Building Partner Capacity

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Jerido, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection apprentice, and her mother, Angei Jerido, smile for a photo at Cooper Beach, New York, Dec. 13, 2011. At a very young a More

Maj. Luis Otero, a flight surgeon with the 60th Medical Operations Group, and Tech. Sgt. Terrence Graden, an Independent Duty Medical Technician with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, listen to rema More

Master Sgt. Troy Daland, a SERE Specialist with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, works with Honduran Airmen in Tegucigalpa, Honduras exchanging knowledge about fashioning knots used for survival si More

Sub-oficial II Maestro Enrique Hernandez-Sanchez, a Honduran crew chief, consults his new aircraft fueling checklist in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during a milestone interoperability event where Honduran air force f More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook shuts down its engines after arriving for a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Uala, Panama Feb. 26, 2013. Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted a combined four-day MEDRETE in two villa More

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (right middle) speaks to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of the U.S. Southern Command (left, 2nd to bottom), during a meeting at the Honduran Presidenti More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Brian Lilienthal, Air Advisor Academy instructor, teaches 612th Air Base Squadron firefighters about the Guatemalan culture. Twelve members from the 612th Air Base Squadron Fire Emergen More

Master Sgt. Jeremy Jacobs, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Tactical Aircraft Manager, does a function check on night vision goggles, Dec. 1, 2014, while on temporary duty assignment to Chile. Jacobs was th More

Medical professionals gather around during a demonstration on proper dawning techniques of personal protective equipment on Dec. 2, 2014, in El Salvador. Members of Air Forces Southern military training team we More

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, right, the senior enlisted leader of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Iraq, discusses the program of instruction for training the units of the Iraqi army More

Iraqi Soldiers listen to a civilian contractor attached to Task Force Al Asad, talk about counter-improvised explosive device aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, as part of an Operation Inherent Resolve - Build Part More

Danish combat medic Oversergent Loui and interpreter Premierløjtnant Frederikke meet with an Iraqi officer to discuss medical supplies and equipment issues on Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq, April 10, 2015. Denmark is o More

An Iraqi soldier enrolls into a military training program with U.S. servicemembers as part of the Operation Inherent Resolve Building Partner Capacity mission aboard Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq, April 12, 2015. The c More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer (left), an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Task Force Al Asad, and a member of the Joint IED Defeat Organization organize unexploded ordnance marked for disposal More

Col. Oliveira, Campo Grande air force base wing commander, speaks with members of Air Forces Southern during a weeklong exchange focused on Search and Rescue in Campo Grande, Brazil, May 11, 2015. During the we More

Gunnery Sgt. Carl Wildrom, a post exchange manager with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, helps a customer with Task Force Al Asad make a purchase at a make-shift PX More

An Iraqi security forces (ISF) soldier fires an AT4 anti-armor weapon at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 27, 2015. The AT4 is used by ISF to destroy Daesh vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Through advise More

U.S. Marines and Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum set up a tent to be used as a dining facility at Al Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq, June 28, 2015. Task Force Al Taqaddum is part of Combined Joint Task Force – Ope More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Salcedo and Staff Sgt. Joseph Camilleri, both hold down a two-by-four while Spc. Niclaus Hopkins, cuts it at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 28, 2015. The Soldiers are assigned to the 315t More

Anbar tribal fighters clear a mock village during a training exercise led by the Iraqi security forces at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 29, 2015. The ISF trains tribal fighters into a volunteer unit dedicate More

Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element offload cargo from a KC-130 at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 1, 2015. The 321st brings with it all the necessary elements for expeditionary airfield operations More

U.S. Marines come to a security halt during a patrol at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 3, 2015. The Task Force Al Taqaddum Security Force runs regular mounted and dismounted patrols of the area to ensure the More

Lance Cpl. Ali J. Mohammed poses for a photo with a Humvee aboard Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Mohammed is originally from Baghdad and is now serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as a supply Marine. He More

Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad discuss machine gun operations during an automatic weapons range at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Through advise and assist and building partner capacity More

