security groups made up of local citizens are working together to ... More
Iraqi police escorting Samarra Rescue Committee members
Iraqi police escorting Samarra Rescue Committee members pass by the spiral minaret in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 16, on the way to placing them inside the northern-Iraqi city.
Hussen Jowd, the Arab Jabour butcher, fans charcoal
Hussen Jowd, the Arab Jabour butcher, fans charcoal on his grill to cook mutton kabob, an Iraqi favorite, outside his butcher shop, on Feb. 7. Hussen's business has seen a dramatic increase in sales since coali... More
A Sons of Iraq member looks in the door of a vehicle
A Sons of Iraq member looks in the door of a vehicle during a random vehicle search at a checkpoint in Adhamiya, a northeast Baghdad district, Feb. 18. These checkpoints in the neighborhood are largely credited... More
An Iraqi man intently watches U.S. Soldiers as they
An Iraqi man intently watches U.S. Soldiers as they pull security at the Taji Market, Feb. 21. The Soldiers, from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infan... More
Local tribal leaders, part of the Sons of Iraq, formerly
Local tribal leaders, part of the Sons of Iraq, formerly Concerned Local Citizens, wait patiently as Iraqi Army soldiers look over their application for employment during Operation Balls MEPS (Military Enlistme... More
Sons of Iraq secure a checkpoint in the middle of Hawr
Sons of Iraq secure a checkpoint in the middle of Hawr Rajab, Feb. 27. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Paredes)
Medical visit for Iraqi man
An Iraqi doctor examines a man from Janabi village during a medical mission March 2, 2008, being conducted by U.S. Army Soldiers and members of Sons of Iraq in Yusufiyah, Iraq. The Soldiers are from Charlie Com... More
Two Soldiers from the 411th Military Police Company,
Two Soldiers from the 411th Military Police Company, 716th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, Multi-National Division - Baghdad observe as Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) line up outside a shop in Abayachi March 2. Sol... More
Lt. Col. Monty Willoughby, a Clever, Missouri, native
Lt. Col. Monty Willoughby, a Clever, Missouri, native who serves as the commander of the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, u... More
Sons of Iraq working with coalition forces discovered
Sons of Iraq working with coalition forces discovered three weapons and explosives caches in Hawr Rajab and Zambraniyah, March 4. (U.S. Army photo/Mark Ray)
A Soldier watches over as Sons of Iraq security forces
A Soldier watches over as Sons of Iraq security forces search people of Jenabi Village prior to their entering the biometric testing area.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Brown (left), platoon sergeant in
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Brown (left), platoon sergeant in Company I, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, and an interpreter meet with local leaders Daloo Sakar Mahmood and Sameer Sakar Mahmood in Abu Musa, Ir... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sam MacKenzie, a Forest Lake, Minn.,
Sgt. 1st Class Sam MacKenzie, a Forest Lake, Minn., native, gives a map to Falah Ali, the essential services chairman for the Rusafa District Council, during a visit to the district council building in Baghdad,... More
An explosion is witnessed from afar by members of the
An explosion is witnessed from afar by members of the Sons of Iraq and other Zambraniyah residents, March 10. The explosion was caused by six bombs dropped by an Air Force B1 bomber. The bombs targeted a former... More
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Ferari, a Williamsport, Pa., native,
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Ferari, a Williamsport, Pa., native, posts a poster of wanted extremists on a wall March 12, during a patrol in the Shaab and Basateen neighborhood of the Baghdad district of Adhamiyah, who... More
Iraqi girls dance during a performance in celebration
Iraqi girls dance during a performance in celebration of the official opening of the newly renovated Firdous school in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriyah on March 16.
