Stay Alert, Stay Alive and Nothing to Hide

By Sgt. Jerome Bishop, 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MND-B

Stay Alert. US Army photo by Sgt. Jerome Bishop, 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MNDB
US Army photo by Sgt. Jerome Bishop, 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MNDB

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – An Iraqi soldier from 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, watches vigilantly at the entrance to the council building where Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, conduct payday activities March 2 for Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) from the Abayachi area, north of Baghdad.

Nothing to Hide. US Army photo by Sgt. Jerome Bishop, 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MNDB
US Army photo by Sgt. Jerome Bishop, 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MNDB

Iraqi soldiers from 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, search a truck belonging to an Abayachi resident March 2 at the entrance to the town council building in the village of Abayachi, north of Baghdad.

The Iraqi Soldiers, who work with Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, provide security to the compound while the Soldiers of Co B, 1-1 Inf. Regt. conduct pay day activities for local Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq).

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