U.S. Army

Sgt. George Applegate, a fire team leader for 2nd Plt., B Co., 2nd Bn., 3rd Inf. Regt., 3rd Bde., 2nd Inf. Div., poses for a photo by his Stryker vehicle on Feb. 2. Applegate is enjoying his second deployment to Iraq, finding it a more stable country than when he left in 2007.