New Year Brings Iraq to Forefront of Security Role [Image 4 of 4]

JOINT SECUIRTY STATION ZAFARANIYA, IRAQ

12.31.2008

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Licea 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

An Iraqi child insisted having his picture taken with Sgt. Erin James Brown, a native of Sidney, Neb., and team leader assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Paratroopers assisted Iraqi army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Infantry Division during a counter-improvised explosive device operation in the Al Karradhah District of eastern Baghdad, Dec. 31, 2008. The neighborhood residents greeted Paratroopers throughout the patrol asking for handshakes and pictures. Under the security agreement Iraqi security forces will now oversee all military operations in Iraq.

• Date Taken: 12.31.2008
• Date Posted: 03.30.2012 17:45
• Photo ID: 140791
• VIRIN: 090104-A-5414L-004
• Resolution: 1833x1250
• Size: 360.99 KB
• Location: JOINT SECUIRTY STATION ZAFARANIYA, IQ