A Danish coalition member with Task Force Al Asad reviews shot groupings with Iraqi soldiers during marksmanship training as part of the building partner capacity mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 27, 201 More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport mechanic with the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, checks the oil of a Humvee at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jul More

Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation during their Building Partner Capacity training graduation on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 30, 2015. The Building Partner Capacity (BPC) and advise and assist More

Peshmerga troops practice locating IEDs near Erbil, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2015. Peshmerga soldiers are taking part in an 18-day exercise led by coalition forces from Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany More

U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum move concrete barriers to reinforce the living areas at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2015. The team of soldiers worked quickly and effectively to provide safe s More

A newly issued set of equipment provided by the Iraq Train and Equip Fund awaits a graduate from the Popular Mobilization Program graduation ceremony at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2015. The Popular Mo More

Soldiers from the Royal Danish army register members of the 7th Iraqi Army Division during a military training enrollment at Al Asad Air Base, Aug. 17, 2015. The enrollment processes administrative and biometri More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Lakin Chaffer, an embarkation specialist with Task Force Al Asad, and sourced from Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Woodstock, Geor More

Soldiers with the 7th Iraqi Army Division’s media cell attach a radio antenna to a broadcast tower at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2015. The antenna, and its accompanying Radio in a Box, were provided by I More

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, taxis a runway in the C More

An update on the ‪#‎CJTFOIR‬ building partner capacity mission. 1,649 graduates increased the total trained to 17,541. Recently, 823 Peshmerga soldiers graduated from a building partner capacity site in Erbil. More

Coalition members from 14 nations trained 17,541 Iraqi Security Forces, to include Peshmerga and tribal forces, to increase their capability to defeat Daesh (an Arabic acronym for ISIL). This training is critic More

This week's building partner capacity update features photos of Esercito Italiano members training Peshmerga forces near Erbil, Iraq. Trainers from Finland, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Nor More

An Australian Army trainer leads Iraqi Army soldiers to the beginning of the bayonet course during bayonet fighting lessons at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. The Australian and New Zealand Defence forces are More

This week's building partner capacity update features photos of Australian Defence Force in the Middle East conducting bayonet training for Iraqi Security Forces at Camp Taji and Peshmerga forces demonstrating More

#‎CJTFOIR‬ Photo Of The Day: Peshmerga soldiers participate in a break from contact drill under the supervision of Italian trainers near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2016. Coalition trainers in Northern Iraq have train More

An Italian Carabinieri trainer watches as Iraqi policemen demonstrate search procedures during a training exercise at Camp Dublin, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2016. The Iraqi policemen are currently attending a training cou More

This week's building partner capacity update features photos of Forsvaret (Royal Danish Army) conducting marksmanship training for Iraqi Security Forces at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, and Bundeswehr (German) soldie More

A ‪#‎Peshmerga‬ soldier takes up a security position during an improvised explosive device detection and defeat exercise at a base near ‪#‎Erbil‬, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infan More

A Spanish trainer assists an Iraqi soldier, assigned to the 72nd Iraqi Army Brigade, with loading a .50 caliber machine gun during a combined arms breach training exercise (CABEX) at ‪#‎Besmaya‬ Range Complex, More

This week's building partner capacity graphic features photos from #Peshmerga defense tactics training taught by Bundeswehr trainers in Erbil, Iraq; and Law of Armed Conflict training taught by Australian Army More

This week's building partner capacity graphic features photos from Peshmerga soldiers rehearsing urban tactical movement at a training base near Erbil, Iraq; and Iraqi Army soldiers on the Non-Commissioned Acad More

This week's building partner capacity graphic features photos from Iraqi soldiers from the 7th Iraqi Army Division receiving training on Mortar weapon systems at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq; and Iraqi Army soldiers More

This week's building partner capacity graphic features photos from Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 7th Iraqi Army Division receiving urban operations training; and Iraqi Army soldiers receiving “MOUT” training a More

Graduates of the Senior Operations Planner and Air Defense Liaison programs pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and members of the program staff after their graduation ceremony at the Air Forces More

