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Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter

Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter

Coalition members observe members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) maneuver through a training scenario in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of... More

An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operator spars with

An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operator spars with

An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operator spars with a French soldier in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 22, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. The French-led class enhances individual c... More

A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive

A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive

A Mosul SWAT student marches front and center to receive his diploma at an award ceremony in Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Mosul SWAT trained extensively with both Iraqi and Coalition special operations forces to... More

A student watches an explosive ordnance disposal

A student watches an explosive ordnance disposal

A student watches an explosive ordnance disposal demonstration during training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2018. This exercise was the last assessment needed for students to graduate the CTS Ac... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receives

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receives

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service receives instruction from a Coalition Forces technician during explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. The Coalition is enabling I... More

A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the

A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the

A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Three Special ... More

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, conducts an air assault mission during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air... More

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The Rev. Ray Angerman of the Good Shepherd Lutheran

The Rev. Ray Angerman of the Good Shepherd Lutheran

The Rev. Ray Angerman of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Shalimar speaks to the crowd during the memorial service for retired U.S. Air Force Col. George “Bud” Day at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on ... More

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (center), commander

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (center), commander

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (center), commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., talks with Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb (Clarke's left), Air Education and Training command... More

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret sniper, assigned

A U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret sniper, assigned

A U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret sniper, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, scouts for enemies during a special reconnaissance mission while participating in Integr... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service stands guard as a helicopter lands during fast-rope training in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. Fast-rope is a technique that involves descending from a... More

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall,

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall,

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a Special Operations Surgical Team surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, were presented with challenge coins from U.S. Air Force Lt... More

Two members from Blink Films visited Hurlburt Field,

Two members from Blink Films visited Hurlburt Field,

Two members from Blink Films visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., to document the CV-22 Osprey aircraft as part of a documentary series on various exceptional aircraft June 25, 2013. The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) takes cover behind a wall during close-quarters combat training in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches a hook and rope to trip wire in order to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device from a safe distance during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS ... More

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017  -  Civilian and

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017 - Civilian and

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017 - Civilian and military personnel from Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. conduct counterterrorism drills, search and rescue operations and respond to a mock vehicle... More

United States Special Operations Command partner nation

United States Special Operations Command partner nation

United States Special Operations Command partner nation rrepresentatives tour Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 19, 2017. Approximately 10 partner nation representatives partici... More

KUWAIT - A U.S. Navy special warfare combatant craft

KUWAIT - A U.S. Navy special warfare combatant craft

KUWAIT - A U.S. Navy special warfare combatant craft crew returns from a simulated mission to recover a hijacked tanker Apr 3, in Kuwait territorial waters as part of exercise Eagle Resolve 2017. (U.S. Army Pho... More

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Lankford, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Lankford, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Lankford, assigned to Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command, poses Aug. 19, 2015. (Courtesy Photo)

Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert

Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert

Maj. Douglas Stoddard (right) performs with Col. Robert Holcek (left) during a Memorial Day weekend concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018. Holcek was invited to perform on stage with “Operation Inherent Rock”, an ei... More

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drill and ceremony team performs in front of visiting officers and Coalition members during a 2nd School Graduation ceremony, Baghdad, June 9, 2018. Many of the coalition mem... More

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil ta... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 17, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

Coalition Forces, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Coalition Forces, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Coalition Forces, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services and members of the Ministry of Health gather for a meeting at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Iraq, May 29, 2018. Coalition Forces and Government of... More

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service parachutist prepares

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service parachutist prepares

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service parachutist prepares to land before a crowd of spectators during a graduation ceremony at CTS 2nd School, Baghdad, June 9, 2018. Iraq CTS is laying the foundation for the fut... More

United States Special Operations Command partner nation

United States Special Operations Command partner nation

United States Special Operations Command partner nation rrepresentatives tour Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 19, 2017. Approximately 10 partner nation representatives partici... More

AH1 Cobra attack helicopters, assigned to Marine Light

AH1 Cobra attack helicopters, assigned to Marine Light

AH1 Cobra attack helicopters, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provide close air support during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Com... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Jones, aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Jones, aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Jones, aircraft structural maintainer from Fabrication Flight, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, sands an engine from a C-130 aircraft at Corrosion Cont... More

Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing

Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing

Cpt. Eric Kaltrider plays the bass guitar while performing for personnel at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, May 26, 2018, in Baghdad. Kaltrider is a part of the eight-member band, “Operation Inherent Roc... More

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak, a VOCALIS instructor, shows

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak, a VOCALIS instructor, shows

Gunnery Sgt. John Ciupak, a VOCALIS instructor, shows a member of the Iraqi Security Forces how to operate a Long Range Acoustic Device during training in Baghdad, July 11, 2018. VOCALIS is a comprehensive prog... More

Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with the Marine's

Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with the Marine's

Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, is battered by surf during amphibious infiltration training, Oct, 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics ... More

Students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course

Students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course

Students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course conduct surveillance during an urban reconnaissance exercise, Oct. 26, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RT... More

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, participates in a close quarter combat scenario during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at ... More

