I talked to Robert Helm, one of their waterfowl biologists, and he said they are not planning for anything. They are going to have their teal season, but they are going to cancel their teal season survey because all of their aircraft are tied up on more important things.

Pass-through agreements are not very common.

I would say this year will be about an average year. But even though it may not be as strong as other years, it will play itself out in the end.

We can't not make deliveries, so we're trying to do as much as we can while in one area and try to consolidate our deliveries.

It was all he talked about - his plans for his mission while everyone (his age) was planning to go to college.

Sir, our Iraqi partners have been conducting battalion and Brigade-size operations since April. They have been planning and coordinating with other Iraqi security forces, such as the Iraqi police and local government agencies, preparing for this referendum. Sir, we as coalition forces, we have taken a supporting role only as they prepare to execute this referendum.