On the Road Out
December 19th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
The last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31. Since 2003, more than one million airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/USAF)
Last Troops Leave Iraq
December 18th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
KHABARI AL AWAZEEM, KUWAIT – DEC. 18: The last American military convoy to depart Iraq from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crosses over the border into Kuwait on December 18, 2011 in Khabari Al Awazeem, Kuwait. Around 500 troops from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ended their presence on Camp Adder, the last remaining American base, and departed in the final American military convoy out of Iraq, arriving into Kuwait in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, 2011. All U.S. troops were scheduled to have departed Iraq by December 31st, 2011. At least 4,485 U.S. military personnel died in service in Iraq. According to the Iraq Body Count, more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died from war-related violence. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The War in Iraq Through the Lens of Military Times
December 16th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
While by no means a complete history of the war in Iraq, here are a handful of images as Military Times photographers covered the 2003 invasion as well as various assignments through 2011.
President and First Lady Visit Fort Bragg
December 14th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
First lady Michelle Obama hugs a soldier in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. President Obama and the first lady traveled to Fort Bragg to pay tribute to soldiers returning from Iraq. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Winding Down in Nasiriyah
December 5th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
U.S. Army Sergeant Bruno Sicilia from Fort Hood, Texas of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes on one of his last patrols before heading back to the United States from Camp Adder on December 4, 2011 in Nasiriyah, Iraq. The Army continues to send its soldiers and equipment home as the base is prepared to be handed back to the Iraqi government later this month. Camp Adder is one of the few bases remaining that the United States controls as America’s military continues its pullout of the country by the end of this year, after eight years of war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Blackhawk over Nasiriyah
December 4th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over the desert on Dec. 1, 2011, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. The U.S. military continues its pullout of the country by the end of this year, after eight years of war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Home for the Holiday
November 28th, 2011 | Photography The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Sgt. Sharon Stallworth greets family and friends upon arrival at Sacramento International Airport, in Sacramento, Calif., for leave from Iraq for Thanksgiving with her family. At left is her daughter, Shaymyia Stallworth, 12, and at rear right is her mother, Joyce Smith. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, Renee C. Byer)
Flying Top Cover
November 24th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon dispenses flares while flying over Iraq Nov. 9. The jet is from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which is providing top cover for U.S. forces as they transition personnel and equipment out of Iraq. (Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/USAF)
Wisconsin Guard Comes Home
November 23rd, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
Sgt. Aaron Grudich of Oakfield walks back to the car with his family after returning back from Iraq at the West Bend Armory on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in West Bend, Wis. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 135th General Aviation Support Battalion returned home from Iraq. After 51 weeks, the last Wisconsin National Guard Unit returned home. (AP Photo/West Bend Daily News, John Ehlke)
Sandstorm
October 4th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Hathaway, United States Forces-Iraq Provost Marshal Office operations non-commissioned officer in charge, braves a sandstorm after leaving the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq and U.S. Forces-Iraq Provost Marshal Office at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2011. (Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/US Air Force)