U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Ciotti assigned to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Airborne, Texas Army National Guard, prepares a terrain model for the upcoming Joint Forcible Entry (JFE) exercise at Naval Air Station, Joi More
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), Deputy Commander - Stability U.K. Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, right, and French Brig. Gen. Jean-Marc Vigilant, Director of civil-military oper More
From left, U.S. Army Col. Philip Secrist, Mosul Dam Task Force (MDTF) commander; U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Kersey, 9 Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant command chief; U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj More
Firefighters and first responders with KBR Inc. gather equipment to assist in a mass casualty exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2019. The mass casualty training helps to maintain first responders and medic More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combine Joint Task Force ‐ Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‐OIR) Deputy Commander‐ Stability, meets with Iraqi Brig. Gen. Shehab Nasser, commander of the School of Infantry Non More
Col. Allan Cutchin, commander of 244th Combat Aviation Brigade, also known as Task Force Warhawk, presents Spc. William Massey, with an Army Commendation Medal for his triumph as the brigade's Soldier of the Ye More
U.S. Soldiers prepare to move a storage container at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KLZ remains open More
U.S. service members move a pallet in place for a Bobcat to put equipment on at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from n More
A flatbed truck transports cargo containers at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 24, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KLZ remains open t More
Vehicles line up to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III in support of the deliberate withdrawal of Coalition forces from northern Syria at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 25, 2019. U.S. forces are More
First Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Eicher, presides over the memorial service in honor of Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 More
A memorial service was held for U.S. Army Apache pilots Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk Fuchigami and Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Knadle in Erbil, Iraq, Nov 22, 2019. Fuchigami and Knadle were assigned to 1st Ba More
A French soldier with Task Force Monsabert simulates being a casualty during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC exercise helps maintain medical professionals p More
U.S. Soldiers with the 244th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Warhawk, watch a transfer of authority of the Spanish Army Aviation, Task Force Toro X, at the Taji military complex, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2019. Task F More
Lt. Col John Paul La Cedre, with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, prepares to don the MC-6 parachute during an airborne operation at Paulding Airfield, Dallas Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Airborne operations maint More
From left, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), Director of Civil-military operations French Brig. Gen. Jean-Marc Vigilant, Deputy Commander - Stability U.K. Maj. Gen. Christopher More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Albertson, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, and an Army Corps of Engineers employee discuss the Mosul Dam Project and i More
Firefighters and first responders with KBR Inc. simulate spraying a fire hose during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2019. The mass casualty training helps to maintain first re More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combine Joint Task Force‐ Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‐OIR) Deputy Commander ‐ Stability, meets with Iraqi Brig. Gen. Shehab Nasser, commander of the school of infantry non More
Staff Sgt. William Earley, a unit supply noncommissioned officer, with the 638th Aviation Support Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, completes the road march event at Camp Taji, Iraq, during the 244th Comb More
A Kalmar RT240 Rough Terrain Container Handler moves a storage container to be filled with equipment at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and order More
U.S. service members move a pallet with a Bobcat at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KLZ remains o More
U.S. Airmen check their manifest for cargo to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 24, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal fro More
U.S. service members check vehicles to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III to be taken out of Syria for the preparation of Coalition forces’ deliberate withdraw from northern Syria at the Kobani Landing Zone More
Troopers with the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment listen to speakers during the memorial service held for Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. More
A French medic with Task Force Monsabert attends to a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC exercise helps maintain medical pro More
Spanish Army Aviation soldiers stand in formation during a transfer of authority at the Taji military complex, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2019. Task Force Toro X has been forward deployed to Iraq in support of Operation In More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Airborne, Texas Army National Guard, wait to be assigned to their airborne chalks for the 2019 annual Joint Forcible Entry (JFE) exercise at Naval Air Sta More
U.S. service members walk through a diversion tunnel beneath the Mosul Dam, in Mosul, Iraq, May 12, 2019. The diversion tunnel is 10 meters wide and is used to divert water during dam operations. The Mosul Dam More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combine Joint Task Force ‐ Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‐OIR) Deputy Commander‐ Stability, meets with Iraqi Brig. Gen. Shehab Nasser, commander of the school of infantry non More
Spc. William Massey, an aviation operations specialist with the 244th Combat Aviation Brigade's, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, completes the road march event during the 244th CAB's Soldier and Noncommi More
A forklift prepares to load equipment onto a C-17 at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KLZ remains open More
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle and forklifts await loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orde More
A U.S. service member boards a C-17 Globemaster III to depart Syria at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 24, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern S More
U.S. Airmen check their manifest for cargo to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III in support of the deliberate withdrawal of Coalition forces from northern Syria at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. More
Battle cross displays honor Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr. in Erbil, Iraq Nov. 22, 2019. The Apache helicopter pilots were killed when their helicopter More
Coalition members pay their respects to the fallen at a memorial service in Erbil, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2019. The memorial service was held for Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk Fuchigami and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Davi More
U.S. Army Col. Allan Cutchin, 244th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, receives a guidon from the outgoing commander of Task Force Toro X during a transfer of authority at the Taji military complex, Iraq, Nov. More
Staff Sgt. Pedro Mares Gonzalez with the Warrior Training Center, receives his Jump Master personnel inspection by a Jump Master during an airborne operation at Paulding Airfield, Dallas Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Airborne, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to execute a parachute landing fall during sustained airborne training at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Bas More
U.S. Army Col. Philip Secrist, Mosul Dam Task Force (MDTF) commander, briefs U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Albertson, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve More
Firefighters and first responders with KBR Inc. simulate putting out a fire on a CH-47 Chinook during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2019. The mass casualty training helps to More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combine Joint Task Force ‐ Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‐OIR) Deputy Commander‐ Stability, shakes hands with Iraqi Brig. Gen. Shehab Nasser, commander of the school of infan More
