PHOTOS: Iraqi Troops Patrol West Baghdad

By Sgt. James Hunter

2nd BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div., MND-B

BAGHDAD - Sgt. Adam DeCamp, a native of Hampton, Conn., and 1st Lt. Patrick Simpson, a native of Nashville, Tenn., conduct an after action review with Iraqi Army soldiers with the 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 44th IA Brigade, following a combined patrol through Hurriyah June 29. Strike Soldiers continue to patrol and train Iraqi troops daily. DeCamp and Simpson serve with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), shakes hands with two young, twin Iraqi girls during a combined patrol through Hurriyah June 29. Strike Soldiers continue to patrol and train Iraqi troops daily and interact with the local populace.

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), patrol through the streets of Hurriyah during a combined patrol June 29. Hard Rock troops continue to maintain a presence within the muhallahs.

BAGHDAD - Staff Sgt. David Hignight, a native of Fort Smith, Ark., looks down the sights of his weapon during a combined patrol with Iraqi Army soldiers from the 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 44th IA Brigade, June 28. Hignight serves as a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - 1st Lt. Patrick Simpson, a native of Nashville, Tenn., hands GooGoo Clusters his grandparents sent him to Iraqi children during a combined patrol with Iraqi Army soldiers from the 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 44th IA Brigade, June 28. Simpson serves as the platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - 1st Lt. Patrick Simpson, a native of Nashville, Tenn., hands GooGoo Clusters his grandparents sent him to Iraqi children during a combined patrol with Iraqi Army soldiers from the 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 44th IA Brigade, June 28. Simpson serves as the platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Staff Sgt. David Hignight, a native of Fort Smith, Ark., searches an Iraqi's moped during a combined patrol June 29. Hignight serves as a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Sgt. Adam DeCamp, a native of Hampton, Conn., talks with 1st Lt. Patrick Simpson, a native of Nashville, Tenn., during a patrol through Hurriyah June 28. Strike Soldiers continue to patrol and train Iraqi troops daily. DeCamp and Simpson serve with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Staff Sgt. David Hignight, a native of Fort Smith, Ark., patrols through the streets of Hurriyah during a combined patrol June 29. Hignight serves as a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.