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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer (left), an explosive

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer (left), an explosive

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer (left), an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Task Force Al Asad, and a member of the Joint IED Defeat Organization organize unexploded ordnance marked for disposal... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffrie Newill, a security force fire

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffrie Newill, a security force fire

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffrie Newill, a security force fire team leader from Missoula, Montana, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, pr... More

Gunnery Sgt. Carl Wildrom, a post exchange manager

Gunnery Sgt. Carl Wildrom, a post exchange manager

Gunnery Sgt. Carl Wildrom, a post exchange manager with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, helps a customer with Task Force Al Asad make a purchase at a make-shift PX ... More

Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion,

Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion,

Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, set up security around an MV-22 Osprey during a tact... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hall with Kilo Company, 3rd

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hall with Kilo Company, 3rd

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hall with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Al Asad, acquires a target to engage with the M240B medium machine gun during a live-fire range aboard A... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever, a motor transport

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever, a motor transport

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever, a motor transport maintenance technician from Central Point, Ore., with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Res... More

A U.S. Marine landing support specialist and U.S. Army

A U.S. Marine landing support specialist and U.S. Army

A U.S. Marine landing support specialist and U.S. Army soldiers attach a 1,000-pound cargo load to an MV-22 with a single-point hook during External Cargo Lift Training conducted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squa... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer with Firepower Control Team 11, Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, plo... More

U.S. Marine plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack

U.S. Marine plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack

U.S. Marine plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, directs an F/A-18 Hornet preparing for a strike mission in Southw... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, perform maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet in Southwest Asia June 9, 2015. Pilots... More

U.S. Marine Corps tiltrotor mechanics with Marine Medium

U.S. Marine Corps tiltrotor mechanics with Marine Medium

U.S. Marine Corps tiltrotor mechanics with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, wheel an MV-22 Osprey rotor toward a waiting crane ... More

Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Holmes, platoon corpsman

Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Holmes, platoon corpsman

Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Holmes, platoon corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Corps Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, patrols dur... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Americo Anaya III, an administrative

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Americo Anaya III, an administrative

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Americo Anaya III, an administrative specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, from Chicago, load... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. James Vuong, from Orange County, Calif.,

U.S. Marine Cpl. James Vuong, from Orange County, Calif.,

U.S. Marine Cpl. James Vuong, from Orange County, Calif., an embark specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, guides a fork lift to a pallet in Southwest Asia... More

U.S. Marines Cpl Ryan Clancy and LCpl Hector Delgado,

U.S. Marines Cpl Ryan Clancy and LCpl Hector Delgado,

U.S. Marines Cpl Ryan Clancy and LCpl Hector Delgado, with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, observe a vehicle appr... More

An Iraqi security forces (ISF) soldier fires an AT4

An Iraqi security forces (ISF) soldier fires an AT4

An Iraqi security forces (ISF) soldier fires an AT4 anti-armor weapon at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 27, 2015. The AT4 is used by ISF to destroy Daesh vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Through advise... More

U.S. Marines and Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum

U.S. Marines and Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum

U.S. Marines and Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum set up a tent to be used as a dining facility at Al Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq, June 28, 2015. Task Force Al Taqaddum is part of Combined Joint Task Force – Ope... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Salcedo and Staff Sgt. Joseph

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Salcedo and Staff Sgt. Joseph

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Salcedo and Staff Sgt. Joseph Camilleri, both hold down a two-by-four while Spc. Niclaus Hopkins, cuts it at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 28, 2015. The Soldiers are assigned to the 315t... More

Anbar tribal fighters clear a mock village during a

Anbar tribal fighters clear a mock village during a

Anbar tribal fighters clear a mock village during a training exercise led by the Iraqi security forces at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 29, 2015. The ISF trains tribal fighters into a volunteer unit dedicate... More

Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element offload

Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element offload

Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element offload cargo from a KC-130 at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 1, 2015. The 321st brings with it all the necessary elements for expeditionary airfield operations ... More

U.S. Marines come to a security halt during a patrol

U.S. Marines come to a security halt during a patrol

U.S. Marines come to a security halt during a patrol at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 3, 2015. The Task Force Al Taqaddum Security Force runs regular mounted and dismounted patrols of the area to ensure the ... More

U.S. Marine from Iraq deploys in support of Operation Inherent Resolve

U.S. Marine from Iraq deploys in support of Operation Inherent Resolve

Lance Cpl. Ali J. Mohammed poses for a photo with a Humvee aboard Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Mohammed is originally from Baghdad and is now serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as a supply Marine. He... More

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad discuss

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad discuss

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad discuss machine gun operations during an automatic weapons range at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Through advise and assist and building partner capacity ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Esgar Flores, a combat engineer with

U.S. Marine Cpl. Esgar Flores, a combat engineer with

U.S. Marine Cpl. Esgar Flores, a combat engineer with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, sets up a concertina wire perimeter around a for... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with

U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with

U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Miami, poses for a picture in Southwest Asia, July 11, 2015. Maldona... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 hone aerial machine gun skills

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 hone aerial mac...

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Steve Campoy, a flight line chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, performs preflight c... More

Washington Marine Deploys to Middle East

Washington Marine Deploys to Middle East

U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Shelton, an embarkation specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, poses for a picture on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 12, 2015. As an... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew Burke, an explosive

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew Burke, an explosive

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew Burke, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, instructs Cpl. Marvin Fernandez and Lance Cpl. ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics

U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics

U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, prepares his tools for a welding project in Southwest Asia, July ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Corey Erickson with Special Purpose

U.S. Marine Sgt. Corey Erickson with Special Purpose

U.S. Marine Sgt. Corey Erickson with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, loads M9 pistol magazines during a competitive pistol range while deployed in Southwest Asi... More

A Danish coalition member with Task Force Al Asad reviews

A Danish coalition member with Task Force Al Asad reviews

A Danish coalition member with Task Force Al Asad reviews shot groupings with Iraqi soldiers during marksmanship training as part of the building partner capacity mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 27, 201... More

Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler

Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler

Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, over a landing zone during an air delivery ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport mechanic with the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, checks the oil of a Humvee at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jul... More

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation during their Building Partner Capacity training graduation on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 30, 2015. The Building Partner Capacity (BPC) and advise and assist... More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, fire their rifles at close-range targets during a night ... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Montez, a corpsman

Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Montez, a corpsman

Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Montez, a corpsman with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command from Chula Vista, Calif., teaches Airmen and Marin... More

Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist

Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist

Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist currently deployed with Marine Wing Support Squadron - 371, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command from St. Louis... More

U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum move concrete

U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum move concrete

U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum move concrete barriers to reinforce the living areas at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2015. The team of soldiers worked quickly and effectively to provide safe s... More

Marine Electrician Powers Al Taqaddum Air Base

Marine Electrician Powers Al Taqaddum Air Base

Lance Cpl. Christopher Treadwell, from Tucson, Arizona, a refrigeration technician with Task Force Al Taqaddum, poses for a photo inside a tent on Al Taqaddum Air Base Iraq, Aug. 25, 2015. Treadwell was among t... More

A newly issued set of equipment provided by the Iraq

A newly issued set of equipment provided by the Iraq

A newly issued set of equipment provided by the Iraq Train and Equip Fund awaits a graduate from the Popular Mobilization Program graduation ceremony at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2015. The Popular Mo... More

Soldiers from the Royal Danish army register members

Soldiers from the Royal Danish army register members

Soldiers from the Royal Danish army register members of the 7th Iraqi Army Division during a military training enrollment at Al Asad Air Base, Aug. 17, 2015. The enrollment processes administrative and biometri... More

Georgia Marine deploys to Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve

Georgia Marine deploys to Middle East in support of Operation Inherent...

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Lakin Chaffer, an embarkation specialist with Task Force Al Asad, and sourced from Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Woodstock, Geor... More

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, stage their gear and prepare for fast rope training in Southwes... More

Orange County Marine excels while deployed to Southwest Asia

Orange County Marine excels while deployed to Southwest Asia

U.S. Marine Sgt. Duc Nguyen, a rifleman, with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Division, Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, poses for a photo... More

1st Marine Division provides security

1st Marine Division provides security

A Marine squad leader assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a company-level assault, as part of combined arms live-fire, Marine Rotational Forc... More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vincent Kyzer, the 1st Marine

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vincent Kyzer, the 1st Marine

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vincent Kyzer, the 1st Marine Division gunner, speaks to Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, about the Squad Leader Development Program, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp ... More

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division climb ropes during a Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar combat conditioning session aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2... More

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Sailors with Assault Craft Unit One, Naval Beach Group One, maneuver rigid-hulled inflatable boats out of the Dana Landing M... More

Marine veterans with the 1st Marine Division Association

Marine veterans with the 1st Marine Division Association

Marine veterans with the 1st Marine Division Association gather before a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4,... More

1st Marine Division talks Active Duty Fund Drive

1st Marine Division talks Active Duty Fund Drive

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Daniel O'Donohue, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, speaks to Marines and Sailors of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, about the 2016 Active Duty Fund Drive followi... More

