A U.S. Soldier with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and an officer with the Iraqi police assigned to the Combined Security Force converse with a local Muktar during a key leader engagement and patrol through the village of New Dibaghtapa in Kirkuk, Iraq, Feb. 10. This was part of a validation patrol that tested the newly formed security force's operational capabilities for the first time outside of training.