Lt. Greg Early, a platoon leader assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to a local Sheik north of Baghdad on Nov. 17. Paratroopers with C Company traveled from Camp Taji to gather information concerning recent attacks in the area. The 2nd Brigade is the last brigade in Baghdad and continues to partner with Iraqi Security Forces to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq. Early is a native of Chattanooga, Tenn.