CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —With the help of his commander, Lt. Col. Kerry W. Goodman, Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell cases the 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms colors during a Transfer Of Authority ceremony between 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms March 10.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – The Tikrit Tigers and Mosul Panthers, made up of officers assigned to Task Force Ironhorse, compete for the ball during the Thanksgiving “Turkey Bowl” football game at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Nov. 25. The Tigers stomped the Panthers 91-49. The game gave the officers a break from their busy work-schedule to participate in a light-hearted holiday activity. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N)

Creating a casualty.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A surgeon from 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division applies special effects makeup to Staff Sgt. Matthew Bergmann to simulate injuries prior to a mass casualty exercise at Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 23, 2011. Bergman, a mechanic assigned to Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th AAB, and a native of Indian Mound, Tenn., portrayed a casualty during the scenario, which tested first responder and hospital procedures at COS Marez.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Piece by piece.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPICHER, Iraq – Spc. Daniel Pelletier, a metal worker assigned to 299th Engineer Company, 724th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, uses a torch welder to free a section of an Improvised Rafting Bridge on the Tigris River near Sharqat, Iraq, Jan 23, 2011. As the 299th Eng. Company engineers dismantled the IRB, vehicles crossed a brand new Iraqi made Sharqat Bridge which opened to Iraqi citizens for the first time the same day. The new Sharqat Bridge provides the quickest route for traffic traveling between the cities of Mosul and Tikrit.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

Col. Warren Hurst, commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, briefs members of the news media at Fort Campbell, Ky., during an earthquake-response exercise May 14, 2012. About 30 Airmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group and 123rd Special Tactics Squadron deployed to Fort Campbell to demonstrate their preparedness for an initial response after a natural disaster. The Kentucky Air Guard's Initial Response Hub team is the first of its kind in the nation. No other unit in the U.S. military has the same breadth of capabilities housed in one unit, with the C-130 aircraft to permit immediate response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Candles burn.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Red, white and blue candles burn behind the Noncommissioned Officer plaque during an NCO induction ceremony hosted by 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Advise Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, May 21, 2011. The candles represent valor, purity and honor, values instilled within an NCO as they serve. During the time-honored ceremony, Soldiers recited the NCO Creed and passed by the candles as they crossed the line signifying entry into the NCO Corps.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

The Vermont National Guard sent a contingency of five soldiers along with Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, to France celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I. Each state that had National Guard representation in World War I were invited back to France to celebrate the anniversary. National Guardsmen visited monuments, cemeteries, villages, battle sites, trenches, museums, and attended ceremonies as part of their visit. The Center for Military History provided guides throughout the trip.

U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 10, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)

On the hunt.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, prepare to clear simulated enemy fighters from a building during urban operations training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center. Iraqi soldiers are scheduled to begin Operation Iron Lion, an ongoing series of exercises designed to showcase cooperative abilities of several Iraqi Security Forces agencies in Ninewa province.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

A helping hand.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – An Iraqi child receives help opening his shoebox from an Iraqi soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 48th Brigade 4th Iraqi Army Division during a humanitarian event in Tikrit, Iraq, April 7, 2011. Fifty children received clothes, blankets and shoes provided by Civil Affairs section, 4th Infantry Division, and handed out during the event by IA soldiers in an effort to bolster confidence and support for IA units operating in local communities in Tikrit.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

IA soldiers prepare to enter room

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Cpl. Yousif Obeyid, an Iraqi infantryman assigned to 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, leads a stack formation through an urban operations lane at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 12, 2011. Obeyid, a native of Mosul, Iraq, led the Iraqi soldiers as they entered and cleared buildings during the cordon and search exercise. U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, partnered with the IA soldiers to teach them enhanced combat tactics during the month-long training rotation.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

Capt. Jim Jackson, assigned to the 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron, measures the taxiway width for incoming U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-130 aircraft at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., during the Joint Operational Access Exercise, Feb. 11, 2011. Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., partnered with Soldiers from the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, Ft. Eustis, V.A., to sharpen their skills in airfield operations, aircraft on and off-loads, airbase defense, and establishing a distribution node of cargo and supplies. JOAX is designed to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large-scale heavy cargo and troop movements. ( U.S. Air Force Photo/MSgt Stan Parker) (RELEASED)

