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Iraq, 2006-2008
Concerned citizens fend off attackDVIDS Photo 63654
Date
10.27.2007
Location
HAWR RAJAB, IQ
Photo by
Sgt. Luis Delgadillo
VIRIN
071027-A-7670D-203
Original resolution
1840x1224
Official DVIDS Caption
Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, position themselves on the rooftop of a hasty observation post south of Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Oct. 27. The Paratroopers observe a firefight between insurgents and a concerned citizens' checkpoint.
Concerned citizens fend off attackDVIDS Photo 63655
Date
10.27.2007
Location
HAWR RAJAB, IQ
Photo by
Sgt. Luis Delgadillo
VIRIN
071027-A-7670D-242
Original resolution
1840x1224
Official DVIDS Caption
Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, position themselves on the rooftop of a hasty observation post south of Hawr Rajab,Iraq, Oct. 27. The Paratroopers observe a firefight between insurgents and a concerned citizens' checkpoint.
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers Working TogetherDVIDS Photo 33572
Date
11.26.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1226x1800
Official DVIDS Caption
A Paratrooper from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes a knee during a short halt during a dismounted area recon, Nov. 24 of a town in South Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers Working TogetherDVIDS Photo 33573
Date
11.26.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1165
Official DVIDS Caption
Paratroopers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, provide security on a canal road that runs through Southern Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers Working TogetherDVIDS Photo 33574
Date
11.26.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1141
Official DVIDS Caption
A Paratrooper from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, walks through a field in a town in South Baghdad as part of a dismounted area recon mission, Nov. 24. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers Working TogetherDVIDS Photo 33575
Date
11.26.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1146
Official DVIDS Caption
A Paratrooper from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes a knee during a short halt during a dismounted area recon, Nov. 24 of a town in South Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers Working TogetherDVIDS Photo 33576
Date
11.26.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1192
Official DVIDS Caption
A paratrooper from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, hands a toy to a little child during a dismounted patrol in a town in South Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers Working TogetherDVIDS Photo 33566
Date
11.28.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1245
Official DVIDS Caption
Iraqi Army Soldiers and Paratroopers form Co. C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (ABN), patrol through a town in South Baghdad as part of an area recon mission of the area Nov. 24. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th BCT (ABN), 25th Inf. Div.
Iraqi Army, Paratroopers working togetherDVIDS Photo 33567
Date
11.28.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1118
Official DVIDS Caption
Iraqi Army Soldiers and paratroopers from Co. C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), talk to citizens in a neighborhood in southern Baghdad as part of an area reconnaissance mission of the area Nov. 24. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th BCT (ABN), 25th Inf. Div.
1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Norman Corbett walks back towards his vehicle before a 155 mm ordnance found during a dismounted patrol is detonated. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler
When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a SoldierDVIDS Photo 33640
Date
11.29.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1815x1262
Official DVIDS Caption
Sgt. Aubrey Jollotta, a M2 .50 caliber gunner for the command element tactical alternate command team from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Abn.), scans the area for any possible threats during a mounted patrol in a town south of Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs
When I grow up, I want to be a SoldierDVIDS Photo 33641
Date
11.29.2006
Location
BAGHDAD, IQ
Photo by
Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1834x1215
Official DVIDS Caption
Sgt. Aubrey Jollotta, a M2 .50 caliber gunner for the command element tactical alternate command team from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Abn.), scans the area for any possible threats during a mounted patrol in a town south of Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs
U.S. Army Pfc. Jose Baggett, and Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Franco, Paratroopers with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (A-1/40th CAV), bag and catalog evidence found during the cordon and search of a group of houses belonging to suspected improvised explosive device makers in Hawr Rajab, Al Dora province, Iraq, Nov. 29.
Paratroopers Provide Security for Route Clearing Mission South of BaghdadDVIDS Photo 33766
Date
11.30.2006
Location
HAWR RAJAB, IQ
Photo by
Photographer not listed in the source record
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1181
Official DVIDS Caption
U.S. Army Pfc. Casey Blackwell, a Paratrooper with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (A-1/40 CAV),pulls security behind a fallen palm tree during a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, a suburb south of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 30. A-1/40 CAV is providing security as an Iraqi road crew repairs damage created by improvised explosive devices triggered during attacks on Coalition Forces.
Paratroopers Provide Security for Route Clearing Mission South of BaghdadDVIDS Photo 33767
Date
11.30.2006
Location
HAWR RAJAB, IQ
Photo by
Photographer not listed in the source record
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1181
Official DVIDS Caption
U.S. Army Pfc. Casey Blackwell, a Paratrooper with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (A-1/40 CAV),pulls security shop, during a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, a suburb south of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 30. A-1/40 CAV is providing security while an Iraqi road crew repairs damage created by improvised explosive devices triggered during attacks on Coalition Forces.
Paratroopers Provide Security for Route Clearing Mission South of BaghdadDVIDS Photo 33768
Date
11.30.2006
Location
HAWR RAJAB, IQ
Photo by
Photographer not listed in the source record
VIRIN
VIRIN not listed in the source record
Original resolution
1800x1181
Official DVIDS Caption
U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Cianfrano, a Paratrooper with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (A-1/40 CAV), pulls security during a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, a suburb south of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 30. A-1/40 CAV is providing security while an Iraqi road crew repairs damage created by improvised explosive devices triggered during attacks on Coalition Forces.
U.S. Army Pfc Casey Blackwell, a Paratrooper with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (A-1/40 CAV),pulls security behind a fallen palm tree during a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, a suburb south of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov 30, 2006. A-1/40 CAV is providing security as an Iraqi road crew repairs damage created by improvised explosive devices triggered during attacks on Coalition Forces.
U.S. Army Pfc Kevin Cianfrano, a Paratrooper with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (A-1/40 CAV), pulls security during a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, a suburb south of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov 30, 2006. A-1/40 CAV is providing security while an Iraqi road crew repairs damage created by improvised explosive devices triggered during attacks on Coalition Forces.
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