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Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services at Baghdad Diplomatic Support Hospital, guides Iraqi Ministry of Health members around a combat support hospital in Baghdad, May 29, 2018. Coalition and ... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions combine the skills they learned over a six-week advanced training course into a final exercise, Jan. 19, 2019, in Bagh... More

A young boy stares at the camera in west Mosul, Iraq,

A young boy stares at the camera in west Mosul, Iraq,

A young boy stares at the camera in west Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, young children are once again able to walk the streets of Mosul feeling safe. (U.S. ... More

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock”, an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock”, an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock”, an eight-member band composed of Coalition members who work at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, perform during a Memorial Day weekend concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018... More

Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing

Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing

Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing for personnel at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, May 26, 2018, in Baghdad. Kaltrider is a part of the eight-member band, “Operation Inherent Roc... More

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak, a VOCALIS instructor, shows

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak, a VOCALIS instructor, shows

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak, a VOCALIS instructor, shows a member of the Iraqi Security Forces how to operate a Long Range Acoustic Device during training in Baghdad, July 11, 2018. VOCALIS is a comprehensive prog... More

Iraqi CTS EOD Training - A man in a military uniform standing in a trench

Iraqi CTS EOD Training - A man in a military uniform standing in a tre...

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services member prepares live explosives in a pit for explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq on March 28, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces have made great strides in becom... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) encounter realistic training scenarios in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of more than 150,000 Iraq... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 22, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare for fast-rope training in Baghdad, April 24, 2018. Fast-roping involves descending to the ground from an airborne helicopter using a thick... More

An Iraqi vendor stands by his produce cart at a market

An Iraqi vendor stands by his produce cart at a market

An Iraqi vendor stands by his produce cart at a market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. . The stabilization of Mosul allows for businesses to re-open and commerce to prosper. (U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. D... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service stands guard as a helicopter lands during fast-rope training in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. Fast-rope is a technique that involves descending from a... More

An Iraqi volunteer shows the peace sign with one ink-stained

An Iraqi volunteer shows the peace sign with one ink-stained

An Iraqi volunteer shows the peace sign with one ink-stained finger indicating that he participated in the elections in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Residents in Mosul are volunteering to help with non-government... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) takes cover behind a wall during close-quarters combat training in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches a hook and rope to trip wire in order to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device from a safe distance during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS ... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter

Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter

Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) maneuver through a training scenario in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of... More

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov.

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov.

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and The Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy make remarks during the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence Grand Opening o... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare for physical training that involves basic hand-to-hand combat skills in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. Hand-to-hand fighting is one of the many combat skills CTS ... More

An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operator spars with

An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operator spars with

An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operator spars with a French soldier in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 22, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. The French-led class enhances individual c... More

A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive

A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive

A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive his diploma at an award ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Mosul SWAT trained extensively with both Iraqi and Coalition special operations forces to... More

A student watches an explosive ordnance disposal

A student watches an explosive ordnance disposal

A student watches an explosive ordnance disposal demonstration during training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2018. This exercise was the last assessment needed for students to graduate the CTS Ac... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receives

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receives

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receives instruction from a Coalition Forces technician during explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. The Coalition is enabling I... More

Next-Generation DNA Delivery Devices

Next-Generation DNA Delivery Devices

A number of DNA vaccine delivery devices are in commercial development which have the potential to overcome these logistical burdens. Several of them will be evaluated by medical personnel at the Delivery of Nu... More

Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services advance toward an abandoned building during training in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. Coalition Forces provide CTS members with realistic training scenarios that p... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically enter a building during a training event in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. Coalition Forces coordinate different objectives and provide realistic training for... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares detonation cord to be used in setting a charge on an Improvised Explosive Device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS has been conducting a... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school conducts weapons training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia course consists of three schools: Initial Ent... More

