Iraqi and U.S. officials gathered for a "brick laying" ceremony in Baghdad on Mar. 3, 2005, marking the beginning of construction for what is expected to become Iraq's premiere medical training facility. Iraq's minister of Health and Construction and the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. John D. Negroponte, cemented together symbolic bricks following a formal ceremony with speeches by both. USAF Photo by MSgt Dave Ahlschwede. (Released)
Combat photographer Technical Sergeant Mike Buytas looks on as an Iraqi boy passes by with his new pair of shoes and socks on Feb 18, 2005. Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron distributed 1,100 pairs of children and adult shoes to three villages near Balad AB, Iraq, during Operation Sole Train. USAF photo by 1st Lieutenant Ron Alombro. (Released)
Combat photographer Master Sergeant Ricky Fitzgerald shares his viewfinder with an Iraqi girl on Feb 18, 2005, during a shoe distribution operation by Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron who distributed 1,100 pairs of children and adult shoes to three villages near Balad AB, Iraq as part of Operation Sole Train. USAF photo by 1st Lieutenant Ron Alombro. (Released)