Oakes and his men preparing for their first convoy from FOB Q-West to Balad in April 2005.

The former Iraqi VIP building on FOB Q-West showing Cruise missile damage.

Iraqi ammo dump just outside the wire of FOB Q-West. Most of the bunkers are abandoned and people are living in some of them.

MSR Tampa from the air. The MSR is the Main Supply Route coming out of Turkey extending all the way to Badaq.

Unmanned aerial drone in the center of the picture on the airfield at FOB Diamondback.

Captured Iraqi armor sitting at FOB Morez.

Captured Iraqi armor just outside the wire of FOB Diamondback.

Civilians houses overlooking FOB Diamondback in Mosul.

Albanian soldiers stationed at FOB Diamondback.

Interior of the living quarters at the airfield in Mosul (FOB Diamondback).

Constructing a perimeter of rails around the motor pool at the HHD 1225th Battalion HQ.

Area 51, the parking / staging area for civilian 7,500 gallon tanker trucks.