September 25, 2007 – 11:46 am
Sgt. Fernando Angel (center left) of Marietta, Ga., and Staff Sgt. Raymond Sequin (center right) of Maybee, Mich., both with Company G, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, plan the best route to the next house during a clearing operation in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Sept. 21. (U.S. Army photos [...]
September 25, 2007 – 12:57 am
By Bill Roggio September 25, 2007 4:52 PM
Camp Striker, Baghdad Province: Nine months after the announcement of the Baghdad Security Plan and the subsequent “surge” of US forces, the battle for Baghdad remains engaged. With the effort to secure Baghdad from al Qaeda in Iraq and the Mahdi Army alike, the southwestern security district of [...]
September 24, 2007 – 3:28 pm
photo by Spc. Ben Washburn, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Harker Heights, Texas, visits Combat Outpost Blackfoot to discuss strategy with the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Baghdad’s Rashid District. The 2-2 SCR recently moved into [...]
September 24, 2007 – 1:08 am
Sep 24, 2007
By Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma
1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
BAGHDAD - The essence of an insurgent-dominated neighborhood of the Iraqi capital’s East Rashid District is evident as Soldiers weave through the desolate, maze-like streets peppered with improvised explosive devices. Several doors and gates are painted with evidence of a fanatic Muslim stronghold.
September 21, 2007 – 12:44 pm
photos by Spc. Larayne Hurd, Joint Combat Camera Center
U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Armored Division, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, 4th Squadron, P Troop, discuss the plans for the patrol though the city of Baghdad on Sept. 17, 2007. The patrol was a joint venture with both the Iraqi army and American Soldiers.
September 21, 2007 – 12:15 pm
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 [...]
September 20, 2007 – 2:49 am
September 19, 2007 – 11:07 am
Davenport, Ind., native, Spc. Nick Royse (left) and Boston native Sgt. Diess Solon, both infantrymen with Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, prepare to clear the second story of a home in Baghdad’s East Rashid district Sept. 18. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma, 1st Cavalry Division [...]
