BRIDGE CROSSING

Iraqi soldiers from 2nd, Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Infantry conducted their first Air Assault mission with soldiers from 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, from Forward Operating Base Muhmudiyah. The operation took place May 15, 2006, with a key objective to seek and attack terrorist in the Muhmudiyah area. Iraqi soldiers used quick thinking and a gate to make a bridge to cross a canel. U.S. Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr.

Blackhawk Landing

U. S. Army Spc. John Alden (center) waits with his forward squad from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, as a UH-60 Blackhawk, from 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, lands to extract them, May 23, 2006, in a field outside Upper Dugmat, Iraq. The soldiers visited with village's sheik and other residents, during the air assault patrol. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood

Defense Issues

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) welcomes Australian Prime Minister John Howard to the Pentagon for meetings regarding defense issues, May 15, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

On the Hill

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a question from the media after congressional testimony, May 3, 2006, as Sen. John Warner looks on. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with House and Senate members to report on their recent trip to Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Marksmanship

U.S. Army Pfc. Elizabeth Patrick and an Iraqi police officer review a target following a live-fire exercise on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, May 2, 2006. U.S. Army soldiers, from 988th Military Police Company, are conducting a two-week basic military training course. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler

Picking Up Supplies

Children in Kamaliya, Iraq, walk off with a humanitarian assistance bag given to them by U.S. Army soldiers April 28, 2006. Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, distributed donated supplies to the villagers. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A. Bauer

Humanitarian Aid

Local villagers wait to receive humanitarian assistance bags containing food and water from the U.S. Army's Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division during a humanitarian mission in Kamaliya, Iraq, April 27, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John T. Parker

Joint Patrol

A team of Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a home for a routine search in Ameriyah, Iraq, April 27, 2006. Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade and Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry conducted a joint patrol to search for illegal weapons and to give local people a feeling of security. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.