402nd Civil Affairs in Tikrit

We have a current requester from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, so it was a special treat to spot these photos of their efforts at DefendAmerica:


U.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion talk with a village elder during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

An Iraqi child talks with an interpreter as U.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion talk with a village elder during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Sgt. Melissa Thornhill, from 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, talks with an Iraqi woman during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Sgt. Melissa Thornhill, from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, talks with an Iraqi child during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Maj. Jennifer Bailey, from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, reads a book to Iraqi girls during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. James Malwitz, from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, walks with Iraqi children during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

CHILD'S PLAY — An Iraqi child plays with U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andres M. Reyes during a patrol in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, July 21, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M Henner