Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., visits with San Diego native Capt. John Verdugo and Torrence, Calif., native from the 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Prosperity in central Baghdad July 8. Reed, a former Army captain and U.S. Military Academy graduate, was in Baghdad to get a first-hand update on operations in the area.