Chairman Visits Rashid, Iraq

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leaves Camp Victory, Iraq, for Forward Operating Base McHenry in Hawijah, March 2, 2008. Mullen toured Hawijah, where, only three months ago, Al-Qaeda was a stronghold and U.S. troops faced almost daily attacks. Today, the level of violence has dropped 80 percent, partly because more citizens are helping defeat Sunni insurgents. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Army Col. Ricky Gibbs briefs U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the current situation at Combat Outpost Banchee, Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Gibbs is commander of the 1st Infantry Division's 4th Brigade. The area, once an Al Qaeda stronghold, is a model of reform in Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Army Col. Ricky Gibbs and Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, left, brief U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the current situation at Combat Outpost Banchee, Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Hammond is commander, Multinational Division, Baghdad, and Gibbs is commander of the 1st Infrantry Division's 4th Brigade. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reenlists 1st Infantry Division soldiers at Combat Outpost Banchee, Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, promotes U.S. Army 1st Lt. Travis Lee to captain during a ceremony at Combat Outpost Banchee, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, Combat Outpost Banchee, Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits with a local shop owner in the Airplane Road business district in Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits with Moyad Abd Jabari, a neighborhood leader in the Airplane Road business district, Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Curious onlookers watch U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a walking tour of the Airplane Road business district in Rashid, Iraq, March 1, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits a market and talks with locals in Hawijah, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits a market and talks with citizens in Hawijah, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen arrives, March 2, 2008, at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The highest ranking military officer attended meetings with the State Department Provincial Reconstruction Team, presided over a short promotion ceremony for two Army officers and had dinner with several Airmen and Soldiers during his visit. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Don Senger
  • Col. Timothy Strawther greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen upon arrival during his, March 2, 2008, visit to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The highest ranking military officer attended meetings with the State Department Provincial Reconstruction Team, presided over a short promotion ceremony for two Army officers and had dinner with several Airmen and Soldiers during his visit. Colonel Strawther is the 506th Air Expeditionary Group commander. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Don Senger
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen address soldiers and Airmen during his, March 2, 2008. visit to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The highest ranking military officer attended meetings with the State Department Provincial Reconstruction Team, presided over a short promotion ceremony for two Army officers and had dinner with several Airmen and Soldiers during his visit. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Don Senger
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits with a local shop owner in Hawijah, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to children during a visit to Hawijah, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins a Purple Heart on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andelo Isnardi during an awards ceremony with the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Speicher, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 10th Mountain Division at Camp Speicher, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf, watches future Iraqi police break down and reassemble their assault rifles at Kirkuk Police Academy, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Courses at the academy run from nine to 15 weeks and focus on basic law enforcement, military tactics, weapons training and the diffusing of improvised explosive devices. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watches a future Iraqi police officer participate in a training exercise at Kirkuk Police Academy, Iraq, March 2, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley