Paratroopers in Hurriyah

"Paratroopers Stand up Joint Security Station in Hurriyah
Feb 12, 2007
BY Spc. L.B. Edgar
Sgt. John Pruitt, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, which is attached to 2nd BCT, 1st Infantry Division, patrols the Hurriyah neighborhood of the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad Feb. 8. The Joint Security Station encourages transition by allowing Iraqi Security Forces to train with paratroopers on a one-on-one basis. Photo by Spc. L.B. Edgar

KADAMIYAH, Baghdad (Army News Service, Feb. 12, 2007) - The sudden clap of a firearm's discharge prompts the split-second reaction of paratroopers patrolling the volatile streets of Iraq's capital on foot. From behind urban cover - a car, a corner or even a light post - they meticulously scan their interlocking sectors of fire to ensure 360-degree security for the platoon conducting a presence patrol.

Thanks to a revamped strategy to quell sectarian violence throughout Baghdad, the paratroopers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attached to 2nd BCT, 1st Inf. Div., are spending more time on the streets of the Hurriyah neighborhood, within the Baghdad's Kadamiyah district."

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