Capt. Scott Williams, the company commander of Company

Capt. Scott Williams, the company commander of Company

Capt. Scott Williams, the company commander of Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, discusses training with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) Honorable F... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Kimble, an instructor with Training

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Kimble, an instructor with Training

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Kimble, an instructor with Training Cell, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, demonstrates a sniper’s standing firing position to snipers of the Special Operations Battalio... More

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 3D Assault

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 3D Assault

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct amphibious combat sustainment training near White Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer, an explosive ordnance

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer, an explosive ordnance

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer, an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Task Force Al Asad, prepares detonation cord for a controlled detonation of ordnance aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 8, 20... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy T. Wildhart, a security force

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy T. Wildhart, a security force

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy T. Wildhart, a security force squad leader from Deshler, Ohio, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, relays... More

Marines with Task Force Al Asad purchase goods at a

Marines with Task Force Al Asad purchase goods at a

Marines with Task Force Al Asad purchase goods at a makeshift post exchange operated by the Warfighter Express team in Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 29, 2015. Providing affordable goods is just one of the service... More

First Lt. Antonios Zikos, a platoon commander with

First Lt. Antonios Zikos, a platoon commander with

First Lt. Antonios Zikos, a platoon commander with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, discusses the condition of... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever (left), a motor

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever (left), a motor

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever (left), a motor transport maintenance technician from Central Point, Ore., and Lance Cpl. Dakota L. Wright (right), a motor transport operator from Windsor, Ill., both with... More

Danish coalition members attached to Task Force Al

Danish coalition members attached to Task Force Al

Danish coalition members attached to Task Force Al Asad, fire an MG42 medium machine gun at targets during a live fire range at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 1, 2015. Task Force Al Asad supports Combined Joint T... More

U.S. Marines and U.S. Army soldiers attach a 1,000-pound

U.S. Marines and U.S. Army soldiers attach a 1,000-pound

U.S. Marines and U.S. Army soldiers attach a 1,000-pound cargo load to an MV-22 with a single-point hook during External Cargo Lift Training conducted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special ... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command load ordnance onto an F/A-18C in preparation for a strike mission in Southwest ... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer with Firepower Control Team 11, Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, plo... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, perform maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet in Southwest Asia June 9, 2015. Pilots... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Dominguez, from Gainesville,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Dominguez, from Gainesville,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Dominguez, from Gainesville, Ga., Lance Cpl. Jacob Kipler, from Buffalo, N.Y., Cpl. Robert Powell, from Fowlerville, Mich., and Cpl. Kevin Rodriguez, from Orlando, Fla., all tiltr... More

A soldier from the Danish army gives a class to Iraqi

A soldier from the Danish army gives a class to Iraqi

A soldier from the Danish army gives a class to Iraqi soldiers at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 16, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational Building Partner Capacity mission ... More

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Jason Dicosimo, India Company

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Jason Dicosimo, India Company

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Jason Dicosimo, India Company first sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, speaks to students of a deplo... More

Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Holmes, platoon corpsman

Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Holmes, platoon corpsman

Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Holmes, platoon corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Corps Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, fires his M... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Marshall, from New Orleans, the

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Marshall, from New Orleans, the

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Marshall, from New Orleans, the distribution management office chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, guides a fork lift to a pallet in So... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Clancy with India Company, 3rd

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Clancy with India Company, 3rd

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Clancy with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, observes a truck approaching their vehicle cont... More

Iraqi security forces soldiers conduct close-quarters

Iraqi security forces soldiers conduct close-quarters

Iraqi security forces soldiers conduct close-quarters battle training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 27, 2015. Through advise and assist and building partner capacity missions, the Combined Joint Task Force – ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Camilleri, right, assigned

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Camilleri, right, assigned

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Camilleri, right, assigned to the 315th Vertical Construction Company, 578th Engineer Battalion, 79th Brigade Combat Team, California National Guard, and Spc. Niclaus Hopkins, assign... More

An Anbar tribal fighter posts security during a training

An Anbar tribal fighter posts security during a training

An Anbar tribal fighter posts security during a training exercise led by the Iraqi security forces at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 29, 2015. The ISF trains tribal fighters into a volunteer unit dedicated to... More

U.S. Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element

U.S. Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element

U.S. Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element offload a Humvee from a C-17 Globemaster at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 1, 2015. The 321st also has the capability to offload pallets up to 10,000 pounds... More

U.S. Marine Pfc. Samuel Allingham, a mortarman with

U.S. Marine Pfc. Samuel Allingham, a mortarman with

U.S. Marine Pfc. Samuel Allingham, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, currently attached to Task Force Al Taqaddum Security Force, drives a Humvee on a patrol at Al Taqaddum A... More

