U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conduct a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conduct a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


An Iraqi army soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, tries to kick open a gate during a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, try to tear down a palm fence during a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, provides overwatch security for his teammates during a cordon and search in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


U.S. Army Maj. Dustin Awtrey, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conducts a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall



U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conduct a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, search for insurgents and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


U.S. Army Maj. Jim Bowie, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, looks over the bank of the Diyala River after a cordon and search for insurgence and weapons caches in Chubinait, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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