A Latvian soldier demonstrates to Iraqi soldiers assigned
A Latvian soldier demonstrates to Iraqi soldiers assigned to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalion, 29th Brigade, the importance of a sniper’s camouflage during a training exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 14, 201... More
An Italian trainer assists a Peshmerga soldier adjust
An Italian trainer assists a Peshmerga soldier adjust the sights on an M224 60mm mortar system during a training exercise near Erbil, Iraq, July 24, 2016. This training was conducted to familiarize the Peshmerg... More
Command Sgt. Maj Benjamin Jones, Combined Joint Task
Command Sgt. Maj Benjamin Jones, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, visits Coalition troops at Camp Taji, Iraq, September 2016. Camp Taji is one of four CJTF-OIR building partner capacity l... More
Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint
Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, visits Task Force Strike, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq. Coalition troops ar... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones of Combined Joint
Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, speaks with senior enlisted Coalition members during a visit to the Taji Military Complex Base, October 2016. Taji is o... More
An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service soldier prepares
An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service soldier prepares for a land-navigation course as part of the CTS’ basic training near Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2016. The CTS is Iraq’s elite counterterrorism force and has prov... More
U.S. Army Sgt. William Shmaltz (left), Charlie Battery,
U.S. Army Sgt. William Shmaltz (left), Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uses a ramming staff to load a projectile into M777 A2 Ho... More
A British trainer assigned to 4th Battalion “The Rifles”
A British trainer assigned to 4th Battalion “The Rifles” conducts counter-improvised explosive device training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task ... More
A British army explosive ordinance disposal soldier,
A British army explosive ordinance disposal soldier, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster Regiment, gives Iraqi security... More
A Peshmerga soldier looks for tripwire during counter
A Peshmerga soldier looks for tripwire during counter improvised explosive device training at the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center near Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2017. The KTCC is a Combined Joint Task Force... More
Coalition service members, deployed in support of Combined
Coalition service members, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, begin running during a cross fit event at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2017. The event was pa... More
Susie Avila, a civilian contractor stationed in the
Susie Avila, a civilian contractor stationed in the Middle East, makes Christmas stocking for service member to send home to their family members during the holidays. Davila customized each boot with the label ... More
U.S. Army Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force –
U.S. Army Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, load equipment in Taji, Iraq on Jan. 20, 2018. This equipment has been delivered to the Iraqi army from the US in support of the o... More
A Coalition partner and security force member balances
A Coalition partner and security force member balances a bullet, on the iron sight of his AK-47 Rifle, to develop a steady trigger squeeze during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training i... More
A Spanish Army trainer demonstrates the correct firing
A Spanish Army trainer demonstrates the correct firing position during a range at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2018. Since 2014, Operation Inherent Resolve members have built baseline capacity of m... More
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
Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk, the Commanding General of Combined
Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk, the Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, shakes hands with the Commander of Task Force Besmaya during his visit at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq... More
OPSEC and Information Operations Training at CTS
A student of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, 3rd School receives instruction from Coalition Forces on information operations in Baghdad, Iraq, July 8, 2018. Students who make it to 3rd School have already ... More
Coalition medical advisors meet with medical staff
Coalition medical advisors meet with medical staff from the Kobane Military Hospital in Kobane, Syria, July 15, 2018. U.S. advisors met with hospital staff to discuss the hospital’s needs in order to better ser... More
Members of the Coalition force fire a 120mm mortar
Members of the Coalition force fire a 120mm mortar round near Hajin, Syria, Oct 9, 2018. Continued assistance to partner forces is essential to setting conditions for regional stability. The coalition and its p... More
A trooper assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 3rd
A trooper assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, calibrates a M777 howitzer during a gunners training exercise in Iraq, Nov. 11, 2018. The 3rd Cav. Regt. is deployed in support of Operation... More
A Special Operations Joint Task Force convoy performs
A Special Operations Joint Task Force convoy performs a short halt during their movement to the Middle Euphrates River Valley in Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, Nov. 11, 2018. The Coalition and its partners remain... More
Black Hawk helicopters fly over Syria
A UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief, with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, flies over the Syrian countryside, August 17, 2019. Blackhawk helicopters are essential air assets that fulfill a varie... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Samuel J. Hodgeman, with
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Samuel J. Hodgeman, with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, lifts 365lbs during a bench competition in Kuwait on Sept... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gordon and U.S Army Sgt. Lefko
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gordon and U.S Army Sgt. Lefko provide medical care during a simulated casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2019. The CASEVAC drill enhances the readiness and pro... More
