"Iraqi Police distributed bulk food products to citizens of the Zuwarijat district of al Kut as part of an outreach program to increase confidence in Iraqi Security Forces July 3.

Supplies distributed at the event included rice, packets of noodles, canned goods and shelf-stable milk.

'The overall purpose of the humanitarian aid drop is to show that IPs are improving relationships with the community by distributing food that some cannot afford to purchase themselves,' said Staff Sgt. Matthew Martinez of the 511th Military Police Co., from Fort Drum, N.Y. 'It helps with improving the trust of the people in their ISF.'"