A man and his child stand outside Karmat Ali Elementary School, in Karmat Ali, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2009. The school has 13 teachers and 600 students and has been chosen for refurbishment by U.S. Soldiers of the 1314th Civil il Affairs Company, 17th Fires Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samantha R. Ciaramitaro/Released) 090831-A-7879C-003
U.S. Army Capt. Jayne Strathe and 1st Lt. Chris McGinnis from Des Moines, Iowa, attached to the 1314th Civil Affairs Company, 17th Fires Brigade meet with Sheik Hasan A Batat on the grounds of Karmat Ali Elementary School, in Karmat Ali, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2009. The school has 13 teachers and 600 students and has been chosen for refurbishment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samantha R. Ciaramitaro/Released) 090831-A-7879C-004
Sheik Hasan A Batat meets with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1314th Civil Affairs Company, 17th Fires Brigade to show them Karmat Ali Elementary School, in Karmat Ali, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2009. The school has 13 teachers and 600 students and has been chosen for refurbishment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samantha R. Ciaramitaro/Released) 090831-A-7879C-005
The head mukhtar speaks during an Iraqi Police station validation, at Hawija, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090903-A-3250R-061
Iraqi Police officers listen to speakers during an Iraqi Police station validation ceremony, at Hawija, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090903-A-3250R-072
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Lesperance, from Fort Hood, Texas, Battalion Commander for 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, presents the validation plaque at the validation ceremony for the Iraqi Police station, in Hawija, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090903-A-3250R-078
An Iraqi Policeman discusses building plans, during an Iraqi Police station check, at Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2009. Airmen with the U.S. Air Force's 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron run these checks daily to assess the status of the each Iraqi Police station in their area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Benjamin Boren/Released) 090904-A-8836B-005
An Iraqi construction worker prepares to disassemble wood as members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers check the progress of an Iraqi Police station compound near Diwanyiah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2009. More than 160 Iraqi Police officers will occupy the new Police station, thus providing improved security to the citizens in the surrounding area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kim Smith/Released) 090904-N-6891S-028
Yaychi Iraqi Police officers check up on the neighborhood water tower during a combined presence patrol with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, i i in Bajwan, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090905-A-3250R-003
Lt. Col.Sabbar Shahab, Yaychi, Iraqi Police station executive officer, shakes hands with a local man during a combined presence patrol with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, in Bajwan, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090905-A-3250R-032