New Iraqi army recruits arrive at the compound of 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Infantry Airborne Division, located adjacent to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, home of 1st Battalion, 501st Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, for the first day of transporting the recruits from the compound to their basic training site. These recruits are part of 1,500 Iraqis who volunteered to join the Iraqi army.
Pic: SGT Marcus Butler