OIF Deployment Photos

A Soldier with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), scans for enemy activity from a rooftop after engaging enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2004. DoD photo by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, U.S. Army. (Released) Photo by: SGT. JEREMIAH JOHNSON, 55TH SIGNAL COMPANY (COMBAT CAME Record ID No. (VIRIN): 041111-A-3978J-015

Pfc. Matt Baugh and Pvt. Josh Murray, both with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., search vehicle occupants at a traffic control point near Hammam Al Alil, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2004. DoD photo by Spc. John S. Gurtler, U.S. Army. (Released) Photo by: SPC. JOHN S. GURTLER, 55TH SIGNAL COMPANY (COMBAT CAME Record ID No. (VIRIN): 041127-A-0392G-013

Edward Jackson (black shirt), a clerk with HHC, 2nd Bde., jumps over two Air Force defenders to grab a touchdown reception during the men's Turkey Bowl on Kirkuk Air Base Nov. 25. The Army men beat the Air Force men, 32-24, while the Army women pounded the Air Force women, 56-0. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Brooke Gorman, a supply sergeant with Co. B, 125th MI Bn., looks back for Air Force defenders before she crosses the goal line to score a touchdown during the Turkey Bowl at Kirkuk Air Base on Nov. 25. The Army women won 56-0 while the Army men beat the Air Force men, 32-24. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons) 

Jamal Jenkins, a platoon sergeant with HHC, 1-27 Inf., raises his arms after scoring a two-point conversion during the men's Turkey Bowl on Kirkuk Air Base Nov. 25. The Army men beat the Air Force men, 32-24, while the Army women pounded the Air Force women, 56-0. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Samantha Fuata (black shirt), a mechanic with HHC, 2nd Bde., smiles as she runs past Air Force defenders on her way to scoring a touchdown for the Army's women flag football team during the Turkey Bowl at Kirkuk Air Base on Nov. 25. The Army women won 56-0 while the Army men beat the Air Force men, 32-24. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons) 

Players from the Army men's flag football team huddle together before the men's Turkey Bowl on Kirkuk Air Base Nov. 25. The Army men beat the Air Force men, 32-24 while the Army women pounded the Air Force women, 56-0. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Johanna Fleming, a MP with the 25th MP Co., scans for Air Force defenders as she takes back the opening kickoff in the women's Turkey Bowl on Kirkuk Air Base Nov. 25. Fleming ran the opening kickoff for a touchdown and scored five more times during the Army's rout over the Air Force, 56-0. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Johanna Fleming, a MP with the 25th MP Co., spins into the endzone to deter an Air Force defender from pulling her flag in the women's Turkey Bowl on Kirkuk Air Base Nov. 25. Fleming scored a touchdown and scored five more times during the Army's rout over the Air Force, 56-0. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Michael White (black shirt), a geospatial analyst with the 25th Eng. Det., snatches an interception over an Air Force wide receiver during the men's Turkey Bowl on Kirkuk Air Base Nov. 25. The Army men beat the Air Force men, 32-24, while the Army women pounded the Air Force women, 56-0. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Sappers from Co. B, 65th Eng. Bn. check out an old IED hole while another provides security along a main supply route within TF 1-27 Inf. area of operations on Nov. 16. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons) 

A Sapper from Co. B, 65th Eng. Bn. uses a metal detector while he searches an old IED hole along a main supply route within TF 1-27 Inf. area of operations on Nov. 16. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

This 500-pound bomb, rigged up as an IED, was found in an old IED hole by Sappers performing route clearance on Nov. 12. (Courtesy photo)

This 500-pound bomb, rigged up as an IED, was found in an old IED hole by Sappers performing route clearance on Nov. 12. (Courtesy photo)

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team look to get a Thanksgiving dessert inside Kirkuk Air Base's dining facility on Nov. 25. Besides the desserts, Soldiers and Airmen also enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)

Gopi Krishna, a KBR employee, gives Sgt. Miguel Gallegos, a communications sergeant with HHC, 2nd BCT, a slice of pumpkin pie inside Kirkuk Air Base's dining facility on Thanksgiving. Besides desserts, Soldiers and Airmen also enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. (Sgt. Sean Kimmons)