Lt. Col. Vincent Barnhart (second from right), division surgeon with 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a Chambersburg, Pa., native, demonstrates to 20 Iraqi nurses and midwives how to a More
Iraqi soldiers assigned the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade participate in a patrol scenario during urban operations training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2015. The soldiers participated in the training to learn how to More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to 71st Iraqi Army Brigade practices room-clearing procedures during the initial phases of urban operation training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 2, 2015. The soldier participated in the tr More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade is entered into the Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit biometrics system during an equipment issue at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2015. The soldiers were ent More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to 71st Iraqi Army Brigade scans his area of responsibility during urban operations training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2015. Iraqi soldiers participated in the training to learn how More
An Iraqi soldier performs pushups during physical training at the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 18, 2015. The soldiers participated in various physical activities in order More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the Commando Battalion, Ninewa Operations Command, fire VZ-58 rifles while participating in a rifle range at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2015. The soldiers participated in the marksmans More
A New Zealand soldier assigned to Task Group Taji observes an Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade fire an M240B machine gun at the rifle range at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2015. The soldiers o More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits with U.S. and coalition troops during a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2015. Bat More
A New Zealand soldier assigned to Task Group Taji prepares to demonstrate the proper way to drag a casualty to safety during battle-task training for the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 10, 201 More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade disassembles a MK19, 40 mm grenade launcher during weapons training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2015. Soldiers with Task Group Taji held a two-day class t More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade conducts a dry-fire drill with an M249 light machine gun during training at the rifle range at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2015. The soldiers ran through w More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade perform exercises during protective mask training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2015. The Iraqi soldiers were performing jumping jacks prior to donning thei More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade plots coordinates on a map during mortar training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2015. The soldier learned how to plot the coordinates to assist with indire More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 71st Iraqi Army Brigade, receives an assault pack during an Iraq Train and Equip Fund (ITEF) equipment issue at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2015. The equipment, dist More
An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji supervises Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade during a team live-fire exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2015. Soldiers with Task Group T More
An Iraqi soldier with the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy listens to a coalition trainer during a night urban operations training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2015. The soldier participated More
Coalition members with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrate how to clear buildings during urban operations training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2015. This training is part of the More
U.S. soldiers with "Motars" Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment provides security at a joint Iraqi Army and Iraq Department of Border Enforcement vehicle traffi More
Iraqi Army soldiers and Iraq Department of Border Enforcement agents conduct a vehicle search at an Iraqi Army and Iraq DBE joint vehicle traffic checkpoint in Maysan, Iraq, Aug. 31. Iraqi forces conducted vehi More
An Iraqi police officer checks the side of a car door for prints following a simulated crime scene investigation training course, Sept. 21, at Forward Operating Base Warhorse. The IPs trained in CSI tactics to More
An Iraqi Army soldier with 3rd Company, Commando Battalion, 11th Iraqi Army Division throws a smoke grenade Nov. 6 during a live-fire exercise at the Muthanna range that culminated six months of commando traini More
An Iraqi Army aviation soldier teaches 12 Soldiers from the Surveillance Reconnaissance Battalion with the 7th Iraqi Army Division how to fasten a seatbelt on the UH-1 Huey properly Nov. 11 during a basic air a More
Pfc. Nick George, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division checks communications equipment in his Stryker Armored Vehicl More
U.S. Army Capt. Jordan Pagones, assigned to Security Force Advise and Assist Team Gambit, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, coordinates with Afghan Border More
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Reynaldo Gomez, (left), a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, speaks through an interpreter, to noncommissioned officers assigned to the 2nd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, before cond More
U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan National Security Force members, attending the transfer of authority ceremony, salute the national flags of Afghanistan and the United States of America during the playing of each More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, check the weapons systems on their vehicles prior a route clearance patrol More
Sgt. Erik Choquette, Security Force Advise and Assist Team medical advisor with the 162nd Infantry Brigade, attached to 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, More
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare their equipment, vehicles and themselves, as they prepare to go on More
U.S. Soldiers with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, receive a briefing before heading out on a mission in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jun More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Maxwell, left, a platoon leader, and Staff Sgt. Curtis Myers, a forward observer with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantr More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Corps, conduct a shura with villagers in Akaheil in Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2013. The purpose was to build relationsh More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jessica Hornes, right, demonstrates how to insert a nasopharyngeal airway tube into a mannequin during medical training with members of the Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base Shank in More
