While Iraqi Gen. Abud Qanbar Hashim, commander, Baghdad Operations Command, speaks during a press conference at the media center at Forward Operating Base Prosperity, Feb. 2, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, a Hattiesburg, Miss., native, who serves as the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division and Multi-National Division - Baghdad, listens via his interpreter, David. The two senior leaders held the joint conference to answer questions from Iraqi and western media about recent events.