U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, establish security positions near a landing zone after air assaulting near the objective during an operation planned and led by the Iraqi army and Iraqi national police in the Ma'dain area east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26. The Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers search for weapons caches and insurgent activity during one of the largest air assault operations conducted in the Multi-National Division - Baghdad's area since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.