Capt. Erik Oksenvaag, a Seattle native, talks with 1st Lt. Ryan Poole, a Pasadena, Calif., native, during a mission in the Thawra 2 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad May 11. Oksenvaag commands Company C, Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division which is currently attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Poole serves as a platoon leader with Co. C, TF 1-6 Infantry Regiment.