U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, answers a question from Spc. Joel Eggert, of Moscow, Idaho, with B Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade, at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Labrador took time out of his schedule assessing U.S. government spending in Iraq to have dinner with Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from his congressional district who are currently serving under United States Division – Center in Support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. April Davis, 116th Garrison Command, USD-C)

Adal Ismail, Director of Health for Ninewa province Adal Ismail cuts the ribbon commemorating the official opening of Al Quba Medical Clinic, Feb. 14, 2011. The clinic, funded by the U.S., is the first and only medical clinic in the village. Tom Baker, right, an officer in the Forward Engineering Support Team-Advanced, a part of the Reconstruction Cell at U.S. Division-North, attended the event to witness the completion of the project. Baker worked with local Iraqi government officials to complete the project for approximately 2,400 people who reside in Al Quba. “The fact that we brought care to people in need makes me feel terrific,” said Baker, a native of Eagle River, Alaska, and the project manager for the clinic. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

USD-C ‘Dragon’ Battalion trains with Iraqi Army partners in traffic control point operations. 1st Sgt. Paul Nwoga, with weapon, first sergeant of B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Philadelphia native, and Sgt. Maj. Mohammed, with red beret, sergeant major of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Iraqi Army Division, instruct IA Soldiers on weapons safety and how to communicate while on duty as part of a joint traffic control point training event, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at Joint Security Station Constitution, Iraq. The B Co. Soldiers went over various aspects of setting up and maintaining security at a TCP as well as what to watch for while manning the TCP. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Litchfield, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)

First Sgt. Alexander Aguilastratt (left), first sergeant of Company A, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Miami native, and Iraqi Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thabit Kathum Braohan, right, command sergeant major of the 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, discuss plans for upcoming joint training events Jan. 17, 2011, at Joint Security Station Nasir Wa Salam. Aguilastratt and Braohan were assigned to units that battled each other in combat during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003, but have since become close partners and allies. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Clifford Graham, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)

A Soldier walks out of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Post Exchange after purchasing personal items. PX/BX services have been available to service members on Victory Base Complex since 2003. Essential services like the PX/BX are scheduled to remain open 60 days prior to the completion of Operation New Dawn. Concession stands are scheduled to close on Mar. 31.

‘Longknife’ Squadron and Iraqi Federal Police partners offer humanitarian aid to locals. #Iraqi Federal Police with the 2nd Federal Police Division hand out blankets and food to Iraqi citizens Feb. 12. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Joseph Malins, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)

Senior Master Sgt. Dean Miller, stops to pose for the camera before boarding a C-130 airplane, Sept. 21, 2010 on New Al Muthana Air Base. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

Spc. Robert Potter, with Company C, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armored Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Lewiston, Mass., native, mans the mooring station on the aerostat blimp’s flight line Jan. 15 at Joint Security Station Muthana. (U.S. Army Photo by 1st Lt. Sean Hannaway, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)

Using sand bags to stabilize his weapon, an Iraqi jundi, Arabic for soldier, with 2nd Battalion, 21st Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division zeros his M16 rifle at Kirkush Military Training Base, Feb. 2. U.S Division-North soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, trained 5th IA soldiers on basic rifle marksmanship skills, instructing the Iraqi soldiers to maintain proper site picture, breathing control and trigger squeeze. Company A soldiers stressed the importance of each aspect of training, building the Iraqi soldiers’ proficiency with their assigned weapons, as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. Tadreeb al Shamil is an Iraqi initiative to modernize Iraqi army units through individual and collective training at the team, squad, company and battalion level. (US Army Photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller)

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, react during an exercise, Feb. 8, designed to prepare personal security detachments for missions while deployed (US Army Photo by Spc. Sharla Lewis)

USD-C Vanguard Brigade engineers conduct combined route clearance with Iraqi bomb disposal company. Soldiers with Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center prepare to conduct a combined route clearance patrol—to locate roadside bombs—Jan. 24 with the 1st Bomb Disposal Company, 1st Iraqi Army Infantry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Burrell, 4th AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)

Capt. Amy Rezak (left), a surgeon with the 402nd Forward Surgical Team, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, teaches radiology and ultrasounds Jan. 27 during a two-day trauma care training course at Camp Ali, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tanya Thomas, 4th AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)

Capt. Amy Rezak (left), a surgeon with the 402nd Forward Surgical Team, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, teaches radiology and ultrasounds Jan. 27 during a two-day trauma care training course at Camp Ali, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tanya Thomas, 4th AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)

7th Iraqi Army Division Soldiers complete monthlong training at Al Asad.
(top)A Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 28th Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division waits for instructions Jan. 24 during the final exercise of a monthlong familiarization training course facilitated by Soldiers with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center at Al Asad, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Danielle Hendrix, 982nd Combat Camera Co., 4th AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)

Emergency response exercise prepares Kirkuk’s elite police unit. Members of the Emergency Security Unit pull 360-degree security around two captured “terrorist” role players during an exercise in an arena in Kirkuk city Jan. 23, 2011. While ESU pulled security outside of the “glass house,” a training method for room clearing, the Emergency Medical Team went into the building to execute a medical evacuation of a wounded police officer injured while clearing the building. The training operation consisted of several Iraqi Police teams all coordinating together to complete the simulated mission. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

Iraqi, U.S. forces search for extremists in Mosul. U.S. Army Maj. Jason Carter, executive officer of Task Force Spear, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, accompanies Iraqi Army Col. Mahmoud Mansour Mardood, commander, 1st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, during a partnered cordon and search mission in western Mosul, Jan. 19, 2011. Soldiers of 6th Bde., 3rd IA Div., partnered with Task Force Spear's Stability Transition Team to search the area for insurgent activity after receiving information from residents in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

Senior Airman Courtney Beard, 467th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron intelligence analyst, poses for a photo with her spurs and III Corps belt buckle Jan. 16, on Camp Slayer, Iraq. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native was the first female airman to complete the 18-hour Spur Ride, a series of mental and physical tests, held by the III Corps, Task Force Phantom. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Longoria)

#Iraqi Police officers prepare to conduct a room clearing exercise Jan. 3 during Special Weapons and Tactics training in Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Johnson, 196th MPAD, 25th Inf. Div., USD-C)

A Soldier with the 7th #Iraqi Army Division throws an inert hand grenade Jan. 4 on a grenade assault course at Camp Al Asad, Iraq. The 7th IA Div. conducted Soldier familiarization training with the assistance of Soldiers with the 4th "Black Jack" Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division - Center in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gary Silverman, USD-C)

An Iraqi platoon leader looks back down the line of his fellow soldiers as they prepare to fire at paper targets at an M16 zero range at Al Asad, Iraq. Pfc. Tony Murillo, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, inspects the weapon of one of the soldiers. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Jelle)