U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, observe terrain features in their sector of fire while providing security during a joint air assault operation with the Iraqi army and Iraqi national police in the Ma'dain area east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26. Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers search for weapons caches and insurgent activity during one of the largest air assault operations conducted in the Multi-National Division - Baghdad area since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.