An Iraqi policeman assigned to the 6th Emergency Battalion Headquarters in Basra, Iraq, gestures as he explains his security layout to U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Webb, Oct. 26, 2008.

Webb is a platoon leader assigned to the 18th Military Police Brigade’s 21st Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, and is part of a team that mentors and trains Iraqi police forces.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger

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