Military Operations in Iraq

Images depict military personnel operating various vehicles and equipment in desert settings, showcasing collaboration in training exercises and missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Marines with the motor transport section of Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, return from a convoy to Combat Outpost Shamsher, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2012. Motor transport is one of the many sections that works closely with other units to keep the Marines in RCT-7s area of operations well supplied.

Members of Navy SEAL Team with weapons in action. Navy SEAL Team

060516-A-5679R-017. Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

KHOUSARI AHBAD, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Squad Leader Sgt. Kevin Woods, 22, from Early, Texas, talks with a group local Afghans about current enemy activity in the area here Aug. 26, 2009.Woods is deployed with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines are conducting security patrols in the area to speak with the local populace to identify their issues and concerns. 1/5 is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan.

060416-A-6365W-086. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

040607-M-4419R-021. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060322-A-5043I-056. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BRIGADE

041213-M-3988H-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jesse McDowell, rear, and an Iraqi army soldier from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division run for the safety of a house during a reconnaissance operation to recover a possible insurgent rocket launcher in the Al Dora area of Baghdad, Iraq, May 25, 2007. McDowell is from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

030426-M-3692C-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

MAJ. GEN. William H. Schneider (left), Commander, 25th Infantry Division, observes his troops during their annual training exercises. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three Greek Army Special Forces Commando Squadron soldiers, SGT Daniel Koukoulis, SGT Papadam Stuliavos, and SGT Barovtes Avtonios, stand guard, two with rifles and the third standing behind a machine gun mounted in the back of an IFOR marked Mercedes-Benz (4x4) 750 kg Light Vehicle, at an entry control point in front of a facility housing Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) personnel. At this site OSCE personnel load polling kits onto Greek Army IFOR vehicles for shipment throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina for the upcoming elections during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR),.... Complete Scene Caption: Three Greek Army Special Forces Commando Squadron soldiers, SGT Daniel Koukoulis, SGT Papadam Stuliavos, and SGT Barovtes Avtonios, stand guard, two with rifles and the third standing behind a machine gun mounted in the back of an IFOR marked Mercedes-Benz (4x4) 750 kg Light Vehic

060423-A-6365W-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

040608-M-0706S-008. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

030424-F-7203T-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Ghana Special Operations work together to approach a house and clear the surrounding area during close-quarters combat training in Tifnit, Morocco, during African Lion 22, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Ghana Special Operations work together to approach a house and clear the surrounding area during close-quarters combat training in Tifnit, Morocco, during African Lion 22, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

041116-M-2583M-027. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

United States Army rangers in the mountains. United States Army rangers

060324-A-7969G-009. Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

Three gun crewmen, one looking through the M138 elbow telescope on the M198 155 mm howitzer. Desert terrain in background. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division and Iraqi's Emergency Service Unit conduct a cordon and search in Amushabi, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.

050630-A-9930K-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

United States Army rangers in the mountains.

040627-M-8096M-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

An injured US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment is loaded onto a UH-60 Black Hawk Medical Evacuation helicopter at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Afghan National Army soldier aims an M16 rifle during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Members of the Royal Air Force of Oman work with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Hebb, a tactical air control party specialist from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, on flight details during Accurate Test 22, May 16, 2022. This joint force training shared processes for calling in close air support using specific targets to improve accuracy.

United States Army ranger in the mountains.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Duhart from Dracut, Mass., Charlie Company, 1-182nd Infantry Division, of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah assess the security during a mission to a vocational school, Farah City, Farah Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 17.The Farah Director of Social Affairs and members of the PRT visited the school to discuss the recent completion of the school. (ISAF photo/ USAF SrA Alexandra Hoachlander)(Released)