A 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Humvee sits
A 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Humvee sits beside the survey site of damaged high-tension power line towers near al Durai'ya, Iraq, March 17. Leaders of the battalion, a representative of the Iraqi mi... More
Army Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, commander of 3rd Squadron,
Army Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, commander of 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, gives Mahmud Jabllawe, the leader of the Sons of Iraq group in Tuwaitha, a small village east of Baghdad, a house-warming gift bef... More
A member of the Sons of Iraq in al Buaytha holds up
A member of the Sons of Iraq in al Buaytha holds up traffic at a vehicle check point, March 25 along the main road through town. Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, check ... More
Tuz tribal leaders and members of Sons of Iraq swear
Tuz tribal leaders and members of Sons of Iraq swear to an Iraqi oath to assist with Iraqi security forces and coalition forces' security efforts in their rural region located approximately 50 miles south of Ki... More
Soldiers from 1st battalion, 25th brigade, 6th Iraqi
Soldiers from 1st battalion, 25th brigade, 6th Iraqi army division, collected a cache from Abu Osage, northwest of Lutifiyah, March 30. The cache was discovered after a tip from a local Sons of Iraq leader.
A local Iraqi father and his daughter watch U.S. Army
A local Iraqi father and his daughter watch U.S. Army Soldiers from Comanche Troop, 4th Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, as they patrol through a nei... More
Assessing checkpoints - A group of men standing around each other
An Iraqi man presents his identification card to an Iraqi policeman at a security checkpoint in Amiriyah, Iraq, on April 4, 2008. U.S. Army Soldiers from Comanche Troop, 4th Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, at... More
Sheik Munthir, a local Sons of Iraq leader, speaks
Sheik Munthir, a local Sons of Iraq leader, speaks to his fellow citizens before administering the Sons of Iraq oath which pledges their support to the Iraqi security forces and their commitment to protect thei... More
3rd Infantry Division work through the night to unearth weapons cache
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, work through the night during the excavation of a large weapons cache at a scrap yard i... More
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company,
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division watches as Masmoud Wasif, 17, receives money from a customer at his family's... More
Sons of Iraq tear out brush, laying the groundwork
Sons of Iraq tear out brush, laying the groundwork for a new SoI checkpoint in Fuhail Mujeer Village while Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, provide security April 25... More
Col. Todd McCaffrey, commander, 2nd Stryker Brigade
Col. Todd McCaffrey, commander, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, is greeted by a local Sons of Iraq leader May 3 at the sheik support center ... More
Sadi Kalif, Iraqi army Lt. Col. Thaer Jaued and Lt.
Sadi Kalif, Iraqi army Lt. Col. Thaer Jaued and Lt. Col. Kenneth Adgie, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment commander, visit a Sons of Iraq checkpoint at the outskirts of the Maskar bunker complex in south Ra... More
A Kirkuk police academy instructor straightens the
A Kirkuk police academy instructor straightens the beret of one of the 399 Iraqi police recruits prior to their graduation ceremony in Kirkuk, Iraq, May 15. All the graduates were former Sons of Iraq members in... More
A Kirkuk Police Academy instructor straightens the
A Kirkuk Police Academy instructor straightens the beret of one of the 399 Iraqi Police recruits prior to their graduation ceremony in Kirkuk, May 15. All the graduates were former Sons of Iraq members in the H... More
Iraqi citizens stand guard
Iraqi citizens stand guard in the town of Mukhisa, Diyala province, Iraq, June 5, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paul Seeber/Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Torey Nedden, medic, Task Force 1-35
U.S. Army Spc. Torey Nedden, medic, Task Force 1-35 Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, takes notes during a Medical Operation in Quarghuliyah, Iraq, on Sept. 20, 2008.
A member of the Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) security
A member of the Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) security force in Tarmiyah, northeast of Baghdad, mans a checkpoint with other SoI members behind him Sept. 29, 2008.
Members of the Sons of Iraq from the Risalah community
Members of the Sons of Iraq from the Risalah community carry a large sack full of school supplies to children at the Ishtar school in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad, Oct. 14, 2008. Soldiers from the 4t... More
Iraqi Community Leader Meeting
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Raul Elliott of the 982D Combat Camera (Airborne) 355th Signal Brigade documents a meeting between leaders of the community of Jiser Diyala on Oct. 14, 2008. The documentation of the meetin... More
A U.S. soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th
A U.S. soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, smiles at the local Iraqi kids from, Jabr Al Ansari on Oct. 17.
Soldiers from the 8th Iraqi army guard the entrance
Soldiers from the 8th Iraqi army guard the entrance to the Sons of Iraq processing area in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2008. After the organization was turned over to the Iraqi government many of those already re... More
An Iraqi army officer and local sheik talk with a member
An Iraqi army officer and local sheik talk with a member of the Sons of Iraq at a government sponsored payday in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10.
A member of the Sons of Iraq talks with a local sheik
A member of the Sons of Iraq talks with a local sheik during an Iraqi government-sponsored payday at Joint Security Station Alawad in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2008.
Capt. Darrell Tran, a native of Bridgeport, Conn.,
Capt. Darrell Tran, a native of Bridgeport, Conn., watches as a Sons of Iraq member makes his final thumbprint to validate his roster status during payday operations, Nov. 11. Iraqi history was made in the Hor ... More
A national policeman from 1st Battalion, 8th Brigade,
A national policeman from 1st Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, stamps a Sons of Iraq member's arm as proof the SoI member received his salary from the government of Iraq at Joint Security S... More
A group of local Sons of Iraq wait outside the Iraqi
A group of local Sons of Iraq wait outside the Iraqi army base in Lutifiyah to be paid by the government of Iraq for their services in hindering the movement of explosives throughout Iraq by manning checkpoints... More
Sons of Iraq line up to receive payment at Combat Outpost
Sons of Iraq line up to receive payment at Combat Outpost Apache, Baghdad, Iraq, for their service to their country, Nov. 13. This is the first time the SOI's payment has been handled by the Iraqi government.
Sons of Iraq member receives salary as government of Iraq employee
A Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) member signs his name next to his inked thumbprint for positive identification as he receives salary payment for the first time as a government of Iraq employee at Joint Security S... More
U.S. Special Forces with Sons of Iraq, Iraqi army kill terrorist Abu G...
An Iraqi army soldier and a member of the Sons of Iraq search the remnants of Abu Ghazwan's hideout after the operation in Tarmiyah, Iraq, that lead to Ghazwan's death. Ghazwan was the overall Emir for al-Qaida... More
Members of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry
Members of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, investigate a weapons cache in the Jazeera desert in Samarra, Iraq, after a tip from a local Sons of Iraq checkpoint guard.
An Iraqi police recruit and former Son of Iraq prepares
An Iraqi police recruit and former Son of Iraq prepares to demonstrate a police technique learned earlier in the day. IP recruits are being taught how to become a shurta at the al Furat Iraqi police training ce... More
A U.S. interpreter gives instructions to members of
A U.S. interpreter gives instructions to members of the Sons of Iraq to ensure that their payday runs smoothly in Fadaliyah, Iraq, Nov. 24, on Patrol Base Yates.
Local Iraqi nationals speak with an Iraqi army soldier
Local Iraqi nationals speak with an Iraqi army soldier on how to properly fill out registration forms to become registered members of the Sons of Iraq, while at a registration station at Forward Operating Base ... More
1st Lt. Christopher Henning, executive officer for
1st Lt. Christopher Henning, executive officer for Delta Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, speaks to the Sons of Iraq members through a translator during a patrol through their checkp... More
Col. John Hort, a native of Fayetteville, and commander
Col. John Hort, a native of Fayetteville, and commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, speaks to a former detainee turned Sons of Iraq outside the Sule... More
Two Sons of Iraq members eagerly await their opportunity
Two Sons of Iraq members eagerly await their opportunity to receive their monthly stipend during SoI payday activities, Dec. 16, at the 3rd Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division Headquarters in t... More
An Iraqi sheik makes a final count on a paycheck prior
An Iraqi sheik makes a final count on a paycheck prior to issuing it to a member of the Sons of Iraq during a monthly government sponsored payday at Joint Service Station Rowad near the city of Rowad, Iraq, Dec. 17.
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, provide security during an Iraqi government sponsored Sons of Iraq payd... More
An Iraqi boy from Butoma, Iraq, demonstrates push-ups
An Iraqi boy from Butoma, Iraq, demonstrates push-ups to Soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, on Dec. 20.
Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq) workers stand in line waiting
Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq) workers stand in line waiting for their pay at Joint Security Station Saab al Bour, northwest of Baghdad, Dec. 22. The sharp decline in crime in the Saab al Bour area is attributed t... More
Retired Iraqi army Maj. Gen. Muzhir al-Mawla, left,
Retired Iraqi army Maj. Gen. Muzhir al-Mawla, left, representative of Iraq's Implementation and Follow-Up Committee for National Reconciliation, speaks with Sheiks and representives of the Iraqi army and Police... More
Iraqi sheiks listen to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mike Ferriter,
Iraqi sheiks listen to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mike Ferriter, deputy commander of Multinational Corps - Iraq, from Carmel, Calif., and retired Iraqi army Maj. Gen. Muzhir on Camp Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2008. The... More
Diyala Governer Ra'ad al-Tamimi (left), greets Lt.
Diyala Governer Ra'ad al-Tamimi (left), greets Lt. Gen. Abdul Kareem (right), commander, Diyala Operations Center, prior to signing the security agreement outlining how the transfer and payment of the Sons of I... More
Two young Iraqi children, injured by unexploded ordnance
Two young Iraqi children, injured by unexploded ordnance days before, lay in recovery at their home outside Samarra, Iraq.
Children smile for the camera in the village of Atliyana,
Children smile for the camera in the village of Atliyana, Iraq, Jan. 12. The children of the community were invited to the opening of their school that was refurbished by community leaders and Sons of Iraq forces.
Children smile for the camera in the village of Atshiyana,
Children smile for the camera in the village of Atshiyana, Iraq, on Jan. 12. The children of the community were invited to a school opening in Kirkuk province.
The newest graduates of Al Furat Iraqi police training
The newest graduates of Al Furat Iraqi police training center, who are also former Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq), demonstrate team movement when apprehending a criminal during the graduation ceremony Jan. 14.
A senior instructor from al Furat Iraqi police training
A senior instructor from al Furat Iraqi police training center marches toward the distinguished guests to begin the ceremony. The class, of nearly 900 students, was comprised of former Sons of Iraq became certi... More
Sons of Iraq stand in line Jan. 14 to receive pay at
Sons of Iraq stand in line Jan. 14 to receive pay at Patrol Base Lion's Den in Yusifiyah. The government of Iraq has paid the salaries of SoI members since November.
Col. Scott Efflandt (right), commander of 1st Brigade,
Col. Scott Efflandt (right), commander of 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, meets with sheiks from the southern and central provinces of Iraq to discuss the future of Iraq, Oct. 19. The sheiks are primarily co... More
Sons of Iraq working with coalition forces discovered
Sons of Iraq working with coalition forces discovered three weapons and explosives caches in Hawr Rajab and Zambraniyah, March 4. (U.S. Army photo/Mark Ray)
U.S. Army Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment,
U.S. Army Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speak with and Iraqi man about the needed restoration of a local school in Zambraniyah, Iraq, on Feb. ... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment,
U.S. Army Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, take out a litter from a first aid bag in Zambraniyah, Iraq, on Feb. 2, 2008. An Iraqi boy was hurt wh... More
Sons of Iraq move munitions from a cache to a disposal
Sons of Iraq move munitions from a cache to a disposal point, Feb. 5. The SoI found the cache near Sabah Nissan, a village east of Baghdad, and alerted Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery to secur... More
Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general,
Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, a native of Fort Carson, Colo., and Lt. Col. Bob McAleer, commander, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, a native ... More
Spc. Nathan Lewis, rifleman in Company F, 52nd Infantry
Spc. Nathan Lewis, rifleman in Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., provides security at a checkpoint in Durah, Iraq, Feb. 13. Coalit... More
Yassen Kodaier Hussein (left), a Sunni living in Arab
Yassen Kodaier Hussein (left), a Sunni living in Arab Jabour, Iraq, and Abas Rashed (center), a member of the local "Sons of Iraq" citizen security group, talk with Alex, an interpreter from the 3rd Infantry Di... More
Capt. Josh Kurtzman, commander of "Cougar" Company,
Capt. Josh Kurtzman, commander of "Cougar" Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, speaks to members of the Samarra Rescue Committee and Iraqi police, Feb. 16, in Samarra, Iraq. Kurtzman's Soldiers wer... More
Hussen Jowd, the Arab Jabour butcher, grills up some
Hussen Jowd, the Arab Jabour butcher, grills up some sheep kabob, an Iraqi favorite outside his butcher shop on Feb. 7. Hussen's business has seen a dramatic increase in sales since coalition forces and the Son... More
A Sons of Iraq member monitors the vehicles passing
A Sons of Iraq member monitors the vehicles passing through at a checkpoint in Adhamiya, a northeast Baghdad district, Feb. 18. The checkpoints in the neighborhood are largely credited with the decrease in viol... More
Spc. Daniel Blassingame, a native of Greenfield, Okla.,
Spc. Daniel Blassingame, a native of Greenfield, Okla., pulls security next to a Son of Iraq at the Taji Market, northwest of Baghdad, Feb. 21. Blassingame is an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters C... More
A member of the Sons of Iraq from Tesah Nissan, Iraq,
A member of the Sons of Iraq from Tesah Nissan, Iraq, dusts his hands after helping move boxes of water Feb. 27. The water was donated by Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery.
