U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Iraqi army soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division patrol a rural road near the Shalshabar Canal in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2006. The soldiers are patrolling in support of an operation to prevent planning and execution of future improvised explosive devices in Mahmudiyah.