U.S. troops secure the scene of a car bombing near Baqubah, Iraq, on Wednesday. Two people were killed in the explosion, which occurred near a gas station. A passing U.S. military convoy is believed to have been the target. (Ali Yussef, Agence France-Presse)
Sgt. Chris, a member of Operational Detachment Alpha 025, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) based in Stuttgart, Germany, sights his MK-47 automatic grenade launcher on Tuesday as he and other members of the unit prepare to travel to Mauritania to participate in Exercise Flintlock. (Rick Kozak / Military Times staff)
Soldiers guard a man under arrest as Iraqi police and soldiers secure the site of a car bombing near Baqubah, Iraq, on Wednesday. (Ali Yussef, Agence France-Presse)