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Pvt. Justin Stougard of Tucson, Ariz., assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, stops to greet a young resident of the Al-Wadah neighborhood during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq April 21.
( Photographer: Capt. Richard Ybarra : 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Spc. Tracy Collins of Ogden, Utah and Spc. Martin Cerrillos of Toppenish, Wash., both assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment patrol the al-Wadah neighborhood, Cerrillos takes the time to shake hands with a young man as they pass, Mosul, Iraq April 21.
( Photographer: Capt. Richard Ybarra : 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
1st Lt. Michael Smith of Johnstown, Pa., meets with a resident of the al-Wadah neighborhood to discuss security and how the Iraqi army and coalition forces can offer assistance if required, Mosul, Iraq April 22.
(Photographer: Capt. Richard Ybarra : 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Sgt. Andrew Schneider, a health care specialist from Melcher-Dallas, Iowa, scans for possible threats during a dismounted patrol in central Baghdad, April 21, 2008.
Photo by 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs.
Sgt. Eric Lee of Orange, Calif., assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, is offered a small snack by a gentleman in the Al-Wadah neighborhood during a patrol, Mosul, Iraq April 21.
(Photographer: Capt. Richard Ybarra : 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Cpl. Victor Parra, Jr., comforts his little brother Jonathan Parra upon his arrival Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Houston. The 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division arrived at the Reserve Center as they returned from their seven-month deployment to Al Anbar province, Iraq
Becky Garica, 22, kisses her fiance Cpl. Jeff Allison, 25, upon his arrival, Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Houston. The 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division arrived at the Reserve Center as they returned from their seven-month deployment to Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Cool photo of Iraqi Special Forces:
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Sherman dangles over the Pacific Ocean as he is hoisted back into an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter on April 22, 2008. Sherman is a Navy aviation warfare systems operator and a search and rescue swimmer assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 47 deployed onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Sailors use a fire hose to spray down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in an effort to remove built up dirt and grime during a sunset scrubbing exercise as the ship operates in the Persian Gulf on April 15, 2008. Truman is on deployment supporting maritime security operations.
An Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft takes on fuel from a KC-10 Extender aircraft 26,000 feet above Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 17, 2008. The two aircraft and their crews are participating in Exercise Red Flag - Alaska, a multinational exercise that provides realistic training for combat scenarios.
Seaman David Mayfield practices a boiler light-off in the two main machinery room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, April 25, 2008. The ship's boilers reach temperatures of more than 500 degrees Fahrenheit to produce steam for the ship's propulsion and auxiliary power.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelliea Guthrie (left) and Senior Airman Greg Ellis provide security for a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a cargo mission at Feyzabab Airfield in Afghanistan, April 23, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
Quartermaster 2nd Class Michael Selby attached to Inshore Boat Unit 22 mans a 240B 7.62mm machine gun at the bow of a security patrol boat during a sand storm in the Northern Arabian Gulf, IBU 21
(Photographer: Joint Combat Camera Center )
Sgt. Eric Lee of Orange, Calif., assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, keeps an alert posture as he enters a structure during a "cordon and knock" raid in southeast Mosul, Iraq, on April 21.
(Photographer: Capt. Richard Ybarra : 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
2 comments:
Thank you for taking the time to put the pictures and comments into your blog. The news is so bad that I seldom watch it; the realty of what our people are doing for us under such stressful conditions reminds me to be praying for them. They volunteer to protect my safety. Tricia Burbey
They are really dong great things over there. I dated Pvt. Justin Lee Stougard (the carrot top lol) for a year, and they are all really great guys over there. I fully support everything they're tryin' to do over there.
From: NikkiJo, 16
Tucson, Arizona
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