041204-M-0036Y-012. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment from Task Force Griz conduct a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) on UDAIRI Ranges, Kuwait.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard, supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, rotate an M777 Howitzer during an operational rehearsal exercise at Mission Support Site Conoco, Syria, Dec. 4, 2022.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ivin Osores, Air Force Space Command, fires an M16A2 rifle downrange at pop-up targets while US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN James Peck, 16th Security Forces Squadron of Hurlburt Field, Florida, stands over and evaluates him during the combat rifle competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 stand watch while another Seabee uses a bulldozer to prepare the area for camp during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

041113-M-8096K-027. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030416-A-0363C-130. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khar Bolaq Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

041109-A-1067B-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, (CJTF-HOA), run through several courses of fire at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, May 25 2022. The EARF provides support for any contingency, including crisis response, humanitarian assistance, non-combatant evacuation operations, disaster relief operations, support to U.S. embassies, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, and other missions as directed. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)

060123-A-1211S-089. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

030308-F-3208M-065. Subject Operation/Series: RUGGED ARCH Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Henry I. B. McNeilly, commander of 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment and Lt. Col. Thomas M. Feltey, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment commander, provide rear security in a Stryker armored vehicle as part of a convoy carrying Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, the Regional Command (South) commander, July 11, 2013 in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. LaCamera was conducting a battlefield circulation after assuming command.

041109-A-1067B-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

041221-M-2353F-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060414-A-5745M-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

030217-M-4419R-013. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

030203-M-4419R-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

050908-A-0527A-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

041218-F-0524H-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mackenzie Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, use Command and Control Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) to set up the Combat Operations Center at a Tactical Assembly Area in Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing execute fire team tactics maneuvers during a training course at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 14, 2022. Airmen assigned to the security forces, logistics readiness, and operational medical readiness squadrons participated in a four-week long training course with the objective to diversify their skillets with one anothers specific career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)

030224-M-8539K-032. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

050811-A-2140D-050. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21

041228-M-0036Y-038. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060424-A-7969G-002. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Sukariya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

040619-F-4884R-027. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers from 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment take cover behind a building during a demonstration of military capabilities for members of the public Sept. 2, 2022, in Razish, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. In a dynamic display, the Soldiers demonstrated combat operations including react to contact, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT,) and medical treatment and evacuation skills for visiting members of the public during a tour of the National Training Center.

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scan the area from their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) while Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines prepare to destroy unexploded munitions near an Anti-Taliban Force observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The expended Soviet munitions in the foreground were used by the Afghans to mark the danger zone. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2 conduct a security patrol in Sangin valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2011. The Marines conducted counterinsurgency operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force in order to decrease insurgent activity and gain the support of the Afghan residents.

Members of a U.S. Army task force depart a dirt landing zone after securing the surrounding area in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan in as Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman made sure a dirt landing zone was safe for a cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and provided the aircrew with any pertinent information via radio communications. The aircrew was delivering needed cargo for one of the nearby military outposts.

Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Hawaii place Bangalore Torpedo explosive charges under concertina wire conducted in a live-fire exercise during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 19, 2022. XCTC was designed to evaluate a platoons efficiency in reacting to a variety of engagements, including encountering improvised explosive devices, enemy combatants and casualties.

A U.S. Marine Corps gunner mans an MK-19 40mm Machine Gun mounted on a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during a convoy exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty-nine Palms, California.

030409-M-4419R-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Private First Class (PFC) Tyrell Kelly with "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, guards a combat patrol in the mountains of ADI Ghar mountains, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron discusses exercise Jolly Vihar details with a Hungarian joint terminal attack controller near Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 14, 2022. The 57th RQS teams conduct day and night personnel recovery operations in combat, as well as provide combatant commanders with options to report, locate, recover and reintegrate isolated personnel. During Jolly Vihar the 57th RQS and 56th RQS trained alongside Hungarian troops to conduct integrated mission training scenarios.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, May 11, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, jump out of a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a static-line parachute operation on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 4, 2022. 3rd ANGLICO conducted low-level static line parachute insertion operations in order to enhance the tactical and operational readiness of its Marines for exercises and real-world operations.

