Army Staff Sgt. Clarence Hutton watches an intersection in Sadr City, Iraq, as he provides security for other soldiers on Jan. 12, 2006. Hutton is attached to the Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, deployed to Iraq from Fort Campbell, Ky. DoD photo by Spc. Teddy Wade, U.S. Army.


U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division prepare to unload two armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozers from their carriers at Al Butoma, Iraq, on Jan. 11, 2006. The soldiers will use the bulldozers to construct berms for security in Al Butoma. DoD photo by Spc. Jose Ferrufino, U.S Army.

CORDON AND SEARCH — Iraqi forces and U.S. troops conduct a a cordon and search operation in Hadem Mutleg, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2006. The Iraqi soldiers are assigned to the 9th Mechanized Brigade, and the U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill


Army Staff Sgt. John Newland helps an Afghan boy try on new boots in Zanto Kalay, Afghanistan, on Jan. 11, 2006. U.S. Army soldiers are bringing medical assistance, donated winter jackets, sweaters, blankets, and food to the people of Zanto Kalay during a medical outreach program. Newland is attached to the Army's 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion. DoD photo by Sgt. Andre' Reynolds, U.S. Army.


U.S. Army Military Police discuss the wreckage as they assist Iraqi firefighters and policemen at the site of a bus destroyed by a suicide vehicle born improvised explosive device in Baquaba, Iraq, on Jan 2, 2006. The soldiers are attached to the 978th Military Police Company deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas. DoD photo by Pfc. Danielle Howard, U.S. Army


Army 1st Lt. Ruben Vazquez treats a patient at the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 5, 2006. The Department of Defense is supporting the State Department by providing disaster relief supplies and services following the massive earthquake that struck Pakistan and parts of India and Afghanistan. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo, U.S. Air Force