U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, wait for helicopters to transport them back to Forward Operating Base Hammer after participating in an air assault operation planned and led by the Iraqi army and Iraqi national police, in the Ma'dain area, east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26. Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers searched 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.