Getting Prepared

Army Specialist Andrew Robertson, 24, from Ripley, Missisippi, works on one of several Humvees that the Marines had left for the Army to use at a base outside of Najaf, Iraq on Saturday, February 5, 2005.

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Cache Found

An explosive ordnance disposal soldier from the 155th Brigade Combat Team, serving under the I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares munitions, which were uncovered southwest of Baghdad, for controlled detonation on Feb. 16. Photo by: Official U.S. Army Photo

Cache Prep

An explosive ordnance disposal team from the 155th Brigade Combat Team, serving under the I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares munitions, which were uncovered southwest of Baghdad, for controlled detonation on Feb. 16. Photo by: Official U.S. Army Photo

Getting to Know the Locals

Colonel Augustus L. Collins, commander of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, with the assistance of an interpreter, met today with Sheik Ibrahem, tribal leader of Banny Hassam in An Najaf and Karbala, Iraq, at forward operating base Lima to discuss the operations in the area. Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Reeves

Meet the Locals

LtCol. Gary Huffman, commander of the 2-114th Field Artillery Battalion, greets Sheik Ibrahem, tribal leader of Banny Hassam in An Najaf and Karbala, Iraq, at forward operating base Lima to discuss the operations in the area. Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Reeves

155th BCT Support

Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Stewart Stanton (center) and U.S. Army Soldiers with the 155th Brigade Combat Team speak with Iraqi contractors during an inspection of the Babylon Police Station reconstruction efforts, in Babil, Iraq, on March 21, 2005. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working with the people of Iraq to repair and construct several Iraqi Police stations and schools throughout the Babil Province. DoD photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Edward Martens, U.S. Navy.

2nd 114th Soldier

A U.S. Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Brigade Combat Team, stacks up mortar rounds found during a series of raids near Forward Operating Base Dogwood in Babil, Iraq, on March 25, 2005. The joint mission, conducted with the Iraqi National Guard and Sailors from a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, resulted in the capture of over 25 suspected insurgents along with numerous weapons caches. DoD photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho, U.S. Navy. (Released)