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US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN)/198th Armor (2nd/198th), Quick Response Force (QRF), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), Amory, Mississippi (MS), facilitated a live fire weapons training exercise for the Iraqi National Guard (ING) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke. ING personal attending received training on weapons safety, maintenance and proper handling. Then briefed on firing techniques and given the opportunity to sharpen their marksmanship skills by following a sequence of fire with their Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The US Army is helping establish Iraq's defensive forces as part of the rebuilding process of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 2nd/198th are deployed to FOB...

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Colin Brooks, Commander, Bravo Company (B CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 8th Infantry Regiment (INF REGT) (2-8), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 4th Infantry Division (ID), helps an Iraqi Army (IA) Soldier fire rounds down range during a training evolution as part of a two-week basic military training (BMT) course during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The IA Soldier in the foreground is firing a MNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, the rest are firing 7.62 mm PKM light machine guns

US Army (USA) Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion (BN)/198th Armor, Quick Response Force (QRF), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), Amory, Mississippi (MS), part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), MSARNG headquartered out of Tupelo, MS, stop in a nearby neighborhood to hand out treats and personal hygiene items to the children and their parents. The Soldiers based at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hotel participating in these activities, are helping establish a stronger relationship with the citizens of Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) First Sergeant (1SG) William Buttram, 203rd Forward Support Battalion (FSB), 3rd Infantry Division (ID), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), provides security with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, while his Soldiers search a house for weapons used in an attack on coalition forces in As Wad, Iraq. The 203rd acted on intelligence given by Iraqi citizens about insurgent activity in their community during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Bravo (B) Company (CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 130th Infantry Regiment (INF REGT), Illinois Army National Guard (INARNG), Urbana, Illinois (IL), attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Fort Carson, Colorado (CO), provide security with their 7.62 mm coaxially mounted machine gun onboard their M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) while other members search for weapons and possible insurgents near Baqubah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army SPC. Jorge Alcaraz of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division instructs Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division while they fire a PKC machine gun at a qualification range at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 24, 2006. The purpose of such training is to teach Iraqi Soldiers the fundamentals of firing a weapon before getting into more advanced techniques. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN)/198th Armor (2nd/198th), Quick Response Force (QRF), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), Amory, Mississippi (MS), facilitated a live fire weapons training exercise for the Iraqi National Guard (ING) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke. ING personal attending received training on weapons safety, maintenance and proper handling. Then briefed on firing techniques and given the opportunity to sharpen their marksmanship skills by following a sequence of fire with their Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The US Army is helping establish Iraq's defensive forces as part of the rebuilding process of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 2nd/198th are deployed to FOB...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN)/198th Armor (2nd/198th), Quick Response Force (QRF), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), Amory, Mississippi (MS), facilitated a live fire weapons training exercise for the Iraqi National Guard (ING) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke. ING personal attending received training on weapons safety, maintenance and proper handling. Then briefed on firing techniques and given the opportunity to sharpen their marksmanship skills by following a sequence of fire with their Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The US Army is helping establish Iraq's defensive forces as part of the rebuilding process of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 2nd/198th are deployed to FOB Hotel and are part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Tupelo, MS.

Base: Fob Duke, Najaf

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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