BAGHDAD - After the convoy briefing with the 46th "Steel Spike" Engineer Battalion, newly-assigned Multi-National Corps Iraq Command Sgt. Major, Frank Grippe (right), a native of Frankfort, N.Y., gears up for an up close and personal tour with the co...

CAMP LIBERTY - 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) Soldiers listen intently as Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Grippe (seated far left), Multi-National Corps Iraq, native of Frankfort, N.Y., gives his assessment of their convoy briefing, April 9 at Camp L...

BAGHDAD - Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Spc. Kenneth James, driver, personal security detachment, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 225th Engineer Brigade, smiles as he finds the Army is a very small world, April 9 on Camp Liberty, Iraq. During a pre...

BAGHDAD - Mesa, Ariz. native, Sgt. Michael Lopez (standing), Primary Wrecker Support Team non-commissioned officer-in-charge, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 225th Engineer Brigade, briefs proper vehicle breakdown and recovery procedures duri...