Lt. Col. Timothy Daugherty, commander of the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Divison, speaks with Col. Mumamad Jasim, commander of the 401st Iraqi Army Brigade, at the future operations meeting in Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2008. The Black Dragon Soldiers are partnering with their Iraqi army counterparts to help prepare the newly formed brigade for future combat operations.