Iraqi federal police marshal and prepare for the offensive into western Mosul at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017. The breadth and diversity of partners supporting the Coalition demonstrate the global and uni More
Iraqi federal police stand guard at the entrance of the Combined Joint Operations Center during an operational brief for the offensive into western Mosul at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2017. The breadth and d More
U.S. Army combat engineers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Iraqi contractors level the ground and fill sandbags at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn, Div More
Iraqi federal police, with advising U.S. forces, conduct an operational brief on the first day of the offensive for West Mosul at the Combined Joint Operations Center at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2017. The More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, visits tactical assembly area Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 22, 2017. P More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve and the 1st Infantry Division, recognizes U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Welch, deplo More
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Hays, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, relaxes with a book at the end of the More
U.S. Army Col. Pat Work, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides an operations update for Par More
Explosions rock Mosul, Iraq, during the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve-backed Iraqi security forces' offensive to liberate the city, April 1, 2017. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defe More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Byerly (right) deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, completes the farmer More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps (center), receives an operations update from leaders of the 2nd Brigade C More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve, and 1st Infantry Division, recognizes Pfc. Taylor Ramich, assigned to the 2 More
U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Shumaker, Combined Joint Operations Center day shift director, and his grandfather, Duane "Gene" Shumaker, a U.S. Army veteran, pose for a photo. Coming from a long line of military service More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper and Iraqi federal police guard the entrance of the Combined Joint Operations Center during an operational brief for the offensive into western Mosul at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017 More
U.S. Army Col. Pat Work, (center), commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, discusses the brigade's advise and assist mission with Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve l More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve and the 1st Infantry Division, recognizes U.S. Army Pfc. Taylor Ramich, deployed More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Browning, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and commander of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 8 More
Illumination rounds provide visibility in the darkness as Iraqi security forces, supported by Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, conduct operations to liberate Mosul, Iraq from ISIS, April More
U.S. Army Pfc. Christian Root, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, sprints for weights during the farme More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, promotes 1st Lt. Adam Ward, an infantry officer assigned the 2nd Brigade More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve, and 1st Infantry Division, recognizes Spc. Chad Johnson, assigned to the 2 More
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Duane "Gene" Shumaker, a paratrooper, poses for a photo with his gear. Duane's son Tim grew up listening to his father's story and knew at a early age he wanted to follow in his fath More
U.S. Army and Iraqi federal police conduct an operational brief for the offensive into western Mosul at the Combined Joint Operations Center at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017. The breadth and diversity of p More
U.S. Army working dog, Buster, assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion and attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, searches for buried explosives at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2017. T More
U.S. Army Sgt. Tacameo Barker, a mortar man assigned to 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, builds a mortar position with sandbags at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. More
Iraqi federal police marshal at tactical assembly area Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 22, 2017. Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force- More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve and the 1st Infantry Division, speaks with Paratroopers deployed in support of C More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, alongside 9th Iraqi Army Division members, More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve and 1st Infantry Division, pins a battlefield promotion onto Staff Sgt. Jeremy More
An explosion rocks Mosul, Iraq, during the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve-backed Iraqi security forces' offensive to liberate the city, April 2, 2017. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to d More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, senior noncommissioned officer of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, prepares a Joint Service Commendation Medal during an More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct the partner squat event of a strong More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve and 1st Infantry Division, expresses his gratitude to assembled Paratroopers a More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Tim Shumaker, 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, poses with his son, U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Shumaker, Combined Joint Operations Center day shift di More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Hawbaker, right, commander of 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, participates in an operational brief for the offensive into western Mo More
U.S. Army Spc. James Davey, a combat engineer, and his working dog, Buster, both assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion and attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, search for buried exp More
U.S. Army mortar men assigned to 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, build a mortar position with sandbags at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. The 2nd BCT, 8 More
U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commanding general of U.S. Central Command, (center) greets Lt. Col. John Hawbaker, commander of 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve and the 1st Infantry Division, recognizes Cpl. Eric Felicianna, deployed in su More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin and Command Sgt. Major Joseph Cornelison, command team for Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve and 1st Infantry Division, recognizes Pa More
U.S. Army commanders, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, discuss the location for a new patrol base si More
U.S. Army Paratroopers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attend a religious sermon at a patrol ba More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, pins the Joint Service Commendation Medal on the uniform of Capt. Hannah More
A coalition paratrooper, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, chalks his hands before the partner deadli More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve and 1st Infantry Division, discusses future operations for the liberation of M More
U.S. Army, Marines and Iraqi federal police conduct an operational brief for the offensive into western Mosul at the Combined Joint Operations Center at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017. The breadth and diver More
U.S. Army Paratroopers and enablers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in a convoy brief prior to a tactical movement to Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017. The 2nd BCT, 82nd A More
U.S. Army Spc. James Davey, a combat engineer assigned to 5th Engineer Battalion and attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, emplaces concertina wire at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Knight, senior noncommissioned officer of 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, greets visitors at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 25, More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve and 1st Infantry Division, recognizes Sgt. Shawn C. Becker, assigned to the 2n More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, alongside 9th Iraqi Army Division members, co More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn C. Becker, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, flies a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, recognizes Spc. Morgan Ferguson, a Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Briga More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Konjevich (right) and Staff Sgt. Tyler Price, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divis More
U.S. Army Pvt. James Childs, a cavalry scout assigned to 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts a radio check prior to a tactical movement to Hamam al-Ali More
U.S. Army combat engineers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, emplace concertina wire at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn, Div., deployed in support of Combine More
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at tactical assembly area Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 22, 2017. CJTF-OIR i More
U.S. Army commanders, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and a 9th Iraqi Army Division commander, disc More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Robertson, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects an M2 machine gun for 9 More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, briefs an operations update to Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Te More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, complete in the sandbag toss relay of a str More
U.S. Army Paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load their truck for a tactical movement to Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017. The 2nd BCT, More
U.S. Army Spc. Jesse J. Goodwin, a combat engineer assigned to 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, emplaces concertina wire at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. T More
U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commanding general of U.S. Central Command, meets with partner and Coalition leaders during a visit at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2017. The breadth and diversity of partners supp More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct reconnaissance for a new patrol bas More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, senior noncommissioned officer of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, visits with Command Sgt. Maj. Mitchell Rucker, senior More
U.S. Army Spc. Bo Butler, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, completes the tire pull relay of a strong More
U.S. Army Col. Pat Work, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, meets with Iraqi security forces partner More
U.S. Army Spc. Emmanuel Arce, a combat engineer assigned to 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, emplaces concertina wire at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. The More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, thanks Spc. Jesse J. Goodwin, a combat engineer assigned to 37th Brigade E More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspect an M2 machine gun for 9th Iraqi Army More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, complete the tire flip event of a strongman More
U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commanding general of U.S. Central Command, conducts an interview with media during a visit at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2017. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resol More
U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Ewing, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, heaves a rock during a strongman comp More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, visits Soldiers stationed at tactical assembly area Hamam al-Alil, More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and XVIII Airborne Corps, recognizes Cpl. Antonio Batista, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, More