Soldiers from the Iraqi army and 4th Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Associators), 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard Multi-National Division - Baghdad, set up security while UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters approach the landing zone. The soldiers were conducting a Joint Air Assault Operation to intercept and prevent illegal weapons movement near Mushada, Iraq, on May 11.