1st Lt. Matt Hanes, platoon leader for D Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, gives directions to his driver and watches for roadside bombs from the passenger seat of his Humvee during a convoy from Forward Operating Base Ramadi to a 1st Iraqi Army Division compound in Fallujah, Iraq June 11, 2011. Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, live within the 1st IA compound, making it easier for the soldiers to work and train together. As one
1st Lt. Matt Hanes, platoon leader for D Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, gives directions to his driver and watches for roadside bombs from the passenger seat of his Humvee during a convoy from Forward Operating Base Ramadi to a 1st Iraqi Army Division compound in Fallujah, Iraq June 11, 2011. Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, live within the 1st IA compound, making it easier for the soldiers to work and train together. As one of the few units to have taken part in every major campaign of the military's operations in Iraq, the 2nd AAB has been tasked with ensuring that the Iraqi Security Forces are able to maintain a safe and secure environment for the Iraqi people. Paratroopers learn convoy routes, visit shared compound 417045
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