Soldiers “Always Ready” to Respond

Neenah, Wis., native, Spc. Seth Cottrell, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, maneuvers from one rooftop to another as his platoon attempts to find a good overwatch position in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Sept. 18. The platoon was responding to a firefight a couple blocks over. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Sgt. Omar Anderson of San Diego, a team leader with Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, sets his sights out for insurgents in response a gun battle a couple of streets of their location in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Sept. 18. The Californian and his platoon were clearing an area of that has been peppered with improvised explosive devices.

Sgt. Jared Tynes of Benton, Ky., a fires support specialist with Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, scans an area on a rooftop in response to loud, sporadic gunfire Baghdad’s East Rashid District Sept. 18. Tynes and his platoon were clearing houses when they heard the firefight a couple of blocks away.

Davenport, Ind., native, Spc. Nick Royse (front) and Branford, Fla., native Staff Sgt. James Moseley, both infantrymen with Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, pull overwatch in response to a firefight a couple of blocks from their location in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Sept. 18.

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