Staff Sgt. William Earley (center), a unit supply noncommissioned officer with the 638th Aviation Support Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, poses for a photo with the Task Force Warhawk command team, Col. More
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle prepares to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly wi More
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle prepares to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 24, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly wi More
Vehicles begin loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare for the deliberate withdrawal of Coalition forces from northern Syria at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 25, 2019. U.S. forces are execut More
Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Eicher, 1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion CSM, pays a final tribute to Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr. during a memorial More
Safety coordinators with Task Mosabert oversee the operation during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC exercise helps maintain medical professionals p More
The incoming commander of Task Force Toro X takes command at a transfer of authority at the Taji military complex, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2019. The passing of the colors signifies the transfer of responsibility from on More
A U.S. Army Pathfinder checks wind direction as a paratrooper descends during an airborne operation at Paulding Airfield, Dallas Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Pathfinders are essential to airborne operations as they More
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Villegas assigned to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Airborne, Texas Army National Guard, prepares to hand off his static line while conducting sustained airborne training during the Joint More
Nathan Braithwaite, a project engineer with the Army Corps of Engineers for the Mosul Dam Task Force, checks a data logger used to collect and store piezometer data, which measures the pressure of groundwater a More
A first responder with KBR Inc. hands down a litter carry from a fire engine during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2019. The mass casualty training helps to maintain first res More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combine Joint Task Force ‐ Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‐OIR) Deputy Commander‐ Stability, speaks with a U.K. school of infantry noncommissioned officer II instructor, durin More
A Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader prepares to load ammunition onto a C-17 at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from norther More
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle drives onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from n More
U.S. service members load equipment from a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 24, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, an More
Troopers with the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment and Task Force Warhawk visitors listen to the invocation during the memorial service held for Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knad More
A French liaison with Task Force Monsabert explains to Iraqi Army soldiers the operation they will conduct during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC e More
The incoming commander of Task Force Toro X receives a guidon from U.S. Army Col. Cutchin, 244th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, during a transfer of authority at the Taji military complex, Iraq, Nov. 29, 20 More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper drops their combat equipment in preparation to land during an airborne operation at Paulding Airfield, Dallas Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Paratroopers jump with combat equipment to remain cu More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Mesch, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve executive assistant, sits aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter over the Mosul Dam, i More
Firefighters and first responders with KBR Inc. extract a pilot with the 5-159th General Services Aviation Brigade from a CH-47 Chinook during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2 More
A forklift loads equipment onto a C-17 at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KLZ remains open to facilit More
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle is being tied down to prevent movement on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, More
U.S. service members load equipment from a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader onto a C-17 Globemaster at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 24, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and or More
The 244th Combat Aviation Brigade command team, Command Sgt. Maj. Rogelio James Jr. (right) and Col. Allan Cutchin (second from right), salute and pay respect to the service and sacrifices of 1-227th Assault Re More
A French medic with Task Force Monsabert treats a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC exercise helps maintain medical profess More
U.S. Army Col. Allan Cutchin, 244th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, addresses the incoming and outgoing Spanish Army Aviation task forces during a transfer of authority at the Taji military complex, Iraq, No More
U.S. Army Capt. William Megon, Mosul Dam Task Force logistics officer, explains the use of a grout reel in Mosul, Iraq, May 12, 2019. The grout reel is used in the emergency drilling and grouting operations wit More
Firefighters and first responders with KBR Inc. carry a casualty with the 5-159th General Services Aviation Brigade in a litter during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2019. The More
U.K. Maj. Gen. Gerald Strickland, Combine Joint Task Force ‐ Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‐OIR) Deputy Commander‐ Stability, conducts a discussion with students of the school of infantry noncommissioned offi More
A Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader loads ammunition onto a C-17 at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KL More
A U.S. Airman prepares the loading ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone, Syria (KLZ), Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syr More
Troopers with the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment and 244th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Task Force Warhawk salute during the memorial service held for Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. More
Flight medics with the 244th Combat Aviation Brigade, Bourbon Dust off, explain to French medics how to safely move casualties into a UH-60 Blackhawk during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in More
A medic with the 244th Combat Aviation Brigade wraps a warming blanket around a Soldier from the 5-159th General Services Aviation Brigade during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30 More
A forklift loads equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. KLZ rem More
French soldiers with Task Force Monsabert lift a simulated casualty in preparation to transport them during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC exercis More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper conducts a parachute landing fall during an airborne operation at Paulding Airfield, Dallas Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Airborne operations maintain paratroopers’ proficiency and combat read More
A medic with the 244th Combat Aviation Brigade helps a Soldier from the 5-159th General Services Aviation Brigade get to his feet during a mass casualty simulation exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2019. More
A Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader loads ammunition onto a C-17 at Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 21, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syria. K More
U.S. Airmen prepare to load equipment into a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria, Oct. 23, 2019. U.S. forces are executing a deliberate, phased, and orderly withdrawal from northern Syr More
French soldiers with Task Force Monsabert move a simulated casualty onto a UH-60 Blackhawk during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2019. The CASEVAC exercise helps ma More
Coalition members assemble for a group photo during a transfer of authority at the Taji military complex, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2019. Spanish Army Aviation Task Force Toro X passed the responsibility to the new task f More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper prepares to land during an airborne operation at Paulding Airfield, Dallas Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Paratroopers jump with combat equipment to remain current and proficient in their comba More