Instructors from the VOCALIS training program teach

Instructors from the VOCALIS training program teach

Instructors from the VOCALIS training program teach a class on conducting Inform, Influence and Persuade operations to members of the Iraqi Security Forces at the Iraqi Ground Forces Command Headquarters in Bag... More

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos standby

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos standby

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos standby during a training event at Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 22, 2018. AOC Commandos are a Coalition partner force responsible for conducting counter-terror... More

Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert

Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert

Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert Holcek (left) during a Memorial Day weekend concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018. Holcek was invited to perform on stage with “Operation Inherent Rock”, an ei... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 17, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

Coalition Forces, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Coalition Forces, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Coalition Forces, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and members of the Ministry of Health gather for a meeting at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Iraq, May 29, 2018. Coalition Forces and Government of... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond to a simulated improvised explosive device attack outside the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 30, 2018. The training in Medina Village was setup... More

A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings

A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings

A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings in Old Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, reconstruction efforts have started in several areas of east Mos... More

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov.

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov.

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and The Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy make remarks during the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence Grand Opening o... More

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock,” an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock,” an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock,” an eight-member band composed of Coalition members who work at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, pose after they completed Memorial Day weekend concert performance in ... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals, use, and care of photo and video cameras via the VOCALIS training program in Baghdad, July 9, 2018. VOCALIS is a comprehensive program designed to train,... More

Maj. Douglas Stoddard, a trauma surgeon who works in

Maj. Douglas Stoddard, a trauma surgeon who works in

Maj. Douglas Stoddard, a trauma surgeon who works in a combat support hospital at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, performs during a concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018. Stoddard organized an eight-member ba... More

A Red Crescent Society worker provides emotional support

A Red Crescent Society worker provides emotional support

A Red Crescent Society worker provides emotional support to children in east Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Dancing, games, and singing are used to help the children of Mosul feel safe after the defeat of ISIS by ... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions combine the skills they learned over a six-week advanced training course into a final exercise, Jan. 19, 2019, in Bagh... More

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, shows Iraqi Ministry of Health members the Resuscitative Endovascular Occlusion of the Aorta (or REBOA) trainer ... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services receive EOD Training by Coalition Forces

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services receive EOD Training by Coalition For...

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service members disable explosives as part of their explosive ordinance device training in Baghdad on March 14, 2018. CTS is laying the foundation for the future of Iraq... More

A family sits down for dinner at an outdoor restaurant

A family sits down for dinner at an outdoor restaurant

A family sits down for dinner at an outdoor restaurant in west Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, many residents of Mosul have begun venturing from their homes t... More

The Iraqi coat of arms is displayed on the magazine

The Iraqi coat of arms is displayed on the magazine

The Iraqi coat of arms is displayed on the magazine of a Mosul SWAT student’s pistol at an award ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. The eagle is a symbol used frequently by members of Mosul SWAT to show pr... More

The Nouri Mosque as it stands in Mosul, Iraq, May 14,

The Nouri Mosque as it stands in Mosul, Iraq, May 14,

The Nouri Mosque as it stands in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was destroyed by the Islamic State on June 21, 2017. It was on the steps of this mosque that ISIS was announced as a calip... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service carry the thick rope that will be used during a fast-rope training event in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. The fast-rope technique is useful for dep... More

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students begin to take cover during the final exercise of integration phase at a range complex in Besmayah, Iraq, Dec. 18, 2018. This exercise was the last assessment n... More

Dr. Peter Stone of The University of Texas Robotics

Dr. Peter Stone of The University of Texas Robotics

Dr. Peter Stone of The University of Texas Robotics Lab, University of Texas President Jay Hartzell, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, The Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding... More

The M16-A2 is held by an Anbar Operations Center Commando

The M16-A2 is held by an Anbar Operations Center Commando

The M16-A2 is held by an Anbar Operations Center Commando during training at Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 20, 2018. AOC Commandos are being provided with advanced training in order to be more efficient in... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive instructions on how to properly destroy an improvised explosive device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. Explosive ordinance training is provided ... More

