CPT Cruz, a tactical psychological warfare officer, checks for the release point from a UH-60 Black Hawk during a leaflet drop mission over North Babil province, Iraq. The purpose of the leaflet drop is to persuade residents of the area not to support anti-Iraqi forces operating in the area. Unfortunately strategic planners and Army leaders do not fully appreciate the fact that the enemy soldiers led by regular Iranian ground forces have moved to locations where there are currently little to no U.S. soldiers in avoid the surge and wait it out.
Pic: SSG Sean Foley