Peshmerga soldiers practice urban room clearing during training at Bneslawa, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2017. The training was conducted as part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s building partner capacity mission.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ian Ryan)

A Soldier in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle from the 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment looks for opposing forces at Udairi Training Range in Kuwait recently as part of a combined exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Iraqi security forces members advance to their next objective after breaching an obstacle during the combat engineer task training course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. Camp Besmaya is one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR)building partner capacity locations ded ...More

On Oct 17, 2016, the day the operation to liberate Mosul began, The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), an international not-for-profit organization that works with media and civil society activists to promote positive change in conflict zones and areas of turmoil around the world, launched a digital campaign ...More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron performs preflight checks at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Dec. 29, 2016. The 134th EFS is flying combat missions for Operation Inherent Resolve to support and enable Iraqi Security Forces’ efforts with the unique capabilities provi ...More

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 25, 2016) The Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean (L12) transits the Arabian Gulf alongside the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its carrier strike group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th ...More

A Soldier with the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, engages an enemy sniper position during a squad overmatch training exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 15, 2016. The unique training opportunity incorporated a multi-platform teaching approach built on existing Army warrior skills training pr ...More

U.S Army Soldiers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, load a round into M777 artillery piece to support the Iraqi security forces during the Mosul counter offensive, Dec. 24, 2016, in northern Iraq.

U.S. Army and Kuwaiti Land and Air forces move to engage targets during a joint combined arms live-fire exercise near Camp Buehring, Kuwait Dec. 6-7, 2016.

Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with deployed service members at bases across Iraq, Dec. 25, 2016. Dunford, along with USO entertainers, visited service members wh ...More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed with the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxies for a combat mission from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia, Dec. 13, 2016. The unit was able to fly combat operations within 15 hours of arriving at the deployed location.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Wil ...More

AMMAN (December 15, 2016) -- U.S. and Jordanian Non-Commissioned officers pose for a group photo following a graduation ceremony for the Jordan Basic Instructor Course. The two-week long course, which features instruction from U.S. Army NCO's, is designed to enhance the leadership abilities of the JAF’s enlisted leader ...More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Manpower and Personnel directorate worked to provide an opportunity for deployed Airmen to apply for the RQ-4 Global Hawk Remote Piloted Aircraft enlisted pilot training program. Them AFCENT team coordinated with personnel from multiple organizations across ...More

MANAMA, Bahrain (Dec. 10, 2016) From left, Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel reviews a map with French Advisor to the Minister of Defense Vice Adm. Herve de Bonnaventure and French Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian during the 12th International Institute for Strategic Studies ...More