akd Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi woman comes out of her house to see US soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat team perform a scouting mission in her street in Obeidi, eastern Baghdad, 02 October 2006. US forces are preparing to mount security operations in Shiite districts of east Baghdad, a bastion of radical anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia and the base of some of the sectarian death squads operating in the city. AFP PHOTO/DAVE CLARK (Photo credit should read DAVE CLARK/AFP/Getty Images) HIGH-RES U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, prepare for a cordon and search mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 HIGH-RES U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment catalog contraband items during a search and cordon mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas U.S. soldiers and their interpreter, left, from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade enter a gate of a home in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade escort a detainee after they found weapons and propaganda material in his home in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 IN regiment of the 172th brigade ride atop of their Stryker armored vehicle, in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. US military forces have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade watch their Stryker armored vehicle being towed out of a ditch , in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) A U.S. soldier from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade attempts to disperse Iraqis gathering where their armored vehicle got stuck in a ditch, in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade avoid children as they walk back from school, in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) more new camo for Steve: HIGH-RES Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division perform security during a raid on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalbrew Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Originally posted by akd: HIGH-RES </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division perform security during a raid on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Iraqi and U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a cordon and search operation in Mushada, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2006, to gather information on terrorist cells operating in the area. The U.S. Army Soldiers are with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The Iraqi army soldiers are with 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 "Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, patrol Al Anbar Province, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil." Not often you see a photo of an M16 and M4 side-by-side. Now that we're getting used to the M4 the M16 looks huge! [ October 10, 2006, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: MikeyD ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 1st Armored still issues M16A4s to riflemen, I believe (and this may be true for all the "heavy" divisions). HIGH-RES U.S. Army soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, clear a building during Operation Half Nelson in Baghdad, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano Baghdad, IRAQ: US Stryker armored vehicles block a road at the site where a police vehicle was burned during clashes between unknown gunmen and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad's Haifa Street, 11 October 2006. US researchers estimate that 655,000 Iraqis, or around one in 40 of the Iraq population, have died as a result of the 2003 invasion of their country, according to a study to be published 12 October 2006. AFP PHOTO/ SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/Getty Images) Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division speak to an Iraqi man during a cordon and search in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Govia, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division, provides security as fellow soldiers conduct a search and cordon mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division conduct a raid on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division forces open a door during a search on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division conduct a raid on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas HIGH-RES A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division provides security during a cordon and search mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas edit: damn Air Force geeks. Should read "23rd Infantry Regiment" above. [ October 11, 2006, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: akd ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 HIGH-RES U.S. Army Capt. Eric Livengood takes inventory of a cache of weapons found in Mushada, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli Medellin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi army soldier salutes US soldiers as they drive their Stryker armored vehicles past an Iraqi army checkpoint in central Baghdad 13 October 2006. Each Friday Baghdad is put under a day long curfew as Muslims gather in mosques to perform Friday's weekly prayers. Radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said today he would denounce any members of his own militia who are found to have taken part in a spate of death squad killings against Iraqis. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civdiv Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by sgtgoody (esq): What is that stubby thing on the side of the SAW and M4 in the last picture? The M4 has a PAQ4 on the top but I haven't seen the other thing. Some sort of flash light maybe?They are both flashlights. On the SAW you can see a lanyard for the lens cover. On the M4 it has a spring loaded lens cover. And those are EOTech Red Dot sights. Awesome sight, my fav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civdiv Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by sgtgoody (esq): I noticed one of the photos earlier with the guy with the radio on his back. Did the Army switch radios since 2000? That thing is tiny compared to the old SINCGARS. The new SINCGARS is half the size of the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team soldiers help a man move to his stalled car in central Baghdad's Karradah district, Wednesday Oct. 25, 2006. U.S. and Iraqi forces threw a security cordon around Karradah on Monday night and continued door-to-door searches through Wednesday in search for missing officer of Iraqi descent who may have been abducted. