CONCERNED VOLUNTEERS OF KIRKUK - Iraqi volunteers with Concerned Local Citizens wait to greet U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Vanek, in the Kirkuk province of Iraq, Dec. 7, 2007. Vanek, Task Force commander of 1st Brigade, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, is in the region to oversee the setup of checkpoints to be manned by 6,000 citizen volunteers. Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet