An Iraqi soldier from the 8th Division, Iraqi Army, meets with a local sheik in Afak, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2009. Iraqi soldiers meet with sheiks and other Iraqi leaders to ensure their areas are secure and to assess the needs of the people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris/Released) 090225-F-5751H-033
Iraqi soldiers from the 8th Division, Iraqi Army, meet with a local sheik in Al Qadasiyah, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2009. An Iraqi police commander that provides security checkpoints in the area is also in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris/Released) 090226-F-5751H-108
An Iraqi police commander laughs during a meeting between Iraqi soldiers from the 8th Division, Iraqi Army, and a local sheik in Al Qadasiyah, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris/Released) 090226-F-5751H-105
Iraqi soldiers from the 8th Division, Iraqi Army, enjoy a meal provided by one of the local sheiks in Al Qadasiyah, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris/Released) 090225-F-5751H-204
Iraqi soldiers from the 8th Division, Iraqi Army, enjoy a meal with a local sheik in Al Qadasiyah, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris/Released) 090225-F-5751H-213
U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receive instructions from a helicopter crew chief during Aerial Response Force Training, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released) 090225-A-4676S-450
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Guza (right) from Columbus, Ohio, of 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, listens to instructions from the aircraft crew chief while sitting inside an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during Aerial Response Force Training, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released) 090225-A-4676S-460
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Cooper (left), from Basehor, Kan., Staff Sgt. Matthew Guza from Columbus, Ohio, and, 1st Lt. Bryan Gerhart, all U.S.. Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, talk on the landing zone during Aerial Response Force Training, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released) 090225-A-4676S-512
U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, board an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during Aerial Response Force Training, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released) 090225-A-4676S-661
An UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter takes off with U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during Aerial Response Force Training, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released) 090225-A-4676S-693