Italian trainers observe Peshmerga soldiers as they don protective masks during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2016. CBRN training is provided to Pes More

A Peshmerga soldier positions himself on the ground during a counter-improvised explosive device class near Erbil, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2016. The class provides Peshmerga soldiers with the knowledge and ability to s More

An Italian trainer observes a Peshmerga solider looking for an improvised explosive device during a counter-IED class near Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2016. Counter-IED classes provide effective ways for Peshmerga sol More

A Peshmerga soldier practices providing suppressive fire under the guidance of an Italian trainer during a live-fire-assault drill at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2016. Live-fire exercises allow Peshmerga soldiers t More

Peshmerga soldiers prepare to engage targets as part of the Modern Brigade Course culmination exercise near Atrush, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2016. The exercise incorporated advanced infantry battle drills and maneuver ta More

Members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) prepare to conduct a training raid near a Building Partner Capacity site in Baghdad, November, 2016. Training at the building partner capacity sites is an integral pa More

A Peshmerga soldier learns to assemble a metal detector during counter- improvised explosive device training at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2016. The Italian army conducted the training as part of the Combined Joi More

An Italian trainer discusses avenues of approach to detect improvised explosive devices during the counter-IED training near Erbil, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2016. The Italian army conducted the training as part of the Co More

A Pesmerga soldier detonates an improvised explosive device during counter-IED range at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2016. The Italian Army conducted the training as part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Erin M. Baxter-Haynes, a Judge Advocate from Naval Special Warfare Command, assigned as the Legal Special Projects Officer for a special operations command under Combined Joint Task Force – More

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

An Iraqi platoon commander, center, discusses scheme of maneuver to his squad leaders, all from 7th Iraqi Army Division, during assault movement training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2017. Training at bu More

Iraqi soldiers from 7th Iraqi Army Division take a break from infantry squad training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint More

British trainers from 4th Battalion, "The Rifles”, joke with Iraqi soldiers from 7th Iraqi Army Division while loading magazines with blank ammunition during the platoon assault movement, part of their culminat More

An Iraqi security forces soldier from 7th Iraqi Army Division has his fingerprints scanned during initial processing prior to the ISF training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2017. Al Asad Air Base is one o More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William D. Beydler, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, speaks to Marines about their morale and welfare while applauding their commitment to supporting Operation I More

Coalition forces and Iraqi Army commanders pose for a photo outside of 7th Iraqi Army Headquarters after the Al Anbar Leader’s Conference in Al Asad, Iraq, Feb. 6, 2017. This key leader engagement with regional More

British trainers congratulate an Iraqi security forces soldier during a graduation ceremony at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2017. The curriculum at building partner capacity sites includes leadership, ethic More

A German soldier observes a Peshmerga soldier as he attempts to clear an anti-personnel mine during explosive ordnance disposal and counter improvised explosive device training near Black Tiger training area in More

A Danish instructor trains Iraqi security forces soldiers in checkpoint procedures during mobile checkpoint training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint More

Iraqi security forces soldiers from 7th Iraqi Army Division and British trainers from The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 Scots), stretch out prior to weapons training at Al Asad A More

BAGHDAD - Graduates of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service’s “Second School” take a group photograph after their culminating exercise in Baghdad, Feb. 28, 2017. The “Second School” focuses on advanced weapons a More

A Danish trainer shows Iraqi security forces soldiers how to hold an M16A2 rifle during checkpoint training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, March 9, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral p More

A British soldier from The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 Scots), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, issues an M16 rifle to an Iraqi se More

An Iraqi security forces soldier uses a rock drill to explain safety protocols to defeat an improvised explosive device during counter - IED training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, March 18, 2016. This training is More

An Iraqi security forces soldier looks through his binocular to spot a target during sniper training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, March 21, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – O More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Henry Garcia, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 583rd Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, More

An Iraqi security forces soldier uses a metal detector to scan for an improvised explosive device during counter-IED training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, March 29, 2017. This training is part of the overall Comb More

