Pfc. Gabriel Royz and Pfc. Babrah Mumeld prepare dinner
Pfc. Gabriel Royz and Pfc. Babrah Mumeld prepare dinner from a Mobile Kitchen Trailer during Anakonda 16 at the Drawsko Pomoriskie Training Area in Poland. Exercise Anakonda 16 is a Polish-led, joint, multinati... More
Lt. Gen. Hodges, US Army Photo, Finnish military forces
Lt. Gen. Hodges visiting Drawsko Pomorskie during Exercise Anakonda 16. Anakonda 16 is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and participating nations and demonstrates that the United States and partner... More
Capt. Niels Madsen and Staff Sgt. Arthur Kleeb of the
Capt. Niels Madsen and Staff Sgt. Arthur Kleeb of the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion based in Grafenwoehr, Germany; W01 Marcin Cźerwiński, Maj. Krźysźłof Słrźefecki, and Capt. Hubert Źukowski members of the CIM... More
A soldier from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3d
A soldier from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division passess thru a decontamination site on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during Exercise Anakonda 2016 June 11. Exercise Anakonda 16 is a Polish-led... More
A Turkish soldier takes cover behind a building while
A Turkish soldier takes cover behind a building while conducting Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) during Exercise Anakonda in Wedrzyn, Poland. Exercise Anakonda 2016 is a premier training event for U... More
Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 361st Press Camp
Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 361st Press Camp Headquarters received an unexpected gift during the unit’s holiday party at American Legion Post #422 in Whitestone, New York. Dewey Bozella, who spent 26 ye... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Special Operation Forces
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Special Operation Forces 2nd School student prepares to have his photo taken for identification purposes on the first day of training in Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, Iraq on Marc... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services receive EOD Training by Coalition For...
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service members disable explosives as part of their explosive ordinance device training in Baghdad on March 14, 2018. CTS is laying the foundation for the future of Iraq... More
Coalition force members move a foreign anti-tank guided
Coalition force members move a foreign anti-tank guided missile in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. The missile will be detonated as a part of the Counter Terrorism Services' 2nd School training. Combined Joint... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service gather
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service gather with a member of the Coalition forces during explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. The Coalition will continue to stand a... More
Iraqi CTS EOD Training - A man in a military uniform standing in a tre...
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services member prepares live explosives in a pit for explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq on March 28, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces have made great strides in becom... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically enter a building during a training event in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. Coalition Forces coordinate different objectives and provide realistic training for... More
CTS Gun Range Training - A group of soldiers standing next to each oth...
After firing on a shooting range, a Counter Terrorism Service member has his target scored by a member of the Coalition Forces after firing on a shooting range in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. The CTS have made great... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service train
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service train at 1st School in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. 1st School is where CTS recruits receive basic combat training skills and are selected for specialty training. Iraq... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service instructor gives
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service instructor gives guidance to a CTS member during training at a 9mm shooting range in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. Iraqi CTS instructors have taken a larger role in training their o... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism
SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service stands guard as a helicopter lands during fast-rope training in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. Fast-rope is a technique that involves descending from a... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Counter Terrorism member
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Counter Terrorism member clears a building in the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 29, 2018. The training in Medina Village was setup by Coalition Forces to help CTS students bu... More
An Iraqi brigadier general attends a graduation ceremony
An Iraqi brigadier general attends a graduation ceremony for Mosul SWAT members who trained with Coalition Forces in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces such as Mosul SWAT have succeeded in defeati... More
Col. Ali Hussain Ali Jaloud, the Iraqi army security
Col. Ali Hussain Ali Jaloud, the Iraqi army security commander for Ninewa Operations Center, shows his ink-stained finger one day after the Iraqi elections in Mosul, Iraq. Jaloud's unit provided security for th... More
A family sits down for dinner at an outdoor restaurant
A family sits down for dinner at an outdoor restaurant in west Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, many residents of Mosul have begun venturing from their homes t... More
The Iraqi coat of arms is displayed on the magazine
The Iraqi coat of arms is displayed on the magazine of a Mosul SWAT student’s pistol at an award ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. The eagle is a symbol used frequently by members of Mosul SWAT to show pr... More
The Iraqi Counter Terrorism team moves to clear a building
The Iraqi Counter Terrorism team moves to clear a building during a training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Iraq CTS is laying the foundation for the future of Iraq by improving their capabilities... More
The Nouri Mosque as it stands in Mosul, Iraq, May 14,
The Nouri Mosque as it stands in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was destroyed by the Islamic State on June 21, 2017. It was on the steps of this mosque that ISIS was announced as a calip... More
Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing
Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, May 26, 2018. While working as a trauma surgeon at the Combat Support Hospital on BDSC, Stoddard organized a band ... More
Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services
Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services at Baghdad Diplomatic Support Hospital, guides Iraqi Ministry of Health members around a combat support hospital in Baghdad, May 29, 2018. Coalition and ... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism snipers dressed in gillie suits
Iraqi Counter Terrorism snipers dressed in gillie suits stand ready to greet CTS commander General Talib Shaghati Mshari al-Kinani at a CTS 2nd School Graduation ceremony, Baghdad, June 9, 2018. Iraq CTS is la... More
The M16-A2 is held by an Anbar Operations Center Commando
The M16-A2 is held by an Anbar Operations Center Commando during training at Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 20, 2018. AOC Commandos are being provided with advanced training in order to be more efficient in... More
A group of children gather for a photo while playing
A group of children gather for a photo while playing in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The Iraqi government is committed to Mosul remaining a city where families can feel safe gathering together. (U.S. Army P... More
Duncan Grocock gives a Target Audience Analysis class
Duncan Grocock gives a Target Audience Analysis class to members of the Iraqi Security Forces in Baghdad, on July 9, 2018. Grocock is an instructor for the VOCALIS training program, which teaches ISF members to... More
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects evidence after an Improvised Explosive Device was used during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The Explosive Ordinance Disposal trainee for CTS partic... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive instructions on how to properly destroy an improvised explosive device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. Explosive ordinance training is provided ... More
Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter
Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) maneuver through a training scenario in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of... More
Pfc. Gabriel Royz and Spc. Prabhpreet Singh slice tomatos
Pfc. Gabriel Royz and Spc. Prabhpreet Singh slice tomatos inside a Mobile Kitchen Trailer during Anakonda 16 at the Drawsko Training Area in Poland. Large-scale exercises such as AN16 send a clear message that ... More
Capt. Niels Madsen and Staff Sgt. Arthur Kleeb of the
Capt. Niels Madsen and Staff Sgt. Arthur Kleeb of the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion based in Grafenwoehr, Germany; W01 Marcin Cźerwiński, Maj. Krźysźłof Słrźefecki, and Capt. Hubert Źukowski, members of the CIM... More
A soldier from the 44th Chemical Battalion decontaminates
A soldier from the 44th Chemical Battalion decontaminates a vehicle during Exercise Anakonda 2016 June, 11. Exercise Anakonda 2016 is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and participating nations and ... More
Servicemembers from the U.S., Canadian, Polish, and
Servicemembers from the U.S., Canadian, Polish, and Turkish Army stand together after Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) during Exercise Anakonda. Large-scale exercises such as Anakonda 2016 send a cle... More
Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 361st Press Camp
Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 361st Press Camp Headquarters received an unexpected gift during the unit’s holiday party at American Legion Post #422 in Whitestone, New York. Dewey Bozella, who spent 26 ye... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Special Operation Forces
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Special Operation Forces 2nd School student prepares to have his photo taken for identification purposes on the first day of training in Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, Iraq on Marc... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Counter-Terrorism Service
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Counter-Terrorism Service learn about heavy weapons at 2nd School in Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, Iraq on March 11, 2018. Following selection, 2nd School is where CTS membe... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receive instruction during explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. The Coalition continues to stand alongside our Iraqi partners t... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service help
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service help transport different explosive ordnances that were confiscated from ISIS and will be used for training purposes in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. Iraqi Securi... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service move
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service move tactically to enter a building during a training event in Baghdad on March 31, 2018. Different objectives are coordinated by the Coalition Forces to provide r... More
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service fires
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service fires his 9mm pistol on the range while a Coalition Forces member observes in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. As a non-permanent force, the Global Coalition strives to e... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare for physical training that involves basic hand-to-hand combat skills in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. Hand-to-hand fighting is one of the many combat skills CTS ... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service carry the thick rope that will be used during a fast-rope training event in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. The fast-rope technique is useful for dep... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond to a simulated improvised explosive device attack outside the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 30, 2018. The training in Medina Village was setup... More
A Mosul SWAT member shares a moment with a local Iraqi
A Mosul SWAT member shares a moment with a local Iraqi child at a fair in East Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. After the liberation of 90 percent of territory formerly occupied by ISIS, Iraqi Security Forces such as... More
A ferry takes locals on a night trip along the Tigress
A ferry takes locals on a night trip along the Tigress River in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, many residents of Mosul have begun venturing from their homes ... More
A visiting Brigadier General with Iraqi Special Operations
A visiting Brigadier General with Iraqi Special Operations Forces speaks with Coalition partners during a Mosul SWAT graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Many of the Coalition members present at ... More
A Mosul SWAT member renders a salute before receiving
A Mosul SWAT member renders a salute before receiving his certificate during a graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Coalition Forces assisted with training the Mosul SWAT members ensuring they rece... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops sprint toward cover
Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops sprint toward cover during a training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Coalition members are present at the training exercise to help advise the CTS troop on how to pr... More
Two local Iraqi citizens display their ink-stained
Two local Iraqi citizens display their ink-stained fingers after participating in the Iraqi elections in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. The Iraqi people can be proud of the milestone reached in holding the first el... More
Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert
Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert Holcek (left) during a Memorial Day weekend concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018. Holcek was invited to perform on stage with “Operation Inherent Rock”, an ei... More
Deputy Commander of Clinical Services, Col. Kirby Gross,
Deputy Commander of Clinical Services, Col. Kirby Gross, gives a demonstration on the Resuscitative Endovascular Occlusion of the Aorta (or REBOA) trainer for members of the Iraqi Ministry of Health during a to... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony team performs in front of visiting officers and Coalition members during a 2nd School Graduation ceremony, Baghdad, June 9, 2018. Many of the coalition mem... More
A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos simulate
A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos simulate how to search a detainee during training at the Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 20, 2018. As a non-permanent force, the Coalition aims to enable the Iraq... More
A child escapes the heat, soaking in a water-filled
A child escapes the heat, soaking in a water-filled container in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. Mosul continues to remain secure since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi Security Forces.”(U.S. Army photo taken by Sg... More
Members from organizations within the Iraqi Security
Members from organizations within the Iraqi Security Forces participate in an exercise during the VOCALIS training program, which has been designed to provide them with the ability to engage and influence the l... More
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares detonation cord to be used in setting a charge on an Improvised Explosive Device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS has been conducting a... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member collects
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member collects evidence from an Improvised Explosive Device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. During the training exercise, CTS members demonstrate the steps taken d... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) encounter realistic training scenarios in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of more than 150,000 Iraq... More
Pfc. Babrah Mumeld and Pvt. Zenetria Williams prepare
Pfc. Babrah Mumeld and Pvt. Zenetria Williams prepare dinner from a Mobile Kitchen Trailer during Anakonda 16 at the Drawsko Pomoriskie Training Area in Poland. Exercise Anakonda 16 is a Polish-led, joint, mult... More
U.S. Soldiers from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion
U.S. Soldiers from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion based in Grafenwoehr, Germany; CIMIC Support Team Members form the Polish Army and local town officals from Wegorzyno, Poland, meet to discuss civil concerns... More
A soldier from the 44th Chemical Battalion decontaminates
A soldier from the 44th Chemical Battalion decontaminates a vehicle during Exercise Anakonda 2016 June, 11. Exercise Anakonda 2016 is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and participating nations and ... More
A Turkish soldier takes cover behind a building while
A Turkish soldier takes cover behind a building while conducting Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) during Exercise Anakonda in Wedrzyn, Poland. Exercise Anakonda 2016 is a premier training event for U... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and Coalition force
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and Coalition force members inspect a foreign anti-tank missile that will be used to help facilitate explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq on March 28, 2018. A... More
Coalition Force members discuss the schematics of a
Coalition Force members discuss the schematics of a foreign anti-tank guided missile that will be destroyed during training by the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. Combined Jo... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service maneuver
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service maneuver down stairs after clearing a roof in Baghdad on March 31, 2018. During this urban warfare training, a small village is rigged with mock explosives by Coal... More
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service practice
Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service practice boxing to enhance their hand-to-hand fighting techniques in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. Hand-to-hand fighting is one of the many combat skills CTS members lea... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Aviation team members and an Iraqi
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Aviation team members and an Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Instructor examine a rope and harness to be used for training in Baghdad, April 24, 2018. While in the air, CTS members will use the... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond to a simulated improvised explosive device attack outside the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 30, 2018. The training in Medina Village was setup... More
Mosul SWAT members stand with their certificates after
Mosul SWAT members stand with their certificates after a graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces like Mosul SWAT, are laying the foundation for the future of Iraq by improving th... More
A visiting Brigadier General with Iraqi Special Operations
A visiting Brigadier General with Iraqi Special Operations Forces speaks to students during a Mosul SWAT graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Mosul SWAT trained extensively with both Iraqi and Coal... More
Iraqi children play on a swing set near a funfair in
Iraqi children play on a swing set near a funfair in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqis are striving to return to normalcy after the first elections since Iraqi Security Forces liberated all of the territory pre... More
The Red Crescent works with Iraqi volunteers to hand
The Red Crescent works with Iraqi volunteers to hand out hygiene products in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Non-government organizations like the Red Crescent have been instrumental in providing residents of Mosul ... More
A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings
