Lt. Col. Richard "Flip" Wilson, a Bronx, N.Y., native, speaks with junior officers of the 1st Battalion "Wolf," 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division, during combined operational planning for missions, Aug. 19, 2008, in the Istiqlal Qada, located northeast of Baghdad. Wilson commands the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.