Colonel Georg Oel, Commander of the German Contingent
Colonel Georg Oel, Commander of the German Contingent for the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center mission in Northern Iraq together with General Aziz Weyzi, Commander of the Zeravani Troops, kindly invite ea... More
A contractor tightens down chains to secure a High-Mobility
A contractor tightens down chains to secure a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System for transportation near Erbil, Iraq, March 21, 2017. The HiMARS will support the mission of Combined Joint Task Force – Operat... More
A U.S. soldier, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th
A U.S. soldier, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry regiment, scans his sector of fire from atop a military fighting vehicle while escorting British forces to a bridge being built in Mosul, Iraq, March ... More
A Peshmerga soldier embraces one of his trainers following
A Peshmerga soldier embraces one of his trainers following the graduation ceremony from the Detect and Defeat course in Iraq, March 29, 2017. This training, which teaches soldiers how to locate and destroy impr... More
Coalition partner force members pull on cords attached
Coalition partner force members pull on cords attached to an inert improvised explosive device, during a test of their knowledge of explosive ordnance disposal at Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2018. This training is cr... More
A coalition partner force member sets up a pulley system
A coalition partner force member sets up a pulley system designed to open an improvised explosive devise from a distance, during a test of his knowledge of explosive ordnance disposal at Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2... More
Coalition partner force members, with the security
Coalition partner force members, with the security forces, drag a coalition partner force member in a demonstration of care under fire during a mock encounter at International Training Area Sierra, Erbil, Iraq,... More
A Peshmerga soldier cautiously approaches an "enemy,"
A Peshmerga soldier cautiously approaches an "enemy," played by a Dutch soldier, during urban operations training near Erbil, Iraq. Dutch and Norwegian soldiers, part of the Kurdistan Training Coordination Cent... More
Zeravani soldiers take a group photo after completing
Zeravani soldiers take a group photo after completing movement on urban terrain training near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Reso... More
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed in support of Combined
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 583rd Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, XVIII Fires Brigade... More
Coalition partners and security force members low crawl
Coalition partners and security force members low crawl during an outdoor class on maintaining a low profile and forward observation techniques during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training is cr... More
A Peshmerga soldier discusses the day’s mobile checkpoint
A Peshmerga soldier discusses the day’s mobile checkpoint training with fellow soldiers at Black Tigers Training Camp, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2017. Dutch and Norwegian trainers instructed the Peshmerga soldiers as part... More
A Peshmerga soldier prepares for an attack along the
A Peshmerga soldier prepares for an attack along the simulated front lines during training at the Menila Training Center in northern Iraq, July 26, 2016. Training was part of a series of events including day an... More
A coalition partner and security force member pulls
A coalition partner and security force member pulls security while participating in a simulated base defense near Erbil, Iraq, March 14, 2018. Since 2014, Operation Inherent Resolve members have built baseline ... More
A Norwegian soldier acts as an enemy during urban operations
A Norwegian soldier acts as an enemy during urban operations training with Peshmerga soldiers near Erbil, Iraq January 17. The training was conducted by both the Norwegian and Dutch militaries as part of the Ku... 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 coalition partner and security force member aims
A coalition partner and security force member aims down the sights of his rifle while practicing shooting from a prone position during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training is critical ... More
A Coalition partner and security force member rushes
A Coalition partner and security force member rushes towards the location of concealed opponents during a drill on navigating difficult terrain during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2018. This train... More
A Zeravani soldier speaks with local press after his
A Zeravani soldier speaks with local press after his graduation ceremony near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2017. The training, which included movement on urban terrain, basic marksmanship, vehicle search and other sol... More
A Peshmerga soldier stands guard during urban operations
A Peshmerga soldier stands guard during urban operations training near Erbil, Iraq. The Norwegian and Dutch militaries, part of the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center, oversaw the day's training which inclu... More
A Peshmerga soldier cautiously peers around a corner
A Peshmerga soldier cautiously peers around a corner during urban operations training near Erbil, Iraq. Dutch and Norwegian soldiers, part of the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center, oversaw the day's traini... More
