U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Spinks, from the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, looks over the area of a vehicle born improvised explosive device that went off without hitting its target in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway


U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Munds, from the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, looks over a map of the city to get to the next location in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway


U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Gray, from the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, scans the area while moving to the next location in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway


U.S. Army 1st. Lt. John Ortegon, from the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, talks with Iraqi police while on a patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway


U.S. Army Sgt. Drudge inspects his troop's dog tags, ID cards, weapons and equipment during a pre-combat check at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2007. Drudge is assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria J. Bare


An Iraqi woman sells bread to motorists in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria J. Bare


U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, deliver fortification materials to an Iraqi police check point in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria J. Bare


An Iraqi army Humvee patrols the streets of Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria J. Bare


Iraqi children wave to a passing Iraqi and U.S. Army mounted patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maria J. Bare


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