A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings in Old Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, reconstruction efforts have started in several areas of east Mos... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism troop enters and clears
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism troop enters and clears a room during a training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Coalition members were present at the training exercise to advise the CTS soldiers on how... More
Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing
Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing for personnel at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, May 26, 2018, in Baghdad. Kaltrider is a part of the eight-member band, “Operation Inherent Roc... More
Members of 47th Task Force Medical demonstrate the
Members of 47th Task Force Medical demonstrate the Resuscitative Endovascular Occlusion of the Aorta trainer for members of the Iraqi Ministry of Health during a tour of the combat support hospital located at t... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony team takes a synchronized leap in front of visiting officers and Coalition members during a 2nd School Graduation ceremony in Baghdad, June 9, 2018. Many o... More
The Iraqi Army's Anbar Operations Center Commandos
The Iraqi Army's Anbar Operations Center Commandos fire from the prone position during training at Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 20, 2018. The AOC Commandos are responsible for conducting counter-terrorism... More
Young Iraqis stand in the shade at a market in West
Young Iraqis stand in the shade at a market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. The stabilization of Mosul allows for businesses to re-open and commerce to prosper. (U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. Dennis Glass)
Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,
Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals, use, and care of photo and video cameras via the VOCALIS training program in Baghdad, July 9, 2018. VOCALIS is a comprehensive program designed to train,... More
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares
A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares detonation cord to be used in setting a charge on an Improvised Explosive Device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS has made great stride... More
The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects pieces
The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service collects pieces of an Improvised Explosive Device for evidence during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018 . The CTS member collecting evidence is a trainee completing a post-b... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) members receive
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) members receive instruction from a senior member of their Force during training in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training... More
Soldiers participating in Anakonda 16 wait for food
Soldiers participating in Anakonda 16 wait for food that is being served from a Mobile Kitchen Trailer (MKT) at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland. Anakonda 16 is a premier training event for U.S. Ar... More
Capt. Niels Madsen and Staff Sgt. Arthur Kleeb of the
Capt. Niels Madsen and Staff Sgt. Arthur Kleeb of the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion based in Grafenwoehr, Germany; W01 Marcin Cźerwiński, Maj. Krźysźłof Słrźefecki, and Capt. Hubert Źukowski, members of the CIM... More
A Canadian soldier gives a thumbs-up to observers after
A Canadian soldier gives a thumbs-up to observers after clearing a building during Exercise Anakonda 2016. Anakonda 16 is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and participating nations and demonstrates... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and a Coalition Force
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and a Coalition Force member study 40x46mm Low Velocity Extended Range Munitions that will be used during explosive ordinance training on March 28, 2018 in Baghdad, Iraq. As a n... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member covers a
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service member covers a stairwell as his partner advances up the stairs during training in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. As a part of this training, CTS members clear stairways, hallways, ... More
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service instructor teaches
An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service instructor teaches hand-to-hand fighting to a group of CTS members in Baghdad, April 4, 2018. Hand-to-hand fighting is one of the many combat skills CTS members learn as part ... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service general gives CTS members a briefing before they begin training in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. CTS is laying the foundation for the future of Iraq by improving t... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism students run through a haze
Iraqi Counter Terrorism students run through a haze of smoke during a simulated improvised explosive device attack outside the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 30, 2018. The training in Medina Village wa... More
A man prepares dessert at a food stand along the Mosul
A man prepares dessert at a food stand along the Mosul waterfront, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Sights such these have become more common in west Mosul after the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces. (U.S. Arm... More
A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive
A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive his diploma at an award ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Mosul SWAT trained extensively with both Iraqi and Coalition special operations forces to... More
An Iraqi brigadier general speaks to Mosul SWAT members
An Iraqi brigadier general speaks to Mosul SWAT members after a graduation ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces such as Mosul SWAT have made great strides in becoming a capable, professi... More
Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons
Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons before conducting a cordon and search training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. CTS are laying the foundation for the future of Iraq by improving... More
An Iraqi volunteer shows the peace sign with one ink-stained
An Iraqi volunteer shows the peace sign with one ink-stained finger indicating that he participated in the elections in Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Residents in Mosul are volunteering to help with non-government... More
Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing
Maj. Douglas Stoddard performs for personnel residing at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad, May 26, 2018. While working as a trauma surgeon at the Combat Support Hospital on BDSC, Stoddard organi... More