CAMP TAJI, Iraq – (Left to right) Sgt. Timothy Miller, a native of Circleville, Ohio, Spc. Arthur Smith, a native of Sasakwa, Okla., and Pfc. Scott Blazek, a native of Pewaukee, Mass., distribute candy to Iraqi children and talk with Iraqi residents while on patrol in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 3. All three Soldiers are infantrymen assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt., 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MND-B)

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Sgt. Michael Rios, a native of Sebastian, Texas, greets a young girl while on patrol in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 3. Rios, an infantry team leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, assists his unit and the Iraqi Army in securing and promoting stability Taji Qada.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt., 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MND-B)

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Spc. Arthur Smith, a native of Sasakwa, Okla., laughs while talking to an Iraqi while on patrol in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 3. Smith is an Infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt., 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MND-B)   CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Sgt. Timothy Miller (front), a native of Circleville, Ohio, and Sgt. Michael Rios, a native of Sebastian, Texas, secure a market in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad April 3. Both Soldiers are infantrymen assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt., 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MND-B) CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Capt. Brian Sweigart, a native of San Antonio, Texas compares his "guns" with Iraqis in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad Aprill 3. Sweigart is the commander for Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. He and his unit continue to work hand-in-hand with local Iraqi leaders to help make Iraq a stronger and more unified nation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt., 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., MND-B)