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos simulate

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos simulate

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos simulate how to search a detainee during training at the Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 20, 2018. As a non-permanent force, the Coalition aims to enable the Iraq... More

Members of 47th Task Force Medical demonstrate the

Members of 47th Task Force Medical demonstrate the

Members of 47th Task Force Medical demonstrate the Resuscitative Endovascular Occlusion of the Aorta trainer for members of the Iraqi Ministry of Health during a tour of the combat support hospital located at t... More

The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects pieces

The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects pieces

The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects pieces of an Improvised Explosive Device for evidence during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018 . The CTS member collecting evidence is a trainee completing a post-b... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students conduct

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students conduct

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students conduct close quarter engagement exercises at a shoot house near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia consists of three schools: Initial Entry Train... More

Coalition advisers observe members of the Iraqi

Coalition advisers observe members of the Iraqi

Coalition advisers observe members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school conduct weapons training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia course consists of th... More

An Iraqi brigadier general speaks to Mosul SWAT members

An Iraqi brigadier general speaks to Mosul SWAT members

An Iraqi brigadier general speaks to Mosul SWAT members after a graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces such as Mosul SWAT have made great strides in becoming a capable, professi... More

A young Iraqi vender looks on as people move through

A young Iraqi vender looks on as people move through

A young Iraqi vender looks on as people move through a market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The Government of Iraq is committed to providing security to the people of Mosul to allow businesses to operate ... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students prepare

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students prepare

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students prepare ammunition for close quarter engagement exercises at a shoot house near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia consists of three schools: Init... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school crawls in the mud to take cover during the final exercise of integration phase at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 18, 2018. This exercise wa... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 22, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

AAn Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) member takes

AAn Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) member takes

AAn Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) member takes aim while being observed by a Coalition Forces member during a training event in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Coalition advise and assist teams provide t... More

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member guards the

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member guards the

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member guards the back of a vehicle after evacuating a casualty during a training event in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. In this training scenario, the CTS react to a detonated imp... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school conduct weapons training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia course consists of three schools: Initial Entry ... More

Coalition force members watch an excavator dig pits

Coalition force members watch an excavator dig pits

Coalition force members watch an excavator dig pits that will be used by Counter Terrorism Service members during explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. The Coalition will conti... More

Iraqis casually shop and socialize at a market in West

Iraqis casually shop and socialize at a market in West

Iraqis casually shop and socialize at a market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The stabilization of Mosul allows for businesses to re-open and commerce to prosper. (U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. Dennis Glass)

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak provides instruction to members

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak provides instruction to members

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak provides instruction to members of the Iraqi Security Forces attending the VOCALIS training program at the Iraqi Ground Forces Command Headquarters in Baghdad, July 11, 2018. VOCALIS is... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

Ebola Virus Disease, US Navy Photogrpah

Ebola Virus Disease, US Navy Photogrpah

When Ebola virus disease (EVD) reared its head in May in the Congo, the world was armed with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine thanks to interagency collaboration efforts by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical ... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students conduct

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students conduct

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) students conduct close quarter engagement exercises at a shoot house near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia consists of three schools: Initial Entry Train... More

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students get briefed before completing the last portion of the integration phase at a range complex in Besmaya, Iraq, Dec. 18, 2018. This exercise was the final assessm... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service move

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service move

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service move tactically to enter a building during a training event in Baghdad on March 31, 2018. Different objectives are coordinated by the Coalition Forces to provide r... More

A Mosul SWAT member renders a salute before receiving

A Mosul SWAT member renders a salute before receiving

A Mosul SWAT member renders a salute before receiving his certificate during a graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Coalition Forces assisted with training the Mosul SWAT members ensuring they rece... More