A Hungarian soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A Hungarian soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, clears the barrel of a PKM machine gun prior to firing during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2018. This training is critical t... More
British soldiers deployed in support of Operation Inherent
British soldiers deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, talk with an Iraqi security force member during the building of a bridge in Mosul, Iraq, March 20, 2018. The United Kingdom Bridge Training Te... More
A coalition partner and security force member aims
A coalition partner and security force member aims down the sights of his rifle while practicing shooting from a standing position during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training is critic... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Bowman, deployed in support
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Bowman, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to 258th Engineer Utility Detachment, North Carolina National Guard, works to repair a ... More
Peshmerga soldiers display their certificates following
Peshmerga soldiers display their certificates following the graduation ceremony from the Detect and Defeat course in Iraq, March 29, 2017. This training, which teaches soldiers how to locate and destroy improvi... More
Security force members disassemble their weapons while
Security force members disassemble their weapons while learning basic infantry tactics near Chamchamal, Iraq, Feb. 04, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent R... More
Peshmerga soldiers learn basic rifle marksmanship during
Peshmerga soldiers learn basic rifle marksmanship during weapons training near Erbil, Iraq , April 4, 2017. This training is an integral part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Inherent Resolve building partner... More
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, cleans up a crater made by a previously unexploded ordinance in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018. A Coalition of 74 members have committed themselv... More
A Peshmerga soldier checks a simulated enemy casualty
A Peshmerga soldier checks a simulated enemy casualty while his fellow soldier provides cover during training at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2017. The training is part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation ... More
Members of the Peshmerga media directorate attend a
Members of the Peshmerga media directorate attend a Social Media Basic Course in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building ... More
A coalition partner force member discuses the contents
A coalition partner force member discuses the contents of a warehouse with a German army soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, during a management course test at Mina Depot, Erbil, Iraq, J... More
Peshmerga soldiers drive Humvees and a MaxxPro mine
Peshmerga soldiers drive Humvees and a MaxxPro mine resistant, ambush-protected vehicle in a convoy as part of driver’s training provided by German soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2017. More than 60 Coalitio... More
Zeravani soldiers get into platoon formation to receive
Zeravani soldiers get into platoon formation to receive instructions and begin movement on urban terrain training with German soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combi... More
A coalition partner and security force member loads
A coalition partner and security force member loads five rounds into a magazine for use in a rifle range during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2018. This training is critical to enabling local secur... More
Coalition partners and security force members discuss
Coalition partners and security force members discuss perimeter emplacements during base defense training in Erbil, Iraq, March 14, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operati... More
A Zeravani soldier arrives in a convoy for movement
A Zeravani soldier arrives in a convoy for movement on urban terrain training with German soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inh... More
A coalition partner force member instructs a class
A coalition partner force member instructs a class of security force members on terms used in conjunction with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat detection at Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2018. Thi... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cindy Veza, 82nd Sustainment Brigade,
U.S. Army Spc. Cindy Veza, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, does push-ups while her buddy rests during a competition for the Battle Buddies Against Suicide Physical Training (BBAS-PT) in Erbil, Iraq, Mar. 3, 2018. The... More
A Peshmerga soldier takes cover behind a wall, using
A Peshmerga soldier takes cover behind a wall, using a broken piece of mirror for observation, while a comrade investigates a possible dangerous device during explosive ordnance disposal and counter improvised ... More
A coalition partner and security force member confers
A coalition partner and security force member confers with other security force members on the locations of hidden objects during an outdoor class on forward observation posts during training in Erbil, Iraq, Ja... More
Peshmerga soldiers chant and dance after a day of mobile
Peshmerga soldiers chant and dance after a day of mobile checkpoint and military operations on urban terrain training at Black Tigers Training Camp, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2017. Dutch and Norwegian trainers instructed ... More
A Kurdish worker unloads flour provided by the U.S.
A Kurdish worker unloads flour provided by the U.S. Army for Peshmerga soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, March 26, 2017. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve facilitates providing essential items to ... More
Coalition and security force members listen to instruction
Coalition and security force members listen to instruction given by a British army training team member during individual fire and movement training near Erbil, Iraq, April 10, 2018. This training is part of th... More
Norwegian trainers instruct Peshmerga solders on proper
Norwegian trainers instruct Peshmerga solders on proper squad movements at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2017. Norway is one of over 60 coalition partners who are part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation I... More
Peshmerga soldiers provide security during urban operations
Peshmerga soldiers provide security during urban operations training near Erbil Iraq, April 4, 2017. This training is an integral part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Inherent Resolve building partner capaci... More
Coalition partners and security force members practice
Coalition partners and security force members practice loading and unloading their weapons during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2018. This training is critical to enabling local security forces to ... More
A coalition partner and security force member examines
A coalition partner and security force member examines shrapnel recovered from a previously unexploded ordinance in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018. A Coalition of 74 members have committed themselves to the goal of... More
German trainers watch the video play back of an interview
German trainers watch the video play back of an interview following driver’s training with Peshmerga soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2017. More than 60 Coalition partners have committed themselves to the goa... More
Coalition partners and security force members search
Coalition partners and security force members search for the locations of hidden objects during an outdoor class on forward observation during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2018. This training is critical t... More
A coalition partner force member searches for the source
A coalition partner force member searches for the source of a leak in the undercarriage of a Mercedes Unimog GL at Mina Depot, Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2018. The breadth and diversity of Coalition partners demonstr... More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Murphy, 501st Area Support Medical
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Murphy, 501st Area Support Medical Company, 86th Combat Support Hospital, does kettle bell swings during a competition for the Battle Buddies Against Suicide Physical Training (BBAS-PT) i... More
A soldier with the Royal Netherlands army, deployed
A soldier with the Royal Netherlands army, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, runs ahead of his group to set up a scenario for reacting to contact during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2018. ... More
The inside of the new Counter Improvised Explosive
The inside of the new Counter Improvised Explosive Device training building has various items that may be found in the average building and could be used as IEDs. Located at the German Village in Binaslawa trai... More
Central Command Visit to Erbil
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles C. Costanza, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Operations Center Erbil greets U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, U.S. Central Command commander during his visit to Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 14, 20... More
Kurdish workers unload flour provided by the U.S. Army
Kurdish workers unload flour provided by the U.S. Army for Peshmerga soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, March 26, 2017. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve facilitates providing essential items to ve... More
A British soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A British soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, addresses a class of coalition partners and security force members about the nature of noise and light discipline during training in Erbil, ... More
German soldiers, deployed in support of Operation Inherent
German soldiers, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, dig a pit near an unexploded ordinance to control the direction of the blast in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018. A Coalition of 74 members have com... More
A coalition partner and security force member attaches
A coalition partner and security force member attaches a charge to a counter explosive devise during training on, safe improvised explosive device disposal in Erbil, Iraq, March 8, 2018. This training is part o... More
Coalition partners and security force members scan
Coalition partners and security force members scan their sectors of fire in a movement drill during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2018. This training is critical to enabling local security forces to secure ... More
A British soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A British soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, examines a bridge that was built in Mosul, Iraq, March 21, 2018. The United Kingdom Bridge Training Team advises and assists Iraqi security ... More
A Peshmerga soldier uses a hook-wire-pulley system
A Peshmerga soldier uses a hook-wire-pulley system to open a door that could possibly be rigged to explode upon opening. The day's training was conducted at Black Tiger training area on Feb. 13, 2017 by the Ger... More
A Zeravani soldier provides security during training
A Zeravani soldier provides security during training in military operations on urban terrain at Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Reso... More
A Zeravani soldier describes the plan of action using
A Zeravani soldier describes the plan of action using rocks and other props during movement on urban terrain training with near Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Ta... More
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, demonstrates how to properly insert ear protection during a class on improvised explosive device disposal before training coalition partners ... More
A coalition partner and security force member high
A coalition partner and security force member high crawls during an outdoor class on maintaining a low profile and forward observation techniques during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training is ... More
A coalition partner force member observes a movement
A coalition partner force member observes a movement drill in a demonstration of care under fire during a mock encounter at International Training Area Sierra, Erbil, Dec. 28, 2017. German army soldiers, coalit... More
A security force member listens to instructions while
A security force member listens to instructions while learning basic infantry tactics near Chamchamal, Iraq, Feb. 04, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Re... More
Erby of Iraq hangs out in the Kurdistan Training
Erby of Iraq hangs out in the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center (KTCC), in a Peshmerga Camp in Bnaslawa, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2017. (Photo by Sgt. Tracy McKithern)
A Peshmerga soldier cautiously emerges from the shadows
A Peshmerga soldier cautiously emerges from the shadows and crawls toward an enemy position during urban operations training near Erbil, Iraq. Dutch and Norwegian soldiers, part of the Kurdistan Training Coordi... More
A Peshmerga soldier moves boulders to help prepare
A Peshmerga soldier moves boulders to help prepare a barrier during mobile checkpoint training at Black Tigers Training Camp, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force... More
A coalition partner and security force member searches
