Reed is still riding turret on convoys but says that he is now more likely to be accompanying soldiers who clear roads of IEDs rather than transporting troops or materials cross-country.
This is Reed's view of the highway leading to Ramadi where he is stationed.
Along one of the routes, they spied this old tank.
Reed fires a Russian AK-747, a newer version of the AK-47, which was confiscated by the troops.
This is a guard tower at the infamous Abu Gharaib prison. Reed said he has been there several times and that it is a huge complex.
This is Browning .50 caliber machine gun better known as Ma Deuce. It weighs 110 pounds and has been used by the Army since the Korean War. It has a range exceeding 2000 meters.
Reed sits with some of the boxes full of goodies donated by the Bismarck YMCA kids.
On one of their missions to the Syrian border, Reed's convoy traveled over the Tigris River at sunrise. Awesome!