A Soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes a knee and pulls guard in front of an Iraqi family's place of residence during a combat security patrol in Ad Dujayl, Iraq. The artillerymen from the 2-320th FAR have been conducting "Operation Balls DiMaggio" since June 18; the operation is a full-spectrum combat operation aimed at interdicting weapons trafficking, capturing munitions financiers, limiting indirect-fire attacks, and other insurgent activity, in vicinity of the Joint Base Balad Anaconda. During the course of the operation, the "Balls of the Eagle" Battalion has been conducting 24-hour combat patrols in an effort to provide a long lasting effect on an ever improving security situation in the area.
Date Taken: | 06.20.2008 |
Date Posted: | 06.22.2008 09:01 |
Photo ID: | 96105 |
VIRIN: | 080622-M-0000S-001 |
Resolution: | 2367x2848 |
Size: | 3.97 MB |
Location: | BALAD, IQ |
Web Views: | 340 |
Downloads: | 43 |
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