Spc. Darryl Lindsey, a native of Atlanta, enjoys a cup of freshly brewed Kona coffee before mounting up on his Stryker for a mission. Lindsey is a member of the personal security detachment working with the Military Transition Team, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi army division on Camp Taji. He is assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Ron Geronimo)

Sgt. Joseph Gillette, a native of Aurora, Colo., proudly displays Kona coffee donated by Hawaiian coffee farmers before leaving on mission. The Hawaii chapter of Gathering of Eagles donated home-grown coffee from the Kona region on big island of Hawaii. He is a gunner assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Ron Geronimo)