Capt. Gregory Curry II, commander of Troop A, 6th Squadron,
Capt. Gregory Curry II, commander of Troop A, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division signs over a microgrant to a general store owner in the Hawr Rajab area in Decemb... More
Pfc. Josh Vargez, a Byron Center, Mich., native who
Pfc. Josh Vargez, a Byron Center, Mich., native who serves as an infantryman with the B Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Di... More
An Iraqi soldier from 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division,
An Iraqi soldier from 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, watches vigilantly at the entrance to the council building where Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade C... More
Soldiers from the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment,
Soldiers from the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, search the air ducts of a house in the Ameriya neighborhood of northeast... More
Army Spc. Faroumi Nyaljok, from Glendale, Ariz., an
Army Spc. Faroumi Nyaljok, from Glendale, Ariz., an interpreter with 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, is greeted by Sheik Kasum, leader of the Narhwan, Iraq, Sons of Iraq citizen security group, March, 5. While t... More
Soldiers assigned to Company B, 418 Civil Affairs Battalion,
Soldiers assigned to Company B, 418 Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, attend a Rusafa District Council security meeting, March 8, at th... More
Iraqi children playfully follow Spc. Eric Lora of Company
Iraqi children playfully follow Spc. Eric Lora of Company I, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment March 8 in Abu Musa, Iraq. When 3-2 SCR first arrived in the Breadbasket in early January, the locals were... More
Zambraniyah area residents, Iraqi army officials, town
Zambraniyah area residents, Iraqi army officials, town leaders and coalition forces looked on to witness the destruction of a former al-Qaida torture house in Zambraniyah. The house was destroyed March 10 by si... More
1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, an Easton, Pa., native, listens
1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, an Easton, Pa., native, listens to a Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq) member at a checkpoint March 12, in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad's Adhamiyah district. Piergallini serves as a pla... More
Musicians strum their instruments during a performance
Musicians strum their instruments during a performance in celebration of the official opening of the newly renovated Firdous school in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriyah, March 16.
Army Capt. Brian Gilbert, commander of Company D, 1st
Army Capt. Brian Gilbert, commander of Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, left, and Army Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, commander of 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, center, speak with Mahmud Jabll... More
A member of the Sons of Iraq in al Buaytha conducts
A member of the Sons of Iraq in al Buaytha conducts a vehicle search of a pickup truck March 25 at an SoI checkpoint along the main road through the town. Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th... More
U.S. Air Force Combat Camera videographer Staff Sgt.
U.S. Air Force Combat Camera videographer Staff Sgt. Vilma Cantu, from the 37th Communications Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, greets an Iraqi girl and her sister in Amiriyah, Iraq, on Ap... More
Gen. Jamal Tahir, the Kirkuk provincial police chief,
Gen. Jamal Tahir, the Kirkuk provincial police chief, and Col. David Paschal, commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, render honors as the Iraqi national anthem is played prior to a Sons of ... More
Members of the local farm and town counsel of Beyjia,
Members of the local farm and town counsel of Beyjia, along with local leaders of the Sons of Iraq celebrate the opening of a new clean water pumping station in Beyjia, Iraq. The water from the station will pro... More
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company,
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division pays Masmoud Wasif, 17, for the sodas he and his Soldiers purchased. Wasif credits th... More
A Son of Iraq directs traffic at a checkpoint in the
A Son of Iraq directs traffic at a checkpoint in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad on April 20. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. William Greer)