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U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Brown with Charlie Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (2/8 INBN) greets Maj. Akeem, Iraqi Brigade Officer prior to the start of the training, at Shiba Training Facility, Basra, Iraq, June 25, 2009. Charlie Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment conducts Emergency Response Brigade (ERB) training with the Iraqi ERBs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best/Released) 090625-F-2575B-015

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U.S. Army Sgt. Lawrence Nez of Thorau, N.M., with Charlie Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (2/8 INBN) and an interpreter, teach the Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade (ERB) how to thoroughly and correctly search a vehicle, at Shiba Training Facility, Basra, Iraq, June 25, 2009. Charlie Co, 2/8 INBN conducts ERB training focusing on searches and crime scene investigation techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best/Released) 090625-F-2575B-048

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Iraqi Comanche Emergency Response Brigade (ERB) Academy students pay close attention as U.S. Army Soldiers provide training at the Shiba Training Facility, Basra, Iraq, June 25, 2009. The 1st and 3rd Charlie Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (2/8 INBN) conducts ERB trainiing with Iraqi ERBs, focusing on vehicle and personnel searches and crime scene investigation techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best/Released) 090625-F-2575B-066

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U.S. Army Sgt. Lawrence Nez of Thorau, N.M., with Charlie Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (2/8 INBN) and an interpreter, instruct students on how to conduct proper personnel searches, as U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Waga of Baltimore, Md., with Charlie Co, 2/8 INBN and another student watch closely at Shiba Training Facility, Basra, Iraq, June 25, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best/Released) 090625-F-2575B-142

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U.S. Army Spc. Brennan Cope and his K-9, Knut, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, perform a bomb sweep prior to the start of the Ba`Qubah Transition Day Ceremony at the National Police station in Ba`Qubah, Iraq, June 25, 2009. The ceremony celebrated the security transition of Ba`Qubah from Coalition Forces to the Iraqi Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Ali E. Flisek/Released) 090625-F-8757F-016

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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Nixon, Deputy Commanding General for Operations, Multi-National Division - North, speaks at the Ba`QubahTransition Day Ceremony at the National Police station in Ba`Qubah, Iraq, June 25, 2009. The ceremony celebrated the security transition of Ba`Qubah from Coalition Forces to the Iraqi Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Ali E. Flisek/Released) 090625-F-8757F-082

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U.S. Army Col. Burt Thompson, Commander of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division presents the Commander of the Iraqi National Police, Ba`Qubah, with a letter of appreciation during the Ba`Qubah Transition Day Ceremony at the National Police station in Ba`Qubah, Iraq, June 25, 2009. The ceremony celebrated the security transition of Ba`Qubah from Coalition Forces to the Iraqi Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Ali E. Flisek/Released) 090625-F-8757F-127

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U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment , 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division assist Iraqi Army soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Division conduct checkpoint operations in Yusi Fiyah Nahia, Mahmudiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2009. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L Wriston/Released) 090627-N-9797W-021

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U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment , 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division assist Iraqi Army soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Division conduct checkpoint operations in Yusi Fiyah Nahia, Mahmudiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2009. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L Wriston/Released) 090627-N-9797W-106

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U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment , 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division assist Iraqi Army soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Division conduct checkpoint operations in Yusi Fiyah Nahia, Mahmudiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2009. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L Wriston/Released) 090627-N-9797W-115

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