Members of the 859th Engineer Company attached with
Members of the 859th Engineer Company attached with the Mississippi Army National Guard are constructing and improving life in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 02, 2019. The engineer company has been deployed since June of ... More
U.S and Coalition soldiers, attend a Remembrance day
U.S and Coalition soldiers, attend a Remembrance day ceremony, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 11, 2019. Remembrance day is a memorial day observed by armed forces from nations around the world to remember those ... More
A Spanish Army Battalion Training Team 3 instructor
A Spanish Army Battalion Training Team 3 instructor demonstrates how to assemble and disassemble an M249 light machine gun to Iraqi police from the 3rd Battalion, 20th Brigade Federal Police at the Besmayah Tra... More
Violence continues at the U.S. Embassy compound in
Violence continues at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2020. Attackers and assailants are setting fire to several areas as smoke rises from inside the compound. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, along with Sailors assigned to the USS Lewis B. P... More
One mission, many faces – Capt. Tamekia Slaughter-Smith
This project highlights the stories of humans from the Global Coalition supporting the fight against terrorism. “I always wanted to do it. I always wanted to do it from high school. I was always discouraged fro... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine
A U.S. Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, uses a Millennia Military Vehicle (MMV) to breakdown equipment in preparation... More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, observes the U.S.-flagged vehicle carrier, the Green Ridge, docking in Kuwait, Aug. 1, 2020. The purpose... More
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, demonstrates weapons safety and remedial action procedur... More
An Australian soldier with Task Group Taji assists
An Australian soldier with Task Group Taji assists an Iraqi soldier assigned to the 23rd Iraqi Army Brigade with his M16 rifle during a range at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 29, 2015. The range allowed coalition train... More
Peshmerga soldiers conduct tactical movements during
Peshmerga soldiers conduct tactical movements during a live-fire exercise under the supervision and instruction of Italian soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, March 28, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend the 10-week Modern... More
An Iraqi soldier kneels while providing security during
An Iraqi soldier kneels while providing security during squad-level react-to-contact drills at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 17, 2016.Task Group Taji conducted react-to-contact drills during the junior leadership cours... More
U.S. Army Col. Brett Sylvia, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
U.S. Army Col. Brett Sylvia, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, brigade commander, serves Soldiers on Thanksgiving Day at Tactical Assembly Area Shaquli, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2016. Combined Joint Task... More
An Iraqi security forces soldier scans for possible
An Iraqi security forces soldier scans for possible enemy threats during a react to contact live fire exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2017. The soldiers attended the Junior Leaders Course led by Coalition... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Hooper, deployed in
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Hooper, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, demonstrates how to prepare a demolition ch... More
Australian army WO2 Lee Vermeer, deployed in support
Australian army WO2 Lee Vermeer, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, oversees urban combat training with Iraqi security forces at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2017. Camp T... More
New Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers train at an improvised
New Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers train at an improvised explosive device training lane in northern Syria on Oct. 10, 2017. Disarming IED's is essential to the SDF's mission in places like Raqqah where ISIS... More
QAYYARAH AIRFIELD, Iraq – A sign directs runners of
QAYYARAH AIRFIELD, Iraq – A sign directs runners of the Marine Corps Marathon Forward in Iraq, Oct. 22, 2017. The forward deployed version of the Marine Corps Marathon was started by Maj. Megan McClung, who was... More
An Iraqi soldier fires a mortar during a live fire
An Iraqi soldier fires a mortar during a live fire exercise near Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner c... More
An Iraqi soldier zeroes his AK47 rifle during the desert
An Iraqi soldier zeroes his AK47 rifle during the desert battalion training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve buil... More
A member of the United Kingdom, The Black Watch, 3rd
A member of the United Kingdom, The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), plays the bagpipes to coalition forces as they compete in the Highland Games at Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Feb. ... More
Iraqi soldiers with the Desert Battalion, practice
Iraqi soldiers with the Desert Battalion, practice the fundamentals of loading and unloading the PKM general- purpose machine gun during training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 10, 2018. This training is part of ... More
Members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism force move in
Members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism force move in a single file around buildings during military training in Mosul, Iraq, April 5, 2018. The Italian army and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have been tasked w... More
Iraqi soldiers from the 40th Brigade throw simulated
Iraqi soldiers from the 40th Brigade throw simulated grenades with guidance from Spanish instructors at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 5, 2018. Since 2014, Operation Inherent Resolve members have built ... More
A U.S. Marine deployed in support of Operation Inherent
A U.S. Marine deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve watches over Iraqi members with the 22nd Anbar Federal Police as they practice different kicking techniques during a martial arts lesson at Al Taq... More
Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders talk to U.S. and coalition
Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders talk to U.S. and coalition service members, during a meet and greet in the gym on Union III in Baghdad, Iraq, June 17, 2018. Members of the Atlanta Falcons conducted a tour hosted ... More
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
Members of the Iraqi border guard forces practice squad
Members of the Iraqi border guard forces practice squad movement techniques at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse international community will continue its suppor... More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the Iraqi Federal Police
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the Iraqi Federal Police participates in crowd riot control training supervised by Italian Coalition forces on Camp Dublin, Iraq, May 8, 2019. Coalition training programs include co... More
Spanish soldiers review the functions of a MK19 Mod
Spanish soldiers review the functions of a MK19 Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade launcher with Iraqi Federal Police at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 10, 2019. Spanish instructors led the Federal Police in a... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), Kut Battalion
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), Kut Battalion soldiers fire M240 Bravo machine guns in preparation for operations in northern Iraq, August 1, 2019. CTS planned and led the operation. The operation clear... More
U.S. Marines, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
U.S. Marines, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Combined Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), fire a 120mm mortar during live fire exercise, August 04, 2019, Syria. Indirect fire ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, Sergeant
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, takes notes during a town hall with Marines and Sailors assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Respons... More
A mural empowering women lines a walkway in the city
A mural empowering women lines a walkway in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 22, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)
Iraqi border guards receive a crate of newly issued
Iraqi border guards receive a crate of newly issued weapons from Coalition Forces at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Mustard)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Charlie Battery,
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct a live-fire exercise with the M777 towed 155... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, begin their transfer of Al-Taqaddum, Iraq, Mar. 25, 2020. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, load an MV-22 Osprey during troop movements at th... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 20.2, conduct gear checks during a Fall Protection Authorized User course in Kuwait, May 28, 2020. The F... More
British Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combined Joint
British Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Deputy Commander for Strategy, shows the CJTF-OIR Wall of Heroes to Karim Khan, the Special Adviser of The Un... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael McClain,
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael McClain, assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Battalion (Attack/Reconnaissance), 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, conducts a class o... More
Spanish Soldiers from Task Force Toro play soccer at
Spanish Soldiers from Task Force Toro play soccer at the Al Asad Air Base track field August 5, 2020. The soldiers come from various battalions of the Spanish army and are part of the international coalition su... More
U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th
U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, discuss security posture adjustments from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in ... More
Iraqi security forces received 20 land cruisers worth
Iraqi security forces received 20 land cruisers worth almost $1 million through the Al Asad Air Base Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund program here Jan. 26, 2021. The vehicles will provide essential transportat... More
Australian army Pvt. Daniel Newman, with Task Group
Australian army Pvt. Daniel Newman, with Task Group Taji, stands guard with the Catafalque Party during the laying of the wreaths at the dawn service for Anzac Day at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 25, 2018. On Anzac D... More
An Iraqi soldier, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 76th Brigade,
An Iraqi soldier, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 76th Brigade, 16th Division, fires the M249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW) for the machine gun live fire range, as part of the Iraqi Army Brigade field training during O... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute
U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a class on squad movements and assaults at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 7, ... More
Soldiers assigned to the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force
Soldiers assigned to the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force practice urban maneuvering procedures at a shoot house in Baghdad, Iraq, June 30, 2015. The ICTF train regularly to improve their tactical abilities and su... More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the Security Battalion,
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the Security Battalion, Nineveh Operations Command, crosses the monkey bars during an obstacle course at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2016. The obstacle course allows trainers to see t... More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the Iraqi Army Bridging
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the Iraqi Army Bridging Regiment fasten two float bridges together during a training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 21, 2016. Iraqi and American forces actively train on boat-mane... More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to 29th Brigade, fires his
An Iraqi soldier assigned to 29th Brigade, fires his SVD Dragunov sniper rifle during 200- to 600-meter fire repetition practice at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 15, 2016. The training was conducted to establish... More
Iraqi soldiers from the 3rd Iraqi Army Brigade use
