Bi’aj, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2005: An Abrams tank from Apache Troop, First Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment takes position during a cordon and search operation December 2, 2005 in the town of Bi’aj in northwestern Iraq. The operation, which was planned by the Iraqi Army, was aimed at rooting out a suspected insurgent cell within the hardscrabble hamlet.

Read the story about the operation here.