Pfc. Ryan Tischmak, a medic assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, takes a knee while searching the area for roadside bombs on Nov. 15. Paratroopers from A Troop secured a route in Baghdad ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq " Staff Sgt. Cale Chaney, section leader assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, peers through the scope of his rifle to get a better look at a group of people at the far side ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq " Pvt. Jordan Heistand, a rifleman assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, walks past piles of brush and tall weeds while searching the area for roadside bombs on Nov. 15. Para...

Pvt. Zachary Vanlerberg, a cavalry scout assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, walks through tall weeds while searching the area for roadside bombs on Nov. 15. Paratroopers from A Troop se...

Pvt. Zachary Vanlerberg, a cavalry scout, and Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, walks through a field parallel to a main convoy route on Nov. 15, searching the area for ro...

Staff Sgt. Cale Chaney, section leader, and Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, walk through a field parallel to a main convoy route on Nov. 15, searching the area for roads...

Iraqi children walking to school smile as they pass closely by Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, pulling security on a main convoy route in Baghdad. The Paratroopers pulle...