
IRAQ CHECKPOINT — Local civilians gather around U.S. soldiers at a checkpoint in Tal Afar, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2005. Iraqi Army Security Forces, with assistance from the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and 82nd Airborne, are providing security for the region of Tal Afar in order to disrupt insurgent safe havens and to clear weapons cache sites in the area of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alan D. Monyelle