Multinational Division-North PAO
Soldiers of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrol through Rashidiyah, Iraq, Oct. 6.
Capt. Daniel La Spisa, assistant operations officer with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis Wash., gives treats to Iraqi children during a patrol through Rashidiyah, Iraq, Oct. 6.
Col. Jon Lehr, commander, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., shakes hands with Sheik Akmid Amir, Oct. 6, in Rashidiyah, Iraq. Amir, a former general in Saddam Hussein’s army, now works with Coalition Forces to bring peace and security to Rashidiyah.
Col. Jon Lehr, commander of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., shares a laugh with Sheik Akmid Amir, an influential leader in Rashidiyah, Iraq, Oct. 6.
Soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., pull security in Rashidiyah, Iraq, Oct. 6.
Spc. Nicholas Quintero of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment patrols through a palm grove Oct. 6 near Rashidiyah, Iraq.
Pfc. Steven Evans, machine gunner with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., and other 4-2 SBCT Soldiers patrol through a palm grove Oct. 6 near Rashidiyah, Iraq.
By Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett