The U.S. military mission in Iraq continues to wind down, and is scheduled to completely do so at the end of the year unless the Government of Iraq asks for U.S. troops to stay and the United States agrees. While that’s up in the air, it seems a force of about 10,000 may remain in the country after December 2011, perhaps mainly in a training capacity.
One thing for sure, we’ve been there for many a sunset…
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott - The setting sun’s reflection is seen from Z Lake on Baghdad’s Camp Liberty.
Cpl. Robert Morgan, 2nd Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs - U.S. Marines with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion take a break to watch the setting sun after a dismounted patrol in Al Abtakh, Iraq
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli Medellin, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier conducts rehearsal, training and pre-operation confirmation, on the MK 12 sniper rifle, at sunset in Rawah, Iraq.
Photo by U.S Army - 2008 Year in Photos.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Grieco - U.S. Navy Sailors push soapy brooms across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during an evening scrub exercise.
Photo by U.S Army - Black Hawk crew chief Sgt. Jason Kennedy, native of St. Louis, Mo., faces out the window of his aircraft during a mission near Baghdad.
Navy photo by Seaman David A. Brandenburg - The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic sails in the Persian Gulf at dusk.
Official Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Klika - Soldiers of Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, launch a UAV prior to a mission from Camp Hope near Sadr City.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones - A Coalition convoy pauses at the Crossed Swords, Baghdad.
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Robinson - Engineering Aide Constructionman Aaron Santos assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 17 takes some time to relax after a long day
For more, see the United States Forces – Iraq and U.S. Army flickr photostreams.