030508-M-0542A-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030327-M-3138H-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron disassemble tents as part of a base renovation project at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 27, 2023. The tents have been packed to make way for Containerized Housing Units (CHU), that provide harden shelter living arragements for deployed personal. Prince Sultan Air Base is looking to transition most of the base populace to CHUs in the near future.

U.S. Army SSgt. Kamala Davis-Stepney, assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment (Battleking) 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, finishes loading ammunition on the final day of Exercise Dynamic Front 24 at Polatlı Training Area, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2024. Exercise Dynamic Front 24 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed, 56th Artillery Command-led fires-centric exercise in Germany and Türkiye. Artillery Soldiers train in a joint-combined environment, focusing on fire interoperability, command and control between multinational units, and using Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities protocol systems. Army Reserve

040606-M-4419R-056. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030615-F-7709W-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030407-M-0175R-112. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051006-A-8024C-035. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

050408-A-1238J-001. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-9 FA

020808-F-0981H-015. Base: Southern Calif Logistics Airport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Low section view of two soldiers walking with their rifles

050420-M-9470H-012. Base: Al Kharma State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 8-Mar

Royal Thai Armed Forces exit CH-47 Chinook helicopters, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Oct 29, 2022. Americas oldest treaty ally in Southeast Asia arrived at PTA for JPMRC 23-01, the first combat training center for the Indo-Pacific region.

040614-M-5555L-046. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030402-M-5150A-094. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Central Command commander-in-chief, tours the 23rd Communication Squadron encampment during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030312-M-3138H-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040626-F-4884R-005. Base: Lsa Anaconda State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-88-07814. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Soldiers in the South Carolina National Guard's 4-118th Infantry Regiment from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, join the Kuwait Armed Forces as they observe field exercises as part of the Mubarak Al-Abdullah College for the Joint Command and Staff class on Dec. 3, 2019. The U.S. Soldiers from the 4-118th Infantry Regiment are partners with the Kuwait Army's 6th Liberation Mechanized Infantry Brigade and are participating in events to share training concepts and conduct exercises together.

050412-A-6657B-023. Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 42 INFANTRY DIVISION

041216-M-2353F-005. US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), return to Camp Owen, aboard a MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTRV) 7-ton cargo truck, for a well deserved and much needed break from operations, in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II.

041203-M-0036Y-041. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the 1461st Transportation Company, Army National Guard, prepare to load captured ordnance onto an M-923 5-ton cargo truck in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan, prepare to ascend a hillside up to Observation Post 11 outside Forward Operating Base Salerno, Feb. 3. The 3rd Platoon partnered with members of the ABP and the Afghan Uniformed Police to execute a call-for-fire exercise from the top of OP 11, an important procedure that calibrates large weapons, in this case the M-777 155 mm howitzers on FOB Salerno.

050628-A-1566H-009. Base: Camp Speicher State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060104-A-7359K-098. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

050823-A-3240S-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Kelly, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security with an Iraqi army soldier during a combined cordon and search in Ghazaliya, Iraq, March 21, 2007.

030314-M-5150A-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

970919-F-8748C-009. Complete Scene Caption: United States Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, defending their checkpoint, capture terrorists who attacked their position, during checkpoint training being held at Chrichik Army Training Center, in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The personnel are participating in a training exercise, during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The main goal of the exercise is to increase the ability of mutual interaction of CENTRAZBAT with the units of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states and other partners through practical work out of common mission of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations on the level of the battalion-platoon. Working out the coordination among joint peacekeeping forces according to the procedure of NATO, practicing goals of operative interaction, acquaintance of participants with methods of education of NATO are among the planned tasks of the exercise. Subject

030223-M-8539K-016. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Rowley, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, and a Royal Jordanian Land Force Soldier lay out a VS-17 panel to signal air assets above them as part of the Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq, Jordan, Oct. 25, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations.

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