Members of the Iraqi Special Forces in a modified four wheel drive stopped at an Iraqi Military ...

Members of the Iraqi Special Forces in a modified four wheel drive stopped at an Iraqi Military check point on Route Tampa. Note the man wearing a balaclava seated in the tray of the vehicle in front of a machine gun. These types of vehicles escorted convoys of trucks carrying oil along the main supply routes of Iraq. Route Tampa, also known as Highway or Expressway One, was the main supply route running between Iraq's northern borders and the Persian Gulf. It was completed due to the combined efforts of coalition and Iraqi forces.