Stryker Soldiers Clear Baqubah Palm Groves [Image 3 of 10]

BAQUBAH, IRAQ

03.16.2007

Courtesy Photo

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

First Lt. James B. Prisock, 3rd Platoon Leader with Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, walks down a street in Baqubah, Iraq, with a Soldier from the 5th Iraqi Army Division March 18 after three days of clearing palm groves in the city. Soldiers of Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., cleared the palm groves in the neighborhood of Buhriz to deny insurgents access to the terrain, which can be used to hide weapons and to launch attacks on coalition forces.

• Date Taken: 03.16.2007
• Date Posted: 03.19.2007 15:10
• Photo ID: 38585
• Resolution: 2464x1632
• Size: 778.49 KB
• Location: BAQUBAH, IQ