2LT Andrew Lorsung, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, talks to an Iraqi army squad leader (left) from 1st Platoon, Company B, Iraqi army, with the help of a translator before going out on a joint patrol. The Task Force 1-128 Soldiers are working to transition the IA soldiers into taking over combat operations near Forward Operating Base ORyan, Balad.
Pic: SGT Jennifer J. Eidson