The revitalization of Samarra

SAMARRA JOINT COORDINATION CENTER, IRAQ

03.02.2011

Courtesy Photo

2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Soldiers of Battery A, Task Force 2-11, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, converse with Iraqi army soldiers while maintaining security during T-wall removal in the city of Samarra, Salah ad Din province, Iraq. Lt. Col. Andy Preston, commander, Task Force 2-11, and Lt. Col. Ghayath, director of the Samarra Joint Coordination Center, led the planning team that developed the Samarra security project, which includes the removing T-walls on the streets leading to the mosque, revitalizing markets on those streets, and installing new security equipment to maintain security for pilgrims, Samarra citizens and the mosque itself. The removal of the security barriers signified vast improvements in security for a once embattled city.
(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Pete Cox)

• Date Taken: 03.02.2011
• Date Posted: 03.02.2011 09:32
• Photo ID: 372617
• VIRIN: 110302-A-0000C-001
• Resolution: 2258x1500
• Size: 677.7 KB
• Location: SAMARRA JOINT COORDINATION CENTER, IQ