After taking control of a small intersection, Staff Sgt. Sasaki Palik (left), from Micronesia, a squad leader in 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, begins to check the ID cards of personnel passing through here, Dec. 12. The U.S. Soldiers worked with Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 34th IA Brigade, to set up the traffic control point in support of a 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div., clearing operation.