KEEPING WATCH – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Vallenavedo scans the landing zone for possible hostile forces in Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 26, 2005. Vallenavedo and his squad are part of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV


LANDING ZONE — The rotor wash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter kicks up clouds of dust as U.S. Army soldiers scan the perimeter of a landing zone for possible hostile forces near Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 26, 2005. The soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV