A U.S. Army soldier from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Regimen, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks to Iraqi army members near Al Fadliyah, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2011. Alpha Battery 2-82 conducts operation post security patrol to prevent future attacks from improvised explosive devices in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Johnny Curry)