Coalition Forces conduct a mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise on Erbil Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2024. This exercise is one of many that help maintain medical proficiencies through battle drills, preserving the force. The Coalition stays ready to ensure the ability to continue advising, assisting, and enabling partner forces to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and its radical, extremist ideologies. (U.S. Army video by Master Sgt. Ray Boyington and Staff Sgt. Veronica Van Doran)
U.S. Airmen from the 443rd Expeditionary Air Squadron (443rd EAS) gather to celebrate Juneteenth with games and music June 19, 2024, Iraq. The smell of barbecued meat fills the air, mingling with the sounds of casual conversation and laughter. Inside, Airmen team up to play cornhole, shoot pool, and eat food in celebration of the federal holiday. But before everyone begins to eat, a moment of silence is held to remember the lives of African...