Portola Valley, Calif., native Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr., the commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and Multi-National Division - Baghdad, talks to Soldiers of 1st Battalion "First Attack," 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st CD during a visit with the them March 23. First Attack is an AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopter battalion providing much needed security to the ground troops throughout Baghdad.