Life at Combat Outpost Alamo!

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Taylor

KHAN BANI SA'AD, Iraq - As part of his morning routine, Corporal Ron Waldo shaves at a water buffalo at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo. Cpl. Waldo is assigned to Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash.


Soldiers of Alpha Battery enjoy breakfast at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo prior to a mission with the Iraqi Army. Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., and units of the Iraqi Army conducted a cordon and search mission near Khan Bani Sa'ad to clear the area of insurgents and cache sites.

Alpha Battery Soldiers sit down to lunch at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo after a mission with the Iraqi Army.
Sergeant First Class Robert Abram takes time to reflect and relax at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo after a mission with the Iraqi Army.
Specialist Robert Paquet, a cook attached to Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., scrambles eggs for breakfast at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo.

Specialist Robert Paquet, a cook attached to Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., takes a break after fixing breakfast at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo.

An Alpha Battery Soldier enjoys some down-time after a mission at Joint Combat Outpost Alamo by playing video-games after a joint mission with the Iraqi Army. Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., and units of the Iraqi Army conducted a cordon and search mission near Khan Bani Sa'ad to clear the area of insurgents and cache sites.

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