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153rd MP Training Photos
Photos by SGT Brendan Mackie and other members of the 153rd MP
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| DEARNG's Griffin head painted on one of the Texas Walls (T-Wall) outside the TOC by SPC Keating of 1st Platoon. |
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| CPT Yawn (HQ) awards SPC Adams (2nd PLT) with the hero of the month award during the weekly formation. |
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| SPC Mclaughlin (2nd PLT) talks with SPC Myers (1st PLT) before the mission brief outside of the 18th MP BDE HQ. |
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| SFC Bergman (2nd PLT) and SSG Davis (2nd PLT) waiting for the morning mission brief. |
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| CSM Breeding (DEARNG) with SSG Williams (1st PLT) and 1SG Fields (HQ) during his visit to Iraq. |
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| SFC Boys (HQ PLT) and SPC Burrows (HQ PLT) receiving AAMs for rendering aid to another unit suffering mechanical problems and couldn't convoy back to their FOB. |
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| MSG Callahan (OPS PLT) suiting up in his IBA before leaving "the wire". |
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| 2nd Platoon conducts an joint convoy with Iraqi police. |
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| SGT Bryan (1st PLT) gives the prayer before his squad mounts up for their mission. |
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| CPL Ripple (2nd PLT) and SGT Smoot (2nd PLT) visit an Iraqi school. |
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| SPC Marckese (2nd PLT) and SPC Gayder (2nd PLT) salute after being promoted to E-4. SPC Burrows (HQ PLT) holds the guidon of the 153rd MP CO. |
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| Soldiers of Third Platoon conduct training with the Sons of Iraq (SOI) south of Baghdad. (Photo by SPC Brittney Poore) |
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| 153rd soldiers conduct daily PT against the sunset near Camp Liberty. |
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| SPC Sun (HQ PLT) visits a local Iraqi school. (Photo courtesy of SPC Jennifer Sun) |
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| SPC Kingston medic with 1st Platoon treats an Iraqi construction worker who was hurt during the opening of a new Iraqi police academy. |
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| SPC Meyers (1st PLT) stops to pet a dog inside an IP compound. |
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1LT Wample (HQ) and MAJ Spraga pose with MG Vavala during his visit with DEARNG soldiers in Iraq.(Photo by SSG Patrick Williams)
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SPC Morales (3rd PLT) cooks up some steaks on his make shift grill for his fellow soldiers.(Photo by SPC Brittney Poore)
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SPC Rawlins (3rd PLT) takes a second to give an Iraqi dog some attention.(Photo by SPC Brittney Poore)
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| SPC Fletcher (2nd PLT) participates in the morning mission brief reading his portion of the OP order. |
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2nd Platoon soldiers conduct security escort mission down a street in Baghad. (Photo courtesy of SGT Theodore Jones)
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| SPC Clark (2nd PLT) receiving his soldier of the month award from 1SG Fields (HQ) |
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| SPC Coburn (1st PLT) manning a lookout tower at an IP station in Baghdad. |
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| SGT Coho (1st PLT) utilizing his medic MOS, teaching a class to Iraqi Police recruits on first aid. |
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| SSG Del Vechio (OPS) and SSG Lazar (OPS) during a joint 1st Platoon and Operations mission in downtown Baghdad. |
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| 1LT Wample (HQ PLT) decked out in a tanker helmet in one of the Armored Security Vehicles (ASV). (Photo by SGT Theodore Jones) |
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| SPC Mackie (2nd PLT) and SGT Mackie (1st PLT) brothers of the 153rd on mission in West Rashid. (Photo by SSG Patrick Williams) |
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| SSG Phillips (2nd PLT) conducts his daily mission brief. |
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| SPC Tartaglia (1st PLT) gears up before manning his 240B machine gun during combat patrols. |
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| SGT Wilson, 1LT Wample, and SPC Williams (All HQ PLT) pose for the camera in the S-1 office. |
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| SGT Winchester (HQ PLT) accepts his promotion to E-5 from CPT Yawn and 1SG Fields. |
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| SFC Taylor pose with CPT Yawn (OPS PLT) after accepting his award as "Sustainer of the Month" for one of his many roles as Pad Manager. SFC Taylor also works in the TOC as well as conducting PTT missions with local Iraqi prisons utilizing his knowledge of prison systems and his 31E MOS. |
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| Two Iraqi police recruits pose with their nation's flag during a graduation ceremony at an IP station. |
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| SSG Isom checks the COMMO and electronic countermeasures before the start of the mission day. |
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| SGT Gott (HQ PLT) and SGT Marino (1st PLT) take time to relax during one of the 153's field days. |
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| SGT Hipkins (HQ PLT) wires up a new loud speaker in an Iraqi Army M1151 HMMWV. |
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| SGT Jones (2nd PLT) and SGT Mannegault (2nd PLT) conduct 1st aid on some Iraqi police recruits. |
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| SGT Mackie (1st PLT) and 1LT Malloy (1st PLT) pose with some local kids outside an Iraqi school. (Photo by SGT Shawn Coho) |
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| Soldiers of 3rd Platoon "Punishers" conduct a class utilizing an Iraqi interpreter with local SOI members.(Photo by SPC Brittney Poore) |
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| 1LT Ritter, SGT Smoot and other members of 2nd Platoon conduct force
protection operations while dismounted in Baghdad. |
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| An Iraqi Police team mans a check point in Northern Baghdad. (Photo
by SPC Jason Tartaglia) |
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| SSG Consiglio conducts weapons training during the monthly range day. |
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| 1LT Malloy (1st PLT) reads the oath of enlistment to SSG Del Vechio (OPS), who extended his enlistment for another six years. |
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| SGT Brookens, SPC Santiago, SGT Watson, SPC Craig, SPC Rykard, and SPC Brooks (All of OPS) are members of the PSD group of 153rd soldiers protecting the CG in theater. (Photo courtesy of OPS platoon) |
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