[rintense]

If they transfered to an Iraqi vehicle, shouldn't they no longer be considered embedded with US troops?

[ARealMothersSonForever]

If they transfered to an Iraqi vehicle, shouldn't they no longer be considered embedded with US troops?

Unified command. They were still embedded.

[rwfromkansas]

No; they were doing a story on the progress of the Iraqi military. You obviously have to BE WITH THEM to tell the story, unless of course you want to do a half-assed job.

They were still under the banner of the U.S. military.