Combat Camera: Operation Pericles Night Ops

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. German Dionida from B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division adjusts his helmet before departing on Operation Pericles from Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, Aug. 14. The operation aims to eliminate al-Qaida's presence within the Diyala River Valley. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Martin Newton, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

A U.S. Army soldier from B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division searches an Iraqi man during Operation Pericles in Abu Garma, Iraq, Aug. 14. This operation aims to eliminate al-Qaida's presence within the Diyala River Valley. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Martin Newton, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry Hitchrick from B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provides direction while his Soldiers search a home for contraband during Operation Pericles in Abu Garma, Iraq, Aug. 14. This operation aims to eliminate al-Qaida's presence within the Diyala River Valley. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Martin Newton, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

U.S. Army Spc. Cameron Wolterstorff from B Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performs an explosive residue test on an Iraqi man during Operation Pericles in Abu Garma, Iraq, Aug. 14. This operation aims to eliminate al-Qaida's presence within the Diyala River Valley. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Martin Newton, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

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