U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Walsh, a Paratrooper deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, shakes hands with French air force Brig. Gen. Serge Cholley, commander of French forces supporting CJTF-OIR, after receiving the Médaille De La Défense Nationale near Erbil, Iraq, April 26, 2017. Walsh received the award for his assistance in the coordination of movements and operations with the French and U.S. artillery as they fire in support of maneuvering Iraqi security forces. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. enables their Iraqi security forces partners through the advise and assist mission, contributing planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection, and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army illustration by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Date Taken: | 04.26.2017 |
Date Posted: | 05.05.2017 04:18 |
Photo ID: | 3357700 |
VIRIN: | 170426-A-DP764-007 |
Resolution: | 2432x3648 |
Size: | 2.96 MB |
Location: | ERBIL, IQ |
Web Views: | 40 |
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