Mentoring the troops.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III addresses military issues with Soldiers deployed as part of U.S. Division – North during a visit to Contingency Operating Sites Marez and Diamondback in Ninewa province, Iraq, June, 23, 2011. During a question and answer period, the Soldiers, who are deployed in support of Operation New Dawn, asked Chandler about the future of Army policy and what he expects to change during his tenure as the Army’s top enlisted Soldier.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

180318-N-VG727-073 NAKAGUSUKU BAY, Japan (March 18, 2018) Sailors heave a line during a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) recovery on the weather deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey, assigned to the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment in the Indo-Pacific region to support training under the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Up-Gunned ESG concept and to serve as a forward multi-mission asset for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Collins III/Released)

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Senior Airman Vaughn Price, right, makes a final adjustment on Senior Airman Paula Daniels’ uniform prior to the 108th Contingency Response Group’s Assumption of Command ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 8, 2013. Both Airmen are members of the 108th Wing Honor Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire, urban operations training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week intensive training cycle designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)

Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jesus Rodriguez, 36th Contingency Response Group, conducts a brief near the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal Monday, Sep. 15, 2014 prior to the start of a drill to test the TIA Disaster Response Plan. The TIA DRP, shorthand for the name of the exercise, is a civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative between the governments of Nepal and the United States. The plan was initially drafted in 2012 by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and Tribhuvan International Airport Civil Aviation Office. It specifically deals with emergency response and management procedures following a large earthquake at Nepal’s only international airport. The exercise runs from Sept. 15-18. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Kosterman)

An Armenian soldier of Armenian Peacekeeping Forces provides security while fellow soldiers question civilian role-players during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 4, 2014. The rotation is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability and contingency operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Schell/Released)

A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — During an Oct. 11 excess property inspection, Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman (middle), a native of Meridian, Miss., and commander of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms headquartered in Senatobia, Miss., stands flanked by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Conner (left), native of Greenwood, Miss., and 2nd Platoon sergeant, and 1st Sgt. Michael Ginn of Itta Bema, Miss., both members of Company B, 2/198th CAB, out of Greenwood, Miss. The inspection was in preparation for a drawdown of forces and equipment in Iraq.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Spc. Jonathan C. Hudson (left), a gun truck commander from Batesville, Miss., receives a Command Sergeant Major’s from Sgt. Maj. John T. Raines, a battalion operations sergeant major and resident of Flowood, Miss., during a ceremony in the Base Defense Operations Center conference room here, Feb. 5. Both men serve with the BDOC, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Senatobia, Miss. Hudson received the award for embodying the Army value of honor, and Raines presented it on behalf of battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell.

U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

ODIN V prepares for departure.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – The Task Force ODIN Color Guard stands at attention in front of a C12 Huron during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 14, 2011. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Nicholas Arata, outgoing commander, Task Force ODIN V, handed over responsibility for the task force’s mission to observe, detect, identify and neutralize improvised explosive devices in northern Iraq to Lt. Col. Jon Tussing and the Soldiers of Task Force ODIN VI.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

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Col. Gary Gottschall, 615 Contingency Response Wing Commander and Chief Master Sgt. Mike Laplant, 615 CRW Command Chief, congratulate Technical Sgt. Raymond Sanchez during his promotion under Stripes for Exceptional Performers, December 10, 2010 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.. (U.S. Air Force Photo/MSgt Stan Parker)

‘Success with honor’

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Colonel Scott McKean, commander, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Armored Division, addresses senior U.S. and Iraqi generals, and guests during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony September 4, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq. “Highlanders” assumed responsibility of the Operation New Dawn mission in Ninewa province from 4th AAB, 1st Cavalry Div.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Armored Div., USD – North)

Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., apply medical assistance to military and civilian volunteers during an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team exercise simulating an urban earthquake in the SOUTHCOM AOR on Travis AFB, 8 Feb. 2011. The mission of an EMEDS team, which includes physicians, nurses, and a variety of medical technicians, is to rapidly deploy and provide forward stabilization, primary care, and dental services to support a population-at-risk of 3,000 to 5,000 people. Released (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

Sweet tooth.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Pfc. Matthew Lenninger, a Lancaster, Calif. native, serving with 1st Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., shares his favorite candy with a 10-year old boy in a village just north of Kirkuk, Iraq, March 10, 2011. Deployed in support of Operation New Dawn, Soldiers of 1st Bn., 14th Inf. Regt. assisted the Iraqi Army during a humanitarian aid mission, distributing food, water and clothes to a local village.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

