Marghab Al Tair, Iraq, June 6, 2008: A Black Hawk circles around an Iraqi army Humvee that is part of a cordon early Friday morning around Marghab Al Tair, Iraq, a village near the country’s border with Syria. Friday’s raid was the first helicopter operation for the Iraqi Army’s 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division. The soldiers rode in on Chinooks with the Black Hawk provided command and control throughout the search.

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