1st Battalion December 2008

Members of the World Wrestling Entertainment group meet with Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division , Baghdad, during a visit Dec. 4
at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad's Rashid District. The wrestling superstars visited Soldiers
across Baghdad during their United Services Organization-sponsored Mistletoe and Toeholds tour.

Photographer: Sgt. David Hodge
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Pfc. Francisco Ko, a food service specialist assigned to
Forward Support Company E, 4th Support Battalion, attached to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, serves rice to Staff Sgt. Corey Rigge,
an Abrams tank commander from Cottonwood, Minn., assigned to Co. C, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.,
Dec. 23 at a joint security station in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Ko, a native of Lacey, Wash.,
entered the U.S. Army in January 2008 and arrived in Baghdad in August.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq –
Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division –
Baghdad, enjoy an evening meal Dec. 23
at a joint security station in southern Baghdad’s
Rashid district. The Co. C “Copperhead,” Soldiers
are currently serving a combat deployment
in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Pfc. Francisco Ko and Staff Sgt. Antonio Rivera, food service specialists
assigned to Forward Support Company E, 4th Support Battalion, attached to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, complete preparations
before cooking the evening meal Dec. 23 at a joint security station in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
The Soldiers serve two hot meals each day from a containerized kitchen, an expandable trailer used to cook food
in field environments. Ko, a native of Lacey, Wash., entered the U.S. Army in January 2008 and arrived in Baghdad in August.
Rivera, who hails from Trujillo-Alto, Puerto Rico, is also serving his first combat deployment.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq –
Staff Sgt. Antonio Rivera, food service
noncommissioned officer-in-charge,
assigned to Forward Support Company E,
4th Support Battalion, attached to Company C,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
Multi-National Division – Baghdad, lifts pieces of
fried chicken from a deep fryer while preparing
the evening meal Dec. 23 at a joint security station
in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
“As long as we keep the Soldiers happy,
we are happy,” said Rivera, a native of
Trujillo-Alto, Puerto Rico.

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

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – 1st Lt. Jason Behler, 1st Platoon Leader, Company C,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division –
Baghdad, unfolds an American flag found buried in an abandoned lot in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district.
Soldiers from a military police company signed the flag, which appeared to be given as a gift to someone.
A vehicle title was found with the flag. Behler, a Cincinnati native, confiscated the items for further investigation.
Soldiers from Co. C “Copperhead,” conduct daily combined patrols with the Iraqi Security Forces in the Jihad community.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq –
1st Lt. Jason Behler, 1st Platoon Leader, Company C,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad,
speaks to his Soldiers via a two-way radio Dec. 23
while searching for a weapons cache in the Jihad community
of southern Baghdad. The Soldiers of Co. C “Copperhead,”
conduct combined patrols with members of the
Iraqi Security Forces in efforts to rid the streets of Rashid
from weapons and criminals. Behler is a Cincinnati native.

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

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – 1st Lt. Jason Behler, 1st Platoon Leader, Company C,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division –
Baghdad, speaks to his Soldiers via a two-way radio Dec. 23 while searching for a known weapons trafficker
in the Jihad community of southern Baghdad. The Soldiers of Co. C “Copperhead,” conduct combined patrols
with members of the Iraqi Security Forces in efforts to eliminate criminals and stop weapons trafficking.
Behler is a Cincinnati native.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, wait for soldiers from the Iraqi Army to arrive
at their headquarters to begin search operations in the Jihad community of southern Baghdad. The Soldiers of Co. C “Copperhead,”
conduct daily combined patrols with the Iraqi Security Forces to enforce the Iraqi Rule of Law and oversee ISF operations.

Col. Ted Martin, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Bobb, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, visit Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st BCT, to wish the troops Merry Christmas and happy New Year, Dec. 25. The command team traveled to combat outposts
and joint security stations on Christmas Day in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad to show their appreciation for the Soldiers
who continue to serve during the holiday season.

Photographer: Staff Sgt. Brent Williams
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs

Man on the Street: What Do You Think About the Security Agreement?

“From what I have seen, the security agreement is a good step in the right direction as we transition authority
over to the Iraqis and take a step back,” said Staff Sgt. Corey Rigge, Abrams tank commander from Cottonwood, Minn.,
assigned to 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
Date Taken: December 31st, 2008

Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, IQ

Photographer: Sgt. David Hodge
Multi-National Division Baghdad

The following photos are from the Battalion Commander's Newsletter
"Regular Post" for December 2008