U.S. Army Sgt. Bob Yarbrough, a broadcast journalist with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, advises Afghan National Army (ANA) Capt. Ahmad Hamid Kohistani, the deputy public affairs o More
U.S. Army Col. D. A. Sims, commander of Combined Task Force Dragoon, and other Troops bow their heads in prayer during a transfer of authority ceremony July 17, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The cere More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Bradford, commander of Regimental Support Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, speaks to Troops during a transfer of authority ceremony July 17, 2013, at Rose Barracks, Germany. More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, occupy a security position in a Stryker vehicle at Forward Operating Base Zangabad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2013. The squadron re More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, bow their heads in prayer during an invocation given at a transfer of authority ceremony July 20, 2013, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. More
Army Col. Michael A. Getchell (left), commander of Combined Task Force 4-2, (4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division), and Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar L. Vinson, senior enlisted advisor for the task force, case the task More
Panjwa'i District Governor Hajji Faizal Mohammad speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul LaCamera, Regional Command South commanding general, before a transfer of authority ceremony July 25, 2013, at Kandahar Airf More
U.S. Army Capt. Noah Poeling, a signal officer and media advisor for a Security Assistance Teams with Combined Task Force Dragoon, poses for a photograph July 29, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanis More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alaniz (right) with Alpha Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, speaks with his troops before convoy operations July 30, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afg More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan McCullough (left) with 2nd Platoon, Troop P (Palehorse), 4th Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, speaks with Afghan Uniformed Police during a reconnaissance mission Aug. 6, 2013 at Kan More
U.S. Army troops with 4th Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, provide security with a Stryker vehicle as local children gather Aug. 6, 2013 at Kandahar, Afghanistan. The troops engaged with the local people More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Morin with Engineer Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, inspects a culvert with an Advanced Combat Tactical Gun sight for IEDs Aug. 7, 2013 at Kandahar, More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Swartzbaugh (left), anti-terrorism force protection officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, speaks with Staff Sgt. Richard Sw More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Kinder, a platoon leader with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, inspects an area of land for hostile forces Aug. 12, 2013 around Forward Operating Base Za More
U.S. Army Cpl. Andrew Strickland with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, operates a Rapid Equipping Force Minotaur, Aug. 15, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. S More
Spc. Anthony Sayeg (right) and Spc. Justin Waltho (left), both with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Combined Task Force Dragoon, conduct pre-flight checks before launching an RQ7B Shadow Technical Unmanned More
U.S. Army Maj. Christian Thompson, a native of Larned, Kan., and an adviser with the 36th Engineer Brigade attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stands before his team during More
Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley (middle), commanding officer of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, is greeted by Col. D. A. Sims (left), commander of Combined Task Force Dragoon, and Maj. Gen. P More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Gage (left), commander of 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, and Afghan National Army Maj. Hazrat Wali, executive officer for 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 205th Corps, sign transf More
Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon and 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, walk back to their rally point in Maiwand District, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2013, during a clearing operation with the Afghan More
First Lt. Jerry Wesley Sparks with Security Force Assistance Team 3205 of 3rd Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, demonstrates how to properly shoot an M4 rifle during a range Oct. 28, 2013, at Forward Opera More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, listen to an instructor while learning about the M2 .50 Caliber machine gun, Oct. 29, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan. Troopers of More
Troops with 3rd Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, pack up their gear as they prepare to leave Nov. 15, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Azizullah, Afghanistan. The Squadron transferred authority of the FOB More
U.S. Army Col. D. A. Sims (left), commander of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment, speaks along-side Australian Lt. Col. Michael T. Bye, commanding officer of the Australian 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during a breakfast- More
A U.S. Army soldier with Combined Task Force Dragoon renders a salute during a transfer ceremony Nov. 27, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. Troopers with the task force held a formal ceremo More
Troopers with 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, render a salute during the lowering of the American Flag Nov. 27, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. The Troopers held a formal cerem More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Brockbank (middle), platoon leader for 1st platoon, Troop P (Palehorse), 4th Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, walks back to his vehicle with a member of the Afghan Uniformed Polic More
Soldiers with Troop O (Outlaw), 4th Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, conduct a partnership patrol with members of the Afghan Uniformed Police Dec. 28, 2013, at Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The soldiers More
Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a class on being a forward observer for mortars Aug. 27, 2014, at the 203rd Corps. Forward observers spot enemy units or target locations and radio the coordinates back to More
From left to right, Capt. Matt Kukta-Shield, PAO adviser, Maj. Hazraf Hussain-Afghan, national police PAO, Ghulamullah Habibi, 2nd Brigade Afghan Chief of Police spokesmen, Ahmadzia Abdulai-Nangahar, provincial More
The Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps Public Affairs Officer, Col. Fazl Khuda, (left) prepares food for the 201st Corps PAO, Col Neman Hatefi,(center) and U.S. Army Maj. Vance Trenkel(right) of the 3d Cavalry More
