SALMAN PAK, Iraq - Capt. Dallas Cheatham, of Fayetteville N.C., talks to an Iraqi worker about the progress made in cleaning the streets in the small farming town of Salman Pak during a foot patrol July 30 in the Ma'dain region, located outside of so...

SALMAN PAK, Iraq - First Lt. Jeffrey W. Wismann (right), of Winchester, Ky., discusses strategies with Capt. Dallas Cheatham, of Fayetteville N.C., in order to keep the farm roads in the town of Salman Pak safe during a foot patrol July 30 in the Ma'...

SALMAN PAK, Iraq - A U.S. Army humvee stops on a road in the small town of Salman Pak, Iraq in order for an Iraqi shepherd to guide his flock of goats across the road during a combined combat patrol July 30 in the Ma'dain region, located outside of s...

SALMAN PAK, Iraq - Pfc. Corey Christensen, of Aberdeen, Wash., pulls security near a farm in the town of Salman Pak during a foot patrol July 30 in the Ma'dain region, located outside of southeastern Baghdad. The foot patrol allowed Paratroopers to c...

SALMAN PAK, Iraq - First Lt. Jeffrey W. Wismann (right), of Winchester, Ky., discusses upcoming operations with an Iraqi officer in the town of Salman Pak following a foot patrol July 30 in the Ma'dain region, located outside of southeastern Baghdad....