Co C Photos Iraq October 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Iraqi Police officers assigned to the Furat Iraqi Police Academy
joined Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
Multi-National Division – Baghdad, to collect concertina wire Oct. 5 for disposal. The IPs cut the wire into smaller segments
and pulled it over to where the Soldiers of the "Regulars" Bn. crimped and folded the wire and loaded it into a trailer
to be moved to a collection point for eventual disposal. The Soldiers of Co. C have spent several nights per week
during the month of September and into October collecting the C-Wire for disposal to increase the quality of life
for Iraqi residents as security continues to improve in southern Baghdad's Rashid district.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
collect concertina wire from the streets of the Furat community during the early morning hours of Oct. 5 in ongoing efforts
to improve the quality of life for Iraqi residents in the West Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
As security in southern Baghdad continues to improve, "Regulars" Soldiers of the 22nd Inf. Regt. continue
to collect the razor wire for disposal, a grueling task that requires patience and many pairs of wire gloves.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Pvt. Jose Gomez, an infantryman from Santa Anna, Calif.,
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, pulls strands of concertina wire into a trailer bed Oct. 5.
Gomez and the Soldiers of Co. C have worked for more than three weeks to collect the razor sharp C-Wire from the streets
and neighborhoods of West Rashid's Jihad and Furat communities in an attempt to improve the quality of life
for local Iraqi residents in southern Baghdad.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO,
4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
wrestle with concertina wire Oct. 5 as they fold the wire upon itself to make a more manageable mass to be collected for disposal.
The Soldiers of the "Regulars" Bn. have cleared nearly all of West Rashid's Jihad and Furat communities
of the abandoned C-Wire in ongoing efforts to help Iraqi citizens return to a sense of normalcy
as the security and stability in southern Baghdad continues to improve.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
load a cut-up segment of concertina wire into the bed of a trailer in the early morning hours of Oct. 5 during ongoing efforts
to clean up the streets of southern Baghdad's Rashid district by removing and disposing of the unused C-Wire
to secure the streets and communities of southern Baghdad. Soldiers of the "Regulars" Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt.,
patrol through the streets of the Jihad and Furat communities removing the abandoned C-wire
in an attempt to reestablish normalcy throughout Baghdad.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Spc. Damon Crutcher, an infantryman from Tempe, Ariz.,
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, crimps concertina wire using a six-foot piece of plywood
Oct. 5 while removing rolls of the razor wire from the Furat community in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
As the security in Baghdad remains at an all-time high, Soldiers of Co. C and the "Regulars" Battalion continue to remove
the C-Wire from the streets and neighborhoods of Jihad and West Rashid in efforts to improve the quality of life for the Iraqi residents.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Staff Sgt. Joel Olson, an infantry platoon sergeant from Rapid River, Mich.,
cuts concertina wire while his platoon leader, 1st Lt. Jonathan Muir, a native of Pittsburgh, helps untangle the multiple strands
nested in a field near the Furat Iraqi Police Academy in the West Rashid district of southern Baghdad Oct. 5.
Both leaders, assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, have worked with their Soldiers
during the past three weeks to remove the C-Wire that lines the streets and fields where Iraqis live and work.
The Soldiers cut and load the strands of C-Wire, carrying it to a collection point for disposal.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Staff Sgt. Joel Olson, an infantry platoon leader from Rapid River, Mich.,
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, uses bolt cutters to break up a nest of concertina wire
Oct. 5 while clearing a nest of razor wire from the Furat Iraqi Police Academy in southern Baghdad's West Rashid district.
Soldiers of Co. C and the 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt. continue to remove the C-Wire as part of ongoing efforts
to return a sense of normalcy to the residents of Rashid as security and stability continue to improve throughout Baghdad.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Iraqi Policeman stationed at the Furat IP Academy cut concertina wire
into multiple segments Oct. 5, joining Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
to remove abandoned and unused concertina wire in an attempt to reestablish normalcy throughout Baghdad.
The residents of Jihad are anxious to assist in the cleanup efforts, said IP Sgt. Sallah Mohammed.
"People feel good when they don’t see the C-Wire in the area, and it makes it easier to walk and drive," he said.
"The area is more beautiful. People who live in this muhallahs, it would take a long time to get to the hospital,
but now it is really easy. They go straight from the muhallahs to the hospitals."

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Spc. Leonard Waters, a combat medic from Asheville, N.C.,
pushes a roll of tangled concertina wire into the back of a trailer where Pvt. Jose Gomez, an infantryman from Santa Anna, Calif.,
collects the wire for transportation to a collection point. Both Soldiers, assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
spent several days and nights every week in the month of September and into October to help collect and dispose
of the abandoned wire from the streets and neighborhoods of the Jihad and Furat communities in West Rashid
during ongoing efforts to clean-up the areas and improve the quality of life for the residents of southern Baghdad's Rashid district.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — 1st Lt. Matt Cyr, an armor officer and platoon leader from Dover, N.H.,
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, talks with local Iraqi residents of the Hayy Jihad community Oct. 4
and asks questions about essential services and security in the neighborhood. The “Regulars” Soldiers of Co. C, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt.,
conduct patrols daily for atmospherics surveys and assessments of local living conditions in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
Their continuing efforts help to disrupt enemy activity and to assist the Iraqi Security Forces transitioning into the lead role
in providing security for the people of Baghdad.