1st Battalion January 2009

Iraqi national police from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd NP Division, man the main entrance
to Joint Security Station Aamel, Jan. 1, an Iraqi led patrol base located in the Rashid District
of southern Baghdad. The Iraqi security forces operate from the base, which also houses Soldiers from
Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
Multi-National Division - Baghdad, who conduct combined operations with the NP unit
to support the ISF in their mission to provide security and stability for the people of Iraq.

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

Iraqi colors adorn the entrance to Joint Security Station Aamel displays the colors of the Iraq national flag,
Jan. 1, in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad. The Iraq flag will fly at every JSS and headquarters building
in Baghdad, in accordance with Iraq's security agreement, which took effect Jan. 1. Soldiers from
Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, also conduct combined military operations from the JSS.

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

An Iraqi national police officer from the 2nd Battalion,
5th Brigade, 2nd NP Division, mans the entrance to
Joint Security Station Aamel, Jan. 1. An Iraqi flag
was raised over every combined forces base
and Iraqi security forces headquarters in Baghdad
when the security agreement came into effect at midnight.
The Iraqi security forces operate from the base,
which also houses Soldiers from Company A,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, who conduct
combined operations with the NP unit to support
the ISF in their mission to provide security
and stability for the people of Iraq.

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

Iraqi colors adorn the entrance to Joint Security Station Aamel, where the 2nd Battalion,
5th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division conducts daily security operations, Jan. 1,
in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad. The Iraq flag will fly at every JSS and
headquarters building in Baghdad, in accordance with Iraq's security agreement,
which took effect Jan. 1. Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
also conduct combined military operations from the JSS.

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

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Sgt. Abraham Hernandez,
infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
shouts before firing a non-lethal M203 round Jan. 9 during non-lethal weapons training
at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district. Hernandez,
who hails from Houston, and his fellow 1st “Raider” Brigade Soldiers conducted training
on non-lethal weapons, Rules of Engagement, and Escalation of Force.
Co. B, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., is part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
Multi-National Division – Baghdad, currently serving a combat deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Capt. Andrea Leaman,
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, gives a non-lethal weapons qualification card
to Spc. Nicholas Timms, during non-lethal weapons training Jan. 9 at Forward Operating Base Falcon
in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district. Timms, an Atlanta native, is an infantryman
assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment. Leaman hails from Casper, Wyo.

Cpl. Thomas Atkinson, an infantryman from Henderson, Nev., assigned to
Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, fires a non-lethal M203 round,
Jan. 9, during non-lethal weapons training at Forward Operating Base Falcon
in southern Baghdad's Rashid District. Soldiers of the 1st "Raider" Brigade conducted training
on non-lethal weapons, Rules of Engagement, and Escalation of Force. Co. B, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt.,
is part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad,
currently serving a combat deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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

The following photos are from the Battalion Commander's Update,
"Regular Post" from January 2009