U.S. Army Spc. John Smith, Combat Observation Liaison Team, Task Force 1-35 Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, makes his way up a ladder to search rooftops for weapons caches in Jazirah, Iraq, on July 28, 2008. The village was cleared and used as a hasty patrol base in support of Operation Iron Pursuit, an effort to disrupt extremist activity in the area.