Coalition Build Partner Capacity operations continue in Iraq

Photo By Sgt. DJ Borden | A U.S. Soldier, second from left, with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, speaks to Iraqi army soldiers with the 75th Brigade, 16th Division about the importance of safety while driving during a driver’s training class at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 7, 2015. Members of the 2-505th PIR are conducting driver’s training with 16th Division soldiers to help them better their operating skills of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected, or MRAP, vehicle. Members of the 2-505th PIR are conducting a variety of training exercises with the 16th Division in order to build the IA’s capacity to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (Photo by Sgt. Deja Borden, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs)  

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04.11.2015

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Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve   

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Eighteen photos illustrating build partner capacity operations in Iraq are now available.

Coalition countries in the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve have committed over 4,500 troops to train, advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces at four locations in Iraq.

U.S. and coalition soldiers are training Iraqi Security Forces to build its capacity to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

• Date Taken: 04.11.2015
• Date Posted: 04.11.2015 14:18
• Story ID: 159734
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