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad instruct

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad instruct

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad instruct Iraqi security force members in marksmanship techniques during a machine gun range at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Through advise and assist and... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Corbin M. Gilmore, a heavy equipment

U.S. Marine Cpl. Corbin M. Gilmore, a heavy equipment

U.S. Marine Cpl. Corbin M. Gilmore, a heavy equipment operator with Task Force Al Taqaddum, moves supplies with an extended boom forklift at Al Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq, July 6, 2015. With supplies coming in nigh... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dillon D. Lester, an engineer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dillon D. Lester, an engineer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dillon D. Lester, an engineer with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, Sgt. Sariah J. Kilroy, the data chief for th... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with

U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with

U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Miami, guides a semitrailer in a Defense Reutilization and Marketing... More

U.S. Marine Col. Jay Bargeron, commanding officer of

U.S. Marine Col. Jay Bargeron, commanding officer of

U.S. Marine Col. Jay Bargeron, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, speaks with Staff Sgt. Joshua Martinez and Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Finn, explosive... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics

U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics

U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, welds a piece of metal for a project in Southwest Asia, July 19, ... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston with Special Purpose

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston with Special Purpose

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, calculates his score after firing during a competitive pistol range while deployed in S... More

An Iraqi soldier aims down the sight of an AKMS assault

An Iraqi soldier aims down the sight of an AKMS assault

An Iraqi soldier aims down the sight of an AKMS assault rifle during an individual marksmanship range as part of the building partner capacity mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 27, 2015. Through the advis... More

Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler

Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler

Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, over a landing zone during an air delivery ... More

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Army stand in formation during

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Army stand in formation during

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Army stand in formation during their Building Partner Capacity training graduation on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 30, 2015. The Building Partner Capacity (BPC) and advise and assist mis... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport mechanic with the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, inspects the engine of a Humvee at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq... More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, observe their shot groups during a night range in Southw... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Edruzzel Ducut, a corpsman

Petty Officer 2nd Class Edruzzel Ducut, a corpsman

Petty Officer 2nd Class Edruzzel Ducut, a corpsman with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command from San Diego, teaches Airmen and Marines lifesav... More

Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist

Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist

Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist currently deployed with Marine Wing Support Squadron - 371, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command from St. Louis... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jarid Ashman, right, a motor

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jarid Ashman, right, a motor

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jarid Ashman, right, a motor transport operator with Task Force Al Taqaddum, makes a purchase from the Warrior Express Team mobile Post Exchange during its visit to Al Taqaddum Air Base, ... More

New M240B machine guns, procured and issued through

New M240B machine guns, procured and issued through

New M240B machine guns, procured and issued through the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, await Popular Mobilization Program soldiers after a graduation ceremony at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2015. The Popul... More

Members of Task Force Al Asad register members of the

Members of Task Force Al Asad register members of the

Members of Task Force Al Asad register members of the 7th Iraqi Army Division during a military training enrollment at Al Asad Air Base, Aug. 17, 2015. The enrollment processes administrative and biometric data... More

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, observe MV-22 Osprey fast rope training in Southwest Asia, Sept... More

A Marine assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st

A Marine assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st

A Marine assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts a tactical reload during a company-level assault, as part of combined arms live-fire, Marine Rotational Force – ... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bruce Knapp, the 1st Marine Division

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bruce Knapp, the 1st Marine Division

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bruce Knapp, the 1st Marine Division operations chief, speaks to Marines with 5th Marine Regiment about the Squad Leader Development Program, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor... More

Staff Sgt. James Case (left), the chief instructor

Staff Sgt. James Case (left), the chief instructor

Staff Sgt. James Case (left), the chief instructor of the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar, helps a seminar student through a portion of the obstacle cour... More

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Sailors with Assault Craft Unit One, Naval Beach Group One, maneuver rigid-hulled inflatable boats out of the Dana Landing M... More

Marine veterans speak with Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue,

Marine veterans speak with Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue,

Marine veterans speak with Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, before a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine C... More

A pair of Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance

A pair of Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance

A pair of Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare to clear a room during Close Quarter Battle training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 8, 2016. ... More

Snipers with the Special Operations Battalion, Brazilian

Snipers with the Special Operations Battalion, Brazilian

Snipers with the Special Operations Battalion, Brazilian Marine Corps, shoot from different positions at targets of varying distances during a subject matter expert exchange with U.S. Marine snipers with Traini... More

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 3D Assault

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 3D Assault

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct amphibious combat sustainment training near White Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif... More

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