Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps-Iraq, briefs Gordon England, deputy secretary of defense, on recent military operations at the old Ministry of Defense complex in Baghdad's Rusafa district, July 19. Looking on is Col. Jeffrey Bannister, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. The three men would later tour the nearby Bab al-Mouadam Joint Security Station.