United Kingdom Lt. Gen. Patrick Sanders, commander, Field Army, right, meets with an Iraqi security forces officer to discuss how the U.K. can improve training and support to ISF soldiers during a visit at Al A More

Maj. Erik, right, commander of the Norwegian Task Unit in Erbil, Iraq, spars with one of his officers during combatives training at the international Camp Stephan on April 2, 2017. Erik is trying to get the Nor More

British soldiers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 Scots) demonstrate room clearing More

An Iraqi security forces soldier loads ammunition into a magazine during weapons training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 8, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inh More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Zachary Weidner, the Iraqi Security Force Development Officer of Task Force Al-Taqaddum, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, watches as an Iraq More

Iraqi special operations forces troops await the start of a field training exercise conducted by special operations Coalition members in Baghdad, May 15, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Join More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service soldiers await the start of a graduation ceremony dedicated to the end of their training near Baghdad, May 25, 2017. This training is part of the overall Special Operations Join More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Christian Castilla and Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Kirkham, the combined anti-armor team platoon commander and platoon sergeant attached to Task Force Al Asad with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regi More

Lithuania and Danish soldier give instructions on how to preform cardiopulmonary resuscitation to 12th Brigade, 1st Battalion, 4th Company Iraqi forces at Camp Al Asad, Iraq, March 17, 2018. The curriculum at e More

Maj. Mohammad Alsinglawi, a staff artillery officer for the Jordanian Armed Forces Field Artillery Corps Command, provides a Jordanian artillery capabilities brief at the Regional Artillery Symposium in Nashvil More

Col. Salvatore Petrovia, the fire support coordinator, U.S. Army Central, provides the welcoming remarks at the Regional Artillery Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2018. The symposium enhanced the interop More

Maj. Brett Anderson, future operations planner, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, shares the importance of airspace clearance and tactical airspace coordination at the Regional Artillery Symposium in Nashville, Ten More

Maj. Jeremy Williams, theater security cooperation coordinator, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, discusses the U.S. Army training model, the importance of staff and communication exercises and the field artillery More

Lt. Col. Brian Jacketta, the fire support coordinator, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, educates the audience on Field Artillery Support Planning and nonstandard field artillery support relationships at the Region More

Jordanian Col. Mazin Ibrahim Al-Kenaniyyah, Jordan Armed Forces Field Artillery Army Brigade Commander, and Iraqi security force Staff Maj. Gen. Hatem Kareem Saloom, artillery director for the Iraqi Ministry of More

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service instructor checks a target at a shoot house near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2018. Iraqi instructors lead the training and receive guidance from Coalition Forces. Together, the Coa More

General Gustave Perna, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, presents Gilbert (Bert) Liptak, Director of the Tank-automotive & Armaments Command's Security Assistance Management Directorate, a coin to ho More

Members from the Philippines Bureau of Fire Protection Special Rescue Unit (BFP SRU) and the Fountain Fire Department (FFD) don chemical protection clothing for a training exercise in Fountain, Colorado, Februa More

An officer with the Angolan Armed Forces observes a combined-arms live-fire exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., as part of the Foreign Military Attache visit, April 28, 2019. The purpose of the visit was to optimize More

U.S. Army 1st LT. Alexis Colon, Critical Care Nurse, assigned to San Antonio Military Medical Center exchanges a handshake with a Ghanaian medical professional during Medical Readiness Exercise 19-3 at Accra, G More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexis Colon, Intensive Care Nurse, assigned to San Antonio Military Medical Center preforms ventilation on a patient during Medical Readiness Exercise 19-3 at Accra, Ghana, June 11, 2019. MED More

U.S. Army Capt. Mackenzie Stephens, Preoperative Nurse, assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center, and a Ghanaian medical professional prepare an operating room for surgery during Medical Readiness Exercise 19-3 a More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Drushal, commander of the Security Assistance Command, and other leaders from the security assistance enterprise, brief Gen. Gus Perna, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, during the More