Three of the construction workers confering on some aspect of the job (perhaps, who's going to Tim Horton's for coffee and donuts). :)

Spot Check.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Montral Ferguson, a combat engineer assigned to the Force Protection Vulnerability Assessment Team, Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, inspects a defensive barrier for deficiencies at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 1, 2011. When a convoy came under attack from extremists detonating multiple Improvised Explosive Devices, Ferguson established a cordon and led a follow-on search of nearby buildings that resulted in the detention of suspected IED emplacers. Ferguson, a native of Marion, La., earned recognition as the “Ironhorse Strong” Soldier of the Week for his actions during the attack in northern Iraq.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram; USD-N PAO)

NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- A member of the 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit looks on as A-10 Thunderbolt IIs take off for a close-air-support night mission Sept. 14 during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO exercise focused on preparing forward air controllers for contingency operations. Sixteen NATO member nations are participating in the exercise to establish and build common techniques, tactics and practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/ Released)

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

Maintenance check.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Matthew Hackbarth, a motor transport operator from Phoenix, Ariz., assigned to Security platoon, Company A, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., performs preventive maintenance checks and services on his vehicle, March 1, 2011, to ensure the vehicle remains operational for the platoon’s next sustainment mission in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Dedeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — The adjutant general and the command sergeant major of the Mississippi National Guard sit with senior leaders in front of the base defense operations center and mayor cell of Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Nov. 26. Sitting from left to right are Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Davis, Col. William Glasgow, command sergeant major and commander of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Tupelo, Miss., Command Sgt. Maj. Donald L. Cooley, the senior noncommissioned officer of the Mississippi National Guard, Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell, the senior noncommissioned officer of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, out of Senatobia, Miss., Brig. Gen. William L. Freeman, Jr., the adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard, Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman, commander of 2/198th CAB, and Lt. Col. William B. Smith, Jr., 2/198th Mayor of COL Q-West.

U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

First Lt. Lisa Cullen, Contingency Operating Base Basra education officer, talks with Staff Sgt. Edward Ortiz, 1078th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division squad leader from Buford, Ga. about the options offered by the Post 9-11 GI Bill Chapter 33. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Debralee P. Crankshaw)

Explanation.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – First Lieutenant Holjer Correa, maneuver platoon leader, Fire Support Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, talks about his experiences during the events of Sept. 11, 2001 with members of his platoon on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2011.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N PAO)

Protect and defend.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – An Iraqi policeman defeats attackers during a martial arts demonstration as part of a graduation ceremony at the Mosul Public Service Academy in Mosul, Iraq, June 12, 2011. Newly graduated policemen showed top Iraqi leaders their readiness to join the police force by demonstrating combative skills and crime scene investigation techniques.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, process through a personnel deployment function (PDF) line during an operational readiness inspection at Travis AFB, Feb. 1, 2016. The base is currently conducting Crisis Look 16-01, to evaluate rapid mobile global readiness. The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. Personnel from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Force Support Squadron and chapel staff were on hand to address deployment-related concerns. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch/Released)

Sgt. Renea Rivers.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sgt. Renea Rivers, a support operations noncommissioned officer from Sumter, S.C., assigned to Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, processes shipping requests at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, March 13, 2011. Rivers earned recognition as the U.S. Division-North Sustainment Hero for organizing the turn-in of more than $1 million dollars worth of equipment used at four different operating locations in two days.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Tverberg, USD-N PAO)

Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, process through a personnel deployment function (PDF) line during an operational readiness inspection at Travis AFB, Feb. 1, 2016. The base is currently conducting Crisis Look 16-01, to evaluate rapid mobile global readiness. The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. Personnel from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Force Support Squadron and chapel staff were on hand to address deployment-related concerns. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch/Released)

Childers speaks with Texas congressman.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Capt. Aaron Childers, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with U.S. Representative Michael Burgess, of Texas, during dinner at the Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, dining facility, Aug. 13, 2011. Childers, who is from Plano, Texas, and other constituents discussed current U.S. affairs with visiting congressmen prior to the troopers’ redeployment to Fort Hood, Texas, later this summer.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – North)

Objective secured.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Green smoke signals a secured objective as Iraqi soldiers maneuver and fire to defeat enemy threats during a battalion-sized live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 24, 2011. The soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, conducted a month-long training rotation led by U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. During the 25-day training cycle of Tadreeb al Shamil, U.S. forces trained their Iraqi counterparts improving IA small unit tactics and proficiency in engaging and defeating external threats.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)