A coalition partner and security force member searches for hidden objects during an outdoor class on forward observation posts during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training is critical to enablin... More
A Dutch trainer walks toward Peshmerga soldiers after
A Dutch trainer walks toward Peshmerga soldiers after a break in training at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2017. The Netherlands are one of many coalition partners who are part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Ope... More
Kurdish workers unload flour provided by the U.S. Army
Kurdish workers unload flour provided by the U.S. Army for Peshmerga soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, March 26, 2017. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve facilitates providing essential items to ve... More
An Asayish member listens to instruction given by an
An Asayish member listens to instruction given by an Italian Carabineri trainer during police training at the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center, east of Erbil, Iraq October 23, 2017. The KTCC is a Combined... More
A coalition partner and security force member rushes
A coalition partner and security force member rushes towards cover in a movement drill during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2018. This training is critical to enabling local security forces to secure their ... More
A Norwegian trainer moves through a building alongside
A Norwegian trainer moves through a building alongside Zeravani soldiers during training in military operations on urban terrain at Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2017. Norway is one of over 60 coalition partners who ar... More
A security force member is scanning his sector of fire
A security force member is scanning his sector of fire while learning basic infantry tactics near Chamchamal, Iraq, Feb. 04, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inhe... More
A British soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A British soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, discusses the construction of a bridge with an Iraqi security force (ISF) member in Mosul, Iraq, March 21, 2018. The United Kingdom Bridge T... More
Kurdish workers unload flour provided by the U.S. Army
Kurdish workers unload flour provided by the U.S. Army for Peshmerga soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, March 26, 2017. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve facilitates providing essential items to ve... More
Coalition partners and security force members participate
Coalition partners and security force members participate in a class on working successfully in a forward observation post during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. This training is critical to enabling lo... More
Coalition partners and security force members observe
Coalition partners and security force members observe the effects of a colored smoke grenade used in an outdoor class on forward observation during training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2018. This training is criti... More
Security force members observe a training exercise
Security force members observe a training exercise while learning basic infantry tactics near Chamchamal, Iraq, Feb. 04, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent... More
British soldiers, deployed in support of Operation
British soldiers, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, await various demonstrations on controlling noise and light during training in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2018. This training is part of the overa... More
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, scans the ground in search of a reported unexploded ordinance in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018. A Coalition of 74 members have committed themsel... More
A security force member discusses targets and strategy
A security force member discusses targets and strategy with a British army trainer during individual fire and movement training near Erbil, Iraq, April 10, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Jo... More
Coalition partners and security force members peer
Coalition partners and security force members peer over a ridge line in search of any enemy moment during a drill on navigating difficult terrain during military training in Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2018. This tra... More
The United Kingdom Bridge Training Team advises and
The United Kingdom Bridge Training Team advises and assists Iraqi security forces in construction of an Acrow Poseidon bridge over the Tigris River in Mosul, Iraq, March 20, 2018. This effort is part of Combine... More
Peshmerga soldiers prepare for an anticipated attack
Peshmerga soldiers prepare for an anticipated attack along simulated front lines during training at the Menila Training Center in northern Iraq, July 26, 2016. Training was part of a series of events including ... More
Kurdish and German Soldiers and dignitaries gather
Kurdish and German Soldiers and dignitaries gather at the handover ceremony of the new Counter Improvised Explosive Device training building at the German Village in Binaslawa training area near Erbil, Iraq on ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Akbari, assigned to the Military
U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Akbari, assigned to the Military Information Support Team Iraq, hands out class materials to members of the Peshmerga media directorate during a Social Media Basic Course in Erbil, Iraq, ... More
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation
A German soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, instructs a class of local security force members on terms and equipment used in conjunction with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuc... More
A member of the United Kingdom training team instructs
A member of the United Kingdom training team instructs a security force member on aiming before he takes part in a familiarization firing range with his issued weapon in Bnaslawa, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2018. The curri... More
Coalition partner and security force members build
Coalition partner and security force members build a defensive position while participating in a simulated base defense near Erbil, Iraq, March 14, 2018. Since 2014, Operation Inherent Resolve members have buil... More
Peshmerga soldiers prepare for an attack along the
Peshmerga soldiers prepare for an attack along the simulated front lines during training at the Menila Training Center in northern Iraq, July 26, 2016. Training was part of a series of events including day and ... More
A Peshmerga soldier prepares a metal detector during
A Peshmerga soldier prepares a metal detector during explosive ordnance disposal and counter improvised explosive device training on Feb. 13, 2017 at Black Tiger training area. The day's training was conducted ... More
A Peshmerga soldier covers his sector of fire during
A Peshmerga soldier covers his sector of fire during urban operations training near Erbil, Iraq, April 4, 2017. This training is an integral part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Inherent Resolve building par... More
A Dutch trainer watches as Peshmerga soldiers move
A Dutch trainer watches as Peshmerga soldiers move through a military operations on urban terrain training scenario at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2017. The Netherlands are one of many coalition partners who are p... More
A Peshmerga soldier renders a salute during the graduation
A Peshmerga soldier renders a salute during the graduation ceremony from the Detect and Defeat course in Iraq, March 29, 2017. This training, which teaches soldiers how to locate and destroy improvised explosiv... More
A coalition partner and security force member practices
A coalition partner and security force member practices sending up a flare during training in Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2018. Erbil, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task For... More