U.S. Soldiers from the 1404th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 52nd Sustainment Brigade, lead a convoy, towing 23 Stryker vehicles south, from Camp Taji, in central Iraq to the Kuwait Naval Base, Aug. 24. It is the beginning of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team's pullout as well as the U.S. Military's drawdown of forces in Iraq.