Children from a local orphanage wait patiently to receive their goody bags during a mission with Iraqi Police, Iraqi soldiers, U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Combat Division, and Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, to distribute humanitarian aid to an orphanage in Hawija, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090917-A-3250R-013
An Iraqi soldier from the 4th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment, demonstrates how to secure a casualty to a litter while A U.S. Soldier from the 65th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, observes during a Combat Lifesavers course on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, in northern Iraq, Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luke P. Thelen/Released) 090926-F-3803T-077
The view of the front of a hangar decorated for a graduation ceremony for the very first rotary wing class to graduate in Iraqi Air Force history on Forward Operating Base Warrior, near Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2009. Eleven rotary wing and 12 fixed wing candidates earned their wings, bringing the total number of Iraqi Air Force pilots to 59. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Canaan Radcliffe/Released) 090927-A-3250R-024
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Clarke from Wilmington, Del., assigned to the 65th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, demonstrates to Iraqi soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment, how to perform casualty evaluation techniques during a Combat Lifesavers course on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, in northern Iraq, Sept. 27, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luke P. Thelen/Released) 090927-F-3803T-136
Iraqi soldiers with the 2nd Company, 9th Regiment, 36th Engineer Iraq Army (IA), take turns training on operating the arm of the Iraq Land Armor Vehicle (ILAV) at Camp Taji, in central Iraq, Sept. 28, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyrone Clakely/Released) 090928-A-4245C-023
Iraqi soldiers from 4th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment, treat a mock casualty's wounds while U.S. Soldiers from the 65th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, observe and evaluate the skills Iraqi soldiers have learned during a four day Combat Lifesavers course on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, in northern Iraq, Sept. 28, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luke P. Thelen/Released) 090928-F-3803T-030
An electrician proudly shows the new transformer installed across the street from the mayor's house during a visit by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers to Bu Hamdan, a sub-district in the district of Shuk ash Shuyukh in Nasariyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2009. The visit was coordinated to check on the progress of Iraqi contractors to ensure they are meeting their obligations. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Gavriel Bar-Tzur/Released) 090930-A-5566B-087
A U.S. Soldier from the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local man during a mission to help local citizens apply for micro grants, in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2009. The micro grants are designed to help improve the condition of life for the people in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Benjamin Boren/Released) 091001-A-8836B-005
Iraqi soldiers prepare for a cache search by dawning metal detecting equipment during a joint cache search with U.S. Soldiers from the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), 1st Cavalry Division, in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2009. The 30th HBCT runs the missions to help facilitate safety in its area of operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Benjamin Boren/Released) 091003-A-8836B-001
Iraqi soldiers are briefed about their responsibilities in the mission during a joint cache search with U.S. Soldiers from the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), 1st Cavalry Division, in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2009. The 30th HBCT runs the missions to help facilitate safety in its area of operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Benjamin Boren/Released) 091003-A-8836B-009