Operation Iraqi Freedom

Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq

Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees

Members of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team inspect an open septic system during a post construction inspection at a school outside Badra, Iraq, Jan. 8. The inspection was conducted to insure that the school was being well maintained following completion of construction a year ago.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nekolas Portella, a member of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, waits for a school caretaker to begin post construction inspection at a school outside Badra, Iraq, Jan. 8. The inspection was conducted to insure that the school was being well maintained following completion of construction a year ago.
U.S. Army Sgt. Ronnie Rojas, a member of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, discusses maintenance issues with other PRT members at a post construction inspection of a school outside Badra, Iraq, Jan. 8. The inspection was conducted to insure that the school was being well maintained following completion of construction a year ago.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan Popowski, platoon leader for White Platoon, B Battery, 1-10 Field Artillery BN, talks with Iraqi children during an inspection at a school outside Badra, Iraq, Jan. 8. The inspection was conducted to insure that the school was being well maintained following completion of construction a year ago.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Larry Jones from White Platoon, B Battery, 1-10 Field Artillery BN escorts members of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team to a post construction inspection at a school outside Badra, Iraq, Jan. 8. The inspection was conducted to insure that the school was being well maintained following completion of construction a year ago.