Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 08.13.2009
Staff Sgt. Gregory Lowe (left), from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 110th Chemical Battalion, and Lt. Col. Lee Lavespere, of Pineville, La. 225th Engineer Brigade, teach Iraqi firefighters how to conduct emergency response operations by using various monitoring devices at the National Fire Academy on Aug. 11. Lowe is holding the RAD-ID which can track radioactive materials in people, vehicles or packages....
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 08.13.2009
Staff Sgt. Gregory Lowe (right), from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 110th Chem. Bn., teaches an Iraqi firefighter how to properly operate the RAD-ID radiation monitor during the first Haz Mat training course at the National Fire Academy on Aug. 11. The two week class emphasizes health and safety planning, decontamination and first aid, and techniques for proper response at a hazardous materials site.......
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 08.13.2009
Staff Sgt. Jason Smith, from San Antonio, Texas, with the 110th Chemical Battalion, reacts to the rancid smell from a chemical reaction prepared by Lt. Col. Lee Lavespere, from Pineville, La., 225th Engineer Brigade, for the first Haz Mat response class at the National Fire Academy on Aug. 11....
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 08.01.2009
New Orleans, La., native, Pfc. Jaime Paizlones, 29, with the 225th Engineer Brigade, spins the hits for a talent show on the Liberty PX stage, July 31. Paizlones is a medic by trade who scratches tunes on weekend nights for service members at Camp Liberty. "I like to take care of Soldiers. That's what it boils down to," said Paizlones....
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 07.31.2009
"DJ Jimmy," otherwise known as Pfc. Jaime Paizlones, 29, of New Orleans, La., with the 225th Engineer Brigade, scratches Kanye West's 'Flashing Lights' on the turntable to entertain the crowd that attended a talent show on the Liberty PX stage on July 31. Paizlones, a medic, purchased his music equipment to give something back to Soldiers on the weekends at Camp Liberty. "I want them to relax......
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 07.04.2009
Iraqi-born U.S. Soldier turned American citizen, Spc. "Brown" (right), interpreter for the 225th Engineer Brigade, served as a translator during the training of members of Iraq's 2nd National Police in a recent Army engineering route clearance class. Brown, who uses the nickname to protect members of his family who still live in Baghdad, has been instrumental in bridging the language barrier......
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 07.04.2009
Iraqi-born U.S. Soldier turned American citizen, Spc. "Brown," an interpreter attached to the 225th Engineer Brigade, stands in front of a giant American flag inside al-Faw Palace before a naturalization ceremony July 4. Brown, who uses that nickname to protect family members who live in Iraq, joined 236 other service members representing over 50 other countries, to become a U.S. citizen....
Photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Simon | 225th Engineer Brigade | 07.04.2009
Iraqi-born U.S. Soldier turned American citizen, Spc. "Brown" (right), an interpreter attached to the 225th Engineer Brigade, shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden during a naturalization ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq, July 4. Brown joined 236 other service members from over 50 countries to take the U.S. oath of citizenship on Independence Day....
