Focus : Strengthen Relationships
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Talking, Not Fighting
U.S. Soldiers talk with residents and shop owners to understand their issues.
Personal interaction with citizens also aids Soldiers in finding out about insurgent activity.
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Neighborhood Visit
Sgt. Deguzman visits Iraqi children during a dismounted patrol through a local neighborhood.
The patrol was conducted by soldiers from the 8th division Iraqi army in conjunction with U.S. forces Sept. 30, 2008, in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq.(Joint Combat Camera photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew)
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Helping Hand
A young girl shakes the hand of a U.S. Soldier at her local activity center.
The Neighborhood Activities Center is located in Gazaliyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill)
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Selling Greens
An Iraqi boy smiles at customers as he tends to his produce at a market in Taji, Iraq, Sep. 7, 2008.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera)
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Look into the Light
An Iraqi Army doctor examines a boy in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq, July 30.
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Waiting for Toys
Iraqi girls wait to receive a plush toy before getting their medical checkups.
Coalition troops handed the toys out during a Cooperative Medical Engagement in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq, July 30.
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Soccer Gift
Soldiers hand out soccer balls to Iraqi children at a in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq, July 30.
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Building Trust
A woman and her children speak with an Iraqi soldier during a medical engagement.
Soldiers invited women and children to share snacks while Coalition forces and Iraqi troops provided medical care to the people of Sayid Ghrib, Iraq, July 27. (U.S. Air Force Photo By Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua)
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