Iraqi soldiers from the 3rd Iraqi Army Brigade use a metal detector to find simulated improvised explosive devices at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2016. This exercise taught the Iraqi soldiers how to operate the me... More
A Spanish veterinarian checks Cira’s paw pads to ensure
A Spanish veterinarian checks Cira’s paw pads to ensure they are healthy at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2016. The Spanish military police use Ciri and another explosives detection dog as an additional... More
Three children communicate with coalition members while
Three children communicate with coalition members while looking into a gate of an internally displaced person screening point in Hajj Ali, Iraq, September 27, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tracy McKithern)
A Peshmerga soldier driving internally displaced persons
A Peshmerga soldier driving internally displaced persons to a screening point kisses the cheek of a young girl after using his own money to purchase water and cookies for the group near Dibis, Iraq, September 3... More
QAYYARAH AIRFIELD, Iraq – A Sailor runs the Marine
QAYYARAH AIRFIELD, Iraq – A Sailor runs the Marine Corps Marathon Forward in Iraq, Oct. 22, 2017. The forward deployed version of the Marine Corps Marathon was started by Maj. Megan McClung, who was the first f... More
Engineers attached to Operation Inherent Resolve’s
Engineers attached to Operation Inherent Resolve’s Special Operations Joint Task Force erected a bridge over a creek in Raqqah, Syria Dec. 27, 2017. This bridge provides much-needed access to parts of Raqqah fo... More
Iraqi security force key leaders conduct a key leader
Iraqi security force key leaders conduct a key leader engagement at Camp Madrid, Iraq, March 22, 2018. The 71 nations and four international organizations of the Global Coalition remain committed to defeating I... More
Iraqi federal police members receive instruction by
Iraqi federal police members receive instruction by advanced students under the supervision of Italian instructors at the Crowd and Riot Control course on Camp Dublin, Iraq, April 9, 2018. It takes time and inv... More
U.S. Army troopers with Task Force Longknife, 3rd Cavalry
U.S. Army troopers with Task Force Longknife, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, conduct their route recon during the Gainey Cup competition in Iraq, Nov. 14, 2018. The biennial Gainey Cup Competition is designed to identif... More
Spanish instructors teach Iraqi soldiers about squad
Spanish instructors teach Iraqi soldiers about squad movement techniques and tactics at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 23, 2019. Spanish and U.S. instructors train Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in small unit tactics and t... More
Syrian Democratic Force commando cadets clear a room
Syrian Democratic Force commando cadets clear a room during military operations in urban terrain training in Syria, Aug. 3, 2019. The SDF have made steady progress, and have adapted to Daesh tactics to continue... More
An Iraqi Security Force (ISF) soldier, with the School
An Iraqi Security Force (ISF) soldier, with the School of Infantry Noncommissioned Officer II (SINCO II), marks the required adjustments to zero his weapon, on Camp Taji, Iraq, August 5, 2019. The SINCO II, wit... More
A Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
A Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve instructor explains patrol procedures to soldiers with the 3rd Iraqi Special Operations Force (ISOF) during foreign internal defense training in central ... More
An Australian Army quick reaction force (QRF) soldier,
An Australian Army quick reaction force (QRF) soldier, deployed with Task Group Taji 9, loads ammunition into the MAG 58 General Service Machine Gun during a familiarization live fire, on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept.... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, participate in a simulated air raid as part of the Middle East Amphibious Commanders Symposium, Sept. 23, 2019. Th... More
U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, participate in a birthday cake detail during the 244th Marine Corps birthday c... More
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) soldiers, throw smoke grenades
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) soldiers, throw smoke grenades to conceal their movement during a culminating event, at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2019. Exercise Talon Strike involved a battalion lev... More
A Sailor aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis
A Sailor aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) trains the deck crew on handling an MV-22 Osprey during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Dec. 18, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a quick... More
Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve
Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve forces conducting a patrol to protect key terrain and natural resources encountered a hostile pro-Syrian regime militia at a checkpoint near Qamishli, Syri... More
Green Berets currently deployed to the 55 km deconfliction
Green Berets currently deployed to the 55 km deconfliction zone in southern Syria fire an 81 mm mortar weapon system during a live-fire exercise near At-Tanf Garrison, March 26, 2020. The Coalition will continu... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Detachment 371,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Detachment 371, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, conducts airfield damage repair in Camp Taji, Iraq, July... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hassan Kafi, a paratrooper assigned
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hassan Kafi, a paratrooper assigned to Alpha Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects a target for an Iraqi soldier assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th Di... More
Sgt. Ian Templeton, a Soldier assigned to Company D,
Sgt. Ian Templeton, a Soldier assigned to Company D, 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, inspects a launcher for an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system at a... More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen Sean MacFarland, Combined Joint Task
U.S. Army Lt. Gen Sean MacFarland, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve outgoing commander and III Corps commander, gives remarks during the CJTF-OIR Transfer of Authority Ceremony at an undis... More