Peshmerga leaders and instructors explain to onlookers what objectives must be accomplished during the final training exercise at Sulaymaniyah Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 17, 2019. The More
Peshmerga soldiers use smoke to obscure themselves before approaching a village during their final training exercise at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 18, 2019. The final exercis More
Peshmerga soldiers stand in formation during their graduation ceremony at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 19, 2019. More than 500 Peshmerga soldiers graduated after completing sev More
Peshmerga soldiers fire toward simulated enemies during their final training exercise at Sulaymaniyah Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 17, 2019. The final exercise was the culminating event More
Peshmerga soldiers clear a village as part of their final training exercise at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 18, 2019. The final exercise is the culminating event meant to test More
Coalition leaders salute as the Kurdistan national anthem plays during a graduation ceremony for Peshmerga soldiers at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 19, 2019. More than 500 Pesh More
Peshmerga soldiers reload weapons, fix malfunctions and fire at simulated enemies during their final training exercise at Sulaymaniyah Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 17, 2019. The final e More
Col. Marie-Claude Cote, a gender advisor for Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), salutes a Peshmerga soldier who graduated at the top of his class at Bnaslawa Training Center in t More
A Peshmerga soldier pauses during the final exercise, the culminating event testing skills learned over seven weeks of training, at Sulaymaniyah Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 17, 2019. D More
A Peshmerga forces Advanced Instructor commands soldiers to continue engaging unseen enemies during their final training exercise at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 18, 2019. The More
An Italian Army senior officer salutes a Peshmerga soldier who graduated at the top of his class at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 19, 2019. More than 500 Peshmerga soldiers grad More
A Peshmerga soldier pulls security after clearing an objective during the final training exercise at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 18, 2019. The final exercise is the culminatin More
An Italian Army instructor distributes graduation certificates to Peshmerga soldiers at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 19, 2019. More than 500 Peshmerga soldiers graduated after More
A Peshmerga soldier warns others to stay back after throwing a flash bang grenade during the final exercise, the culminating event to test skills learned over seven weeks of training, at Sulaymaniyah Training C More
Peshmerga soldiers pull security after clearing an objective during their final training exercise at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 18, 2019. The final exercise is the culminatin More
A graduating Peshmerga soldier salutes before receiving his certificate at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 19, 2019. More than 500 Peshmerga soldiers graduated after completing se More
Female Peshmerga soldiers approach an objective under the cover of smoke during their final exercise, the culminating event that tests skills learned over seven weeks of training, at Sulaymaniyah Training Cente More
Female Peshmerga soldiers wait on line after clearing their objective during their final exercise, the culminating event that tests skills learned over seven weeks of training, at Sulaymaniyah Training Center i More
Pfc. Shanga Khaid, a Peshmerga forces Advanced Instructor, observes soldiers she trained during their final exercise at Sulaymaniyah Training Center in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dec. 17, 2019. The final exe More
U.S. Army Col. Mark Andres, 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade, Security Force Assistance Command, deputy commanding officer, rides in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to watch the Peshmerga forces final trainin More