Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, Iraqi Intervention Force (IIF) "lock and load" their weapons as they prepare to conduct a field patrol of an area outside of Al Taji, Iraq, suspected of being a mortar launch site. U.S. Army Reserves supported the IIF patrol on July 19, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Ashley Brokop
Posted: 08/01/2004