Monday, May 15, 2006

Iraqi Tank Brigade Assumes Combat Responsibility

About photo: Soldiers hold the flag of the Iraqi 2nd Brigade, 9th Mechanized Division, during an assumption of responsibility ceremony May 15. The brigade will have responsibility for 150 square kilometers around Camp Taji.
(Courtesy of DoD)

Photo by Jim Garamone

...The 2nd Brigade, which is the only Iraqi armored unit with T-72 tanks and BMP armored personnel carriers, is called the "jewel of Iraq" by military leaders in the country, says U.S. Army Maj. Jeremy Hoffman, a military transition team officer for the brigade...
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