Leaders from Iraqi security forces and the 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division "Highlander" participate in a security conference July 11 at Contingency Operating Base Adder near Nasiriyah, Iraq. The group assembled in front of a mural depicting the famous Franklin Mountain Star in El Paso, Texas. Iraqi security force leaders were invited to the brigade headquarters for the conference to strengthen partnership and improve security coordination in Dhi Qar, Muthanna and Maysan provinces. The U.S. brigade is deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas, and is in Iraq to advise and assist Iraqi security forces in accordance with the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement.