
GETTING READY — Sgt. Chris Schroeder, Alpha Troop, 3rd Platoon, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, connects a winch to move a barrier at a polling location for the upcoming elections in Al-Mazra'a, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2005. The Iraqi citizens will be voting on Dec. 15, 2005, to elect the first permanent parliamentary government that will lead this new democracy for the next four years. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway