DoD photo by Sgt. 1st Class Antony Joseph, U.S. Army. (Released)

 

U.S. Army soldiers,

Iraqi soldiers and U.S. aircraft are positioned on the airstrip at

Forward Operating Base Remagen,

Iraq, in preparation for Operation Swarmer on March 16, 2006.

Operation Swarmer is a combined air assault operation to clear the area

northeast of Samarra of suspected insurgents.

The soldiers are from the Iraqi Army's 1st Brigade, 4th Division, and the

U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and the

101st Combat Aviation Brigade. 

 

 

DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Lyle Grose, U.S. Army. (Released)

 

Soldiers from the Iraqi Army's 1st Brigade, 4th Division and the

U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team

receive a pre-flight briefing from a UH-60 Black Hawk

crew chief at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Iraq,

prior to the start of Operation Swarmer on March 16, 2006.

Operation Swarmer is a combined air assault operation to

clear the area northeast of Samarra of suspected insurgents.