Civil Affairs Missions in Iraq

1 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Smiling was the order of the day at the Alistikrar Primary School for Boys in Al Kut on March 5. This young Iraqi boy beams as he takes his backpack to show his friends. The gifts were donated as part of a comprehensive educational program by the Was... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – One of the children from the orphanage wraps a toy snake around his neck and watches the dancing and singing. The Army Reserve Soldiers, along with Iraqi volunteers and institute workers put on an afternoon of dancing and entertainment for the childr... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Multi-National Coalition - Iraq and its C9 Agriculture section is collaborating with the Iraqi government, and with some assistance from the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, to repopulate three specific species of fish to the southeastern marshes of ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Marcus Snow, economic development officer for the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, unpacks a box of toys from his hometown of Philadelphia in anticipation of the arrival of children from the Iraq National Institute of Handicapped Orphans on March 3.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Listening closely to the briefings by the students are (left to right): Iraqi army capt. Kahar Hamse, the chief Counter-Insurgency Academy instructor; Iraqi army Lt. Col. "Ahmed," the training director for the COIN academy; and Col. Daniel R. Ammerma... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Non-commissioned officers are the backbone of the U.S. Army, and with this influx of newly trained Iraqi NCOs, it will soon be a foundation of the Iraqi army as well. Posing with their students are two members of the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The training director for the Iraqi Counter-Insurgency Academy, Lt. Col. Ahmed, talks to the graduates of the first Iraqi Civil Military Operations Non-commissioned Officers Course on Feb. 26. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigad... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Daniel P. MacDonald, the chief non-commissioned officer instructor, and a police captain in the 12th District with the Philadelphia Police Department, presents his department's police patch to two Iraqi national police officers at the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Douglas B. Bathe (left), the Agricultural officer for the Multi-National Coalition - Iraq C9, and Mr. Feras M. Chabik, a Chief Fishery biologist working for the government of Iraq, take some time to pose for the camera before their fishing missi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

10 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mr. Abdezahara, a fisherman working for the government of Iraq, takes a break from rowing to smile for the camera before starting to fish near the Al Faw Palace on Feb. 27. The Multi-National Coalition - Iraq and its C9 Agriculture section is collabo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

11 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A view from the courtyard area of the new Iraqi Airways International Business Center located in the heart of the Baghdad International Airport complex. The center has been open less than a month and according to Maj. Marcus Snow, the Economic Develo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

12 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A scenic view of the Baghdad International Airport from the top of the new Iraqi Airways International Business Center in the BIAP complex. From this view one can see the future convention center on the left and the hotel (red roofs) in the center. T... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Iraqi Airways International Business Center

13 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Maj. Marcus Snow, Economic Development officer for the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, is interviewed by Armed Forces Network - Iraq about his team's assistance to the Iraqi government regarding the new Iraqi Airways International Business ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

14 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade took a break from the Iraqi Army Civil Military Conference here on March 11, to receive support from the visiting Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders who are touring Iraq in honor of our brave ser... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Armed Forces Network Interviews Maj. Marcus Snow

15 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Maj. Marcus Snow, economic development officer for the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, is interviewed by Armed Forces Network - Iraq about his team's assistance to the Iraqi government regarding the new Iraqi Airways International Business ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

16 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A group photo of the Soldiers from the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade that are assisting the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team and the local school teachers and administrators for the Alistikrar primary school for boys at Al Kut on March 5. Elements ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

17 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – This Iraqi boy is beaming as he carries his brand new backpack donated as part of a comprehensive educational program by the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team at Al Kut on March 5. Elements of the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade are working closely wi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

18 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Ivan Cabrera, with the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Charlie Company, talks to Iraqi interpreter Yousrha (left) and to Abid Al Hassan Shamkhi (center), the principal of the Alistikrar primary school for boys in Al Kut on March 5. The Reserve So... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

19 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Ivan Cabrera, with the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Charlie Company, talks to the teacher of a class of Iraqi boys from the Alistikrar Primary School, in Al Kut on March 5, as Iraqi interpreter Yousrha (right) watches. Cabrera, a Reserve Soldi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

20 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade patrol the streets of Mahawil, a city southwest of Baghdad, Iraq on March 18. Staff Sgt. Joseph Norcini, the assistant personal security detail non-commissioned officer in charge, scans the l... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

21 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade hone their skills at the range on March 22. The brigade's 1st Sgt., David M. Bernosky, counts the targets to determine the final qualifying scores. This Army Reserve brigade, is composed of W... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

22 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade patrol the streets of Mahawil, a city southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 18. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel MacDonald, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the brigade's personal security detai... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

23 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Col. Daniel R. Ammerman, commander of the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, listens to an Iraqi officer lecture on his division's military operations capabilities at the Al Faw palace on March 12, 2009. The brigade assisted the Iraqi Army in ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

24 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Mahmood Khaddar Ghazi, the senior Iraqi officer for civil affairs, addresses senior Iraqi civil affairs officers from various Iraqi divisions around the country at the Al Faw palace on March 12. The conference focused on the Iraqi army's c... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Iraqi Civil Military Operations Conference

25 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Senior civil affairs officers from various Iraqi divisions around the country gathered at the Al Faw palace on March 12, for briefings on the Iraqi army's civil military operation's capabilities. The 304th Civil Affairs Brigade assisted the Iraqi arm... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

26 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Being hundreds of miles away did not deter these die hard Philadelphia Phillies fans from having one of Camp Slayer's streets renamed to honor their team. 1st Sgt. David M. Bernosky, with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, helped coordinate the project... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

27 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – These Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade all have one thing in common, they are all die hard Philadelphia Phillies fans. The brigade, along with its true-blue fans helped coordinate the project to have one of Camp Slayer's str... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

28 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – These Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade all have one thing in common, they are all die hard Philadelphia Phillies fans. The brigade, along with its true-blue fans helped coordinate the project to have one of Camp Slayer's str... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

29 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Charles "Chuck" Wogan, deputy commanding officer for the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, clowns around with little Huda and makes her smile as Dr. Suzan Karim, a bilingual and bi-cultural advisor to the brigade looks on. Little Huda, 5 years old, i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

30 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A group shot of the children, the Iraqi volunteers and institute workers, along with the volunteer Army Reserve Soldiers of the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade. The civil affairs brigade does not have as its mandate to help orphanages, but its Reserve So... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

31 / 31 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Navy Lt. Pete Bingus Tamminga takes a hardy handshake and a salute from one of the children visiting from the Iraqi National Institute of Handicapped Orphans. Tamminga is a regular U.S. Navy officer assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade as... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Civil Affairs Missions in Iraq

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