Two local Iraqi citizens display their ink-stained

Two local Iraqi citizens display their ink-stained

Two local Iraqi citizens display their ink-stained fingers after participating in the Iraqi elections in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. The Iraqi people can be proud of the milestone reached in holding the first el... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 22, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

Iraqi children play on a swing set near a funfair in

Iraqi children play on a swing set near a funfair in

Iraqi children play on a swing set near a funfair in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqis are striving to return to normalcy after the first elections since Iraqi Security Forces liberated all of the territory pre... More

Young Iraqis stand in the shade at a market in West

Young Iraqis stand in the shade at a market in West

Young Iraqis stand in the shade at a market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The stabilization of Mosul allows for businesses to re-open and commerce to prosper. (U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. Dennis Glass)

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals, use, and care of photo and video cameras via the VOCALIS training program in Baghdad, July 9, 2018. VOCALIS is a comprehensive program designed to train,... More

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member covers a

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member covers a

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member covers a stairwell as his partner advances up the stairs during training in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. As a part of this training, CTS members clear stairways, hallways, ... More

A shop owner poses in front of his stand in Old Mosul,

A shop owner poses in front of his stand in Old Mosul,

A shop owner poses in front of his stand in Old Mosul, May 14, 2018. Although ISIS insurgents devastated Old Mosul during the battle to reclaim the city, residents have persevered thanks to aid from the govern... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and the Coalition Forces detonate foreign explosives for training purposes in Baghdad, Iraq on March 28, 2018. The foreign explosives were confiscated from ISIS a... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

An Iraqi brigadier general attends a graduation ceremony

An Iraqi brigadier general attends a graduation ceremony

An Iraqi brigadier general attends a graduation ceremony for Mosul SWAT members who trained with Coalition Forces in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces such as Mosul SWAT have succeeded in defeati... More

Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing

Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing

Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, May 26, 2018. While working as a trauma surgeon at the Combat Support Hospital on BDSC, Stoddard organized a band ... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 17, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

A Mosul SWAT member shares a moment with a local Iraqi

A Mosul SWAT member shares a moment with a local Iraqi

A Mosul SWAT member shares a moment with a local Iraqi child at a fair in East Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. After the liberation of 90 percent of territory formerly occupied by ISIS, Iraqi Security Forces such as... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school conduct weapons training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia course consists of three schools: Initial Entry ... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators plan their

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators plan their

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators plan their route to the next objective during the final exercise of a six-week advanced training course, Jan. 19, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. The exercise focused on urban ... More

Anbar Operations Center Commandos receive training

Anbar Operations Center Commandos receive training

Anbar Operations Center Commandos receive training on the flight line at Al-Taqaddum Air Base, June 21, 2018. The AOC Commandos are an elite section in the Iraqi Army responsible for conducting counter-terroris... More

Iraqi volunteers and members of the Red Crescent hand

Iraqi volunteers and members of the Red Crescent hand

Iraqi volunteers and members of the Red Crescent hand out supplies to residents in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Non-government organizations like the Red Crescent have been instrumental in providing relief to som... More

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students

Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school students prepare to fire an M249 machine gun during the final exercise of integration phase at a range complex in Besmaya, Iraq, Dec. 18, 2018. This exercise was the la... More

A rebuilt market is open for business once again in

A rebuilt market is open for business once again in

A rebuilt market is open for business once again in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The Government of Iraq is committed to providing security to the people of Mosul to allow businesses to operate safely. (U.S.... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Surgeon General, Lt.

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Surgeon General, Lt.

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Surgeon General, Lt. Col Haitham, speaks with members of the Iraqi Ministry of health during a visit to the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center combat support hospital in Iraq, May... More

Children hang out at a shopping market in West Mosul,

Children hang out at a shopping market in West Mosul,

Children hang out at a shopping market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The Government of Iraq is committed to providing security to the people of Mosul to allow businesses to operate safely. (U.S. Army phot... More

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen.

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command (AFC), tour the University of Texas Robotics Center of Excellence during a ribbon cutting ceremony... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

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