U.S. Army Spc. Quinton Birt, a gunner assigned to Battery C, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, handles ammunition for an M109A6 Paladin howitzer while conducting fire missions in support of the Iraqi security forces’ push to retake Mosul at Qayyarah West, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2016. Strikes are conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The United States stands with a Coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi security forces to degrade and defeat ISIL. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)
Date Taken: | 10.17.2016 |
Date Posted: | 10.20.2016 01:05 |
Photo ID: | 2930954 |
VIRIN: | 161017-A-MF745-593 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 12.47 MB |
Location: | QAYYARAH, IQ |
Web Views: | 132 |
Downloads: | 13 |
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