Trainers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, assist Iraqi army trainees on setting into proper kneeling firing positions during movement t More
Sgt. 1st Class Matt Miller, an armor trainer with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, explains through an interpreter the fundamentals of bore- More
Soldiers from the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Advise and Assist Team, examine a damaged howitzer during a key leader engagement. The 310th A&A team is comprised of a small group of Soldiers from t More
Soldiers from the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., help train Iraqi Soldiers on how to react to indirect fire while on patrols. The 5-73rd More
Staff Sgt. Brian McDermott, a tank mechanic with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Advise and Assist Team, accepts a cup of coffee while pulling security outside the garrison commander’s office. It More
Soldiers from the 310th Forward Advise and Assist Team pose for a unit photo behind their headquarters building in Camp Taji, Iraq, March 26, 2015. The 310th A&A team is made up of about 40 Soldiers from the U. More
Soldiers from the 310th Forward Advise and Assist Team low crawl as part of unit battle drill training exercises in Iraq. The 310th A&A team is made up of about 40 Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve 310th Sust More
Sgt. Kein Malecek, a power production and distribution specialist with the 249th Engineer Battalion, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., instructs Iraqi Security Forces on basic maintenance, troubleshooting and repa More
Members from Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan and the Ministry of Interior discuss a potential candidate for hire into the Subject Matter Expert program for the MOI at Resolute Support Headqua More
Soldiers from the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Forward Advise and Assist Team, Indianapolis, Ind., and the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort More
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Krumrine, a tracked vehicle repairer with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, drives an M88 Hercules recovery vehicle at an Iraqi security forces tracked vehicl More
U.S. Soldiers deployed to the regional contracting office in Erbil, Iraq, give a presentation to local vendors during the first in-theater vendor training day to help cultivate a relationship between the vendor More
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to leave Erbil, Iraq, to go back to Besmaya Range Compl More
U.S. Air Force Col. Donald Holloway, Resolute Support Advise and Assist Cell-Southwest team lead and ANA 215th Corps Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Zamin Hassan listen to the 215th Corps battle update brief for More
A Peshmerga soldier practices bandaging a leg during a training exercise near Erbil, Iraq, July 27, 2015. The lesson was part of an 18-day exercise led by coalition forces from Italy, the United Kingdom, the Ne More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christina Winfield (right), a supply and support activity technician with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Advise and Assist team, assists Iraqi Army Lt. Col. Tall More
Peshmerga troops practice locating IEDs near Erbil, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2015. Peshmerga soldiers are taking part in an 18-day exercise led by coalition forces from Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany More
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 18, 2015) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jared Asman (left), a senior advisor with the Civil Aviation Transition Branch of NATO Air Command – Afghanistan celebrates signing of Afghanistan airspace More
U.S. Marines with Task Force Al Asad issue M16 rifles to members of the 75th Iraqi Army Brigade at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 21, 2015. The Iraq Train and Equip Fund provides new individual and crew-served we More
Soldiers with the 75th Iraqi Army Brigade stand in formation with newly-issued M240B machine guns awaiting their first familiarization course with the weapons at Al Asad Air Base, Aug. 23, 2015. The weapons wer More
Family members of redeploying paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait patiently for their loved ones to march into Green Ramp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 11, 2015. The parat More
A family member of a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division waits patiently for their loved one to march into Green Ramp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 20, 2015. The paratroopers re More
Family members of paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division decorate a sign for their paratroopers' homecoming at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 21, 2015. The paratroopers More
Family members of paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait patiently for their paratroopers to redeploy at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 24, 2015. More than 200 para More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combat Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, train Iraqi soldiers on movement techniques during a company live-fire exer More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, demonstrates how to use a Bangalore torpedo to a group of Iraqi soldiers at the B More
Soldiers with the 7th Iraqi Army Division’s media cell attach a radio antenna to a broadcast tower at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2015. The antenna, and its accompanying Radio in a Box, were provided by I More
Iraqi soldiers assemble a Bangalore torpedo during an engineer class at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2015. Bangalores are primarily used by engineers to destroy wire obstacles, but can also be used More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, demonstrate how to pull security while in a fire team file formation at Be More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 72nd Iraqi Army Brigade, receive M16 rifles during Iraq Train and Equip Fund equipment fielding at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2015. The fielding, facilit More
A Spanish solider assigned to the Spanish Army Parachute Brigade, assists an Iraqi soldier, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 72nd Iraqi Army Brigade, get fitted for a protective mask during an Iraq Train and Equi More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 72nd Iraqi Army Brigade, signs for an M16 rifle during an Iraq Train and Equip Fund equipment issue at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2015. Training at the More
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, taxis a runway in the C More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, assists members of the Iraqi army as they transport a 125-pound Anti-Perso More
Members of the Iraqi army prepare to transport an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breach System to fire at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2015. Approximately 16,500 members of the Iraqi Security Forces have comp More