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed ) Baghdad, IRAQ: US soldiers stand guard at a spot checkpoint setup in the Karada district of central Baghdad, 25 October 2006. An American soldier was abducted in war-torn Baghdad after he left the heavily-fortified Green Zone to visit his family in the city, the US military said yesterday. AFP PHOTO/WISAM SAMI (Photo credit should read WISAM SAMI/AFP/Getty Images) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Yeah, those EOTech sights sound pretty good, I'll have to get one. But the ACOG sights are junk, I don't know why the military even orders those things. I checked one out to see what they are like; the reticle is ridiculously small, the hash marks for estimating drop at longer ranges are so tiny as to be useless, they're all jammed together in a super small area. Who designed that reticle?? They need a much larger and bolder reticle pattern that will stand out and allow for quick and precise targeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 From an old Squad Leader, you guys still serving take care of yourselves. Keep your feet dry and your weapon clean. I still miss it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 US soldier checks a car at a check point in Baghdads Karada district Sunday 29 October 2006. US and Iraqi troops continued a joint search started on last Tuesday for a US soldier who has gone missing in Baghdad. EPA/MOHAMMED JALIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team soldiers stand guard in central Baghdad's Karradah district, Monday Oct. 30, 2006. U.S. and Iraqi troops threw a security cordon around Karradah week ago in search for a missing U.S. soldier. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed ) Army Sgt. Brad Mojonnier, 30, of San Diego, Calif., kicks open a locked door as Lightning Platoon soldiers from Fort Lewis, Wash., search for suspected kidnappers in a home in Mosul, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Tony Overman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 A U.S. Army soldier from Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team provides security during a humanitarian mission in the Bayaa district of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 19, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment check an Iraqi civilian's weapon permit during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas U.S. Army Sgt. Katherine Tripp, with 982nd Signal Company, tightens her helmet on Forward Operating Base Marez, Iraq, Oct. 22, 2006, as she prepares to go on mission in a Stryker with soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cindy Haught Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Sgt. Jesse E. Leach of the Marines assisted Lance Cpl. Juan Valdez-Castillo, who was shot by a sniper in the town of Karma. He survived. from: Sniper adding to peril for US troops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Intense piece there Sgt. Joch. Couldn't help myself and just had to post this: HIGH-RES IRAQ (November 5, 2006) - Pvt. Shane Irwin and Pvt. Zachary McDaniel of Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walk along a contaminated canal as they provide security for a U.S. hired forensics archaeology team searching for Saddam-era mass grave sites. The water color is due to years of contamination at the land fill. Photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Klika. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Sure looks like a lake of lobster juice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Originally posted by akd: Intense piece there Sgt. Joch. Glad you enjoyed it. Here's another report from C.J.Chivers about the boys from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. "Marines get the news from an Iraqi Host: Rumsfeld's Out. "Who's Rumsfeld?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 HIGH-RES U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team take time out for tea during a medical and humanitarian mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas HIGH-RES U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Starcks, of 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, provides security during a cordon search mission in Mushada, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 AKD, and others... Keep an eye out for Strykers sporting the new top deck armor packages. Note the ones above that have the camo netting. Those have it. The armor is angled up and out, so as to better catch "RPG splash" on the slat armor as well as shrapnel from IEDs. We need as many good pics of these as possible. Also note the new device front right that looks like a large piece of tan PVC pipe. Looks to be some sort of anti-IED device, either detector or jammer. Interesting. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Originally posted by Sumac: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by akd: HIGH-RES </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division perform security during a raid on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 these IA soldier are not only well equipped, but they are actually using the stocks of their rifles and the sights.That's probably because they are being trained by the Army, not the Marines. Hehe... just kidding (ducks, and runs for cover!) Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yikes! Off the frontpage. Not much Stryker coverage lately. Iraqi army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division conduct a combined patrol with U.S. Army soldiers from the Military Transition Team of 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tom Walsh, assigned to the Military Transition Team from 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, coordinates vehicle movement during a combined patrol with Iraqi army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki) U.S. Army Maj. Peter Zike, right, commander of the Military Transition Team from 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and an Iraqi army commander, left, with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, walk through a marketplace to talk to local nationals during a combined patrol in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki) Bronco Suzuki? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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