Knock, talk mission with IA

TAJI, Iraq - Staff Sgt. William Cannon (left), of Taylor, Mich., and Sgt. Jhonny Beldor, of Fredericksburg, Pa., confer about directions during a patrol near Taji Oct. 5. Both non-commissioned officers are artillerymen assigned to Company A, 1st Batt... ... READ MORE

TAJI, Iraq -Sgt. Jhonny Beldor, an artilleryman from Fredericksburg, Pa., searches for weapons during a joint patrol with the Iraqi Army in the Taji area, Oct. 5. "I like the excitement when we get to do stuff like this instead of just sitting on the... ... READ MORE

TAJI, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Shad Fowler, of Amarillo, Texas, looks inside a barrel while searching through a garbage pile on a joint patrol with the Iraqi Army near TajiOct. 5. Fowler is a light-wheel vehicle mechanic assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion... ... READ MORE

TAJI, Iraq - Spc. Marcus Jeter, of Atlanta, walks through a sunflower field near Taji, Oct. 5, during a joint patrol with the Iraqi Army. Jeter, an artilleryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat T... ... READ MORE