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, conduct a close quarter combat scenario during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Co... More

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, take cover inside a hide site during a special reconnaissance mission, while participating in In... More

KUWAITI - Elite military special operations forces

KUWAITI - Elite military special operations forces

KUWAITI - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3... More

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, sleep inside a hide site during a special reconnaissance mission while participating in Integrat... More

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (center), commander

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (center), commander

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (center), commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Smith (left), USSOCOM command chief, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., listen as... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepare for fast-rope training in Baghdad, April 24, 2018. Fast-roping involves descending to the ground from an airborne helicopter using a thick... More

An Iraqi vendor stands by his produce cart at a market

An Iraqi vendor stands by his produce cart at a market

An Iraqi vendor stands by his produce cart at a market in West Mosul, Iraq, June 28, 2018. . The stabilization of Mosul allows for businesses to re-open and commerce to prosper. (U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. D... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, dismount a UH-1Y Huey helicopter as they conducts an air assault mission during Integrated Tr... More

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course infiltrate the beach during amphibious reconnaissance training, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated fr... More

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil ta... More

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil ta... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Iraqi Counter Terrorism students respond to a simulated improvised explosive device attack outside the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 30, 2018. The training in Medina Village was setup... More

A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings

A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings

A young man helps repair the roofs of nearby buildings in Old Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, reconstruction efforts have started in several areas of east Mos... More

Capt. Reinaldo Gonzalez of International Security Assistance

Capt. Reinaldo Gonzalez of International Security Assistance

Capt. Reinaldo Gonzalez of International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North Headquarters, poses with a Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle named for his fighting spirit at a ceremony on Camp Marmal. G... More

Exercise Eagle Resolve – Illustration

Exercise Eagle Resolve – Illustration

Exercise Eagle Resolve – Illustration

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock,” an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock,” an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock,” an eight-member band composed of Coalition members who work at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, pose after they completed Memorial Day weekend concert performance in ... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller,

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller,

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller, assigned to 284th Air Support Operation Squadron, checks the distance of a missile to be shot during a special reconnaissance mission while participating in In... More

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to

U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, scout for enemies during a special reconnaissance mission while participating in Integrated Trai... More

U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldiers with

U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldiers with

U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldiers with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Iraq conduct radio-in-a-box training with members of an Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) PSYOP team, Feb. ... More

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def... More

International students from Argentina and Trinidad

International students from Argentina and Trinidad

International students from Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago are learning the necessary skills to effectively fly the RQ-11 Raven, a small hand-launched remote controlled unmanned aerial aircraft, at Naval Sma... More

Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services

Two members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services advance toward an abandoned building during training in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. Coalition Forces provide CTS members with realistic training scenarios that p... More

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, conducts a close quarter combat scenario during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine C... More

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, prepare to breach an entry point during a close quarter combat scenario while Integrated Trai... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service tactically enter a building during a training event in Baghdad, March 31, 2018. Coalition Forces coordinate different objectives and provide realistic training for... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service prepares detonation cord to be used in setting a charge on an Improvised Explosive Device during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS has been conducting a... More

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Schuck, a services

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Schuck, a services

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Schuck, a services specialist with the 193rd Special Operations Force Support Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, works out with battle ropes Aug. 2, 2019, in Middlet... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s second school conducts weapons training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2018. The Iraqi CTS Academia course consists of three schools: Initial Ent... More

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def... More

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos standby

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos standby

A group of Anbar Operations Center Commandos standby during a training event at Al-Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq, June 22, 2018. AOC Commandos are a Coalition partner force responsible for conducting counter-terror... More

Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland and Capt. Reinaldo Gonzalez

Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland and Capt. Reinaldo Gonzalez

Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland and Capt. Reinaldo Gonzalez of International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North Headquarters, pose with a Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle named for Gonzalez’s fighting s... More

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017  -  Civilian and

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017 - Civilian and

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017 - Civilian and military personnel from Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. conduct counterterrorism drills, search and rescue operations and respond to a mock vehicle... More

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil ta... More

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, participates in a close quarter combat scenario during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at ... More

Combined Iraqi Ministries Improve Preventive Medicine Techniques

Combined Iraqi Ministries Improve Preventive Medicine Techniques

U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Green, an Environmental Health Officer assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Iraq, shakes hands with Dr. Hasan, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior’s Medical Services Director, ... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) encounter realistic training scenarios in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of more than 150,000 Iraq... More

Five students from Panama and Guatemala, in the 19-5

Five students from Panama and Guatemala, in the 19-5

Five students from Panama and Guatemala, in the 19-5 Tactical Welding Applied Repairs (TWAR) Course, demonstrate how to properly patch cuts on a Zodiac inflatable boat, at the Naval Small Craft Instruction and ... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions engage in a close-quarters combat course taught by Task Force Narvik, Jan. 22, 2019, in Baghdad, Iraq. Part of the Fre... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service members form a human

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service members form a human

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service members form a human tower in celebration of the CTS 2nd School graduation ceremony, Baghdad, June 9, 2018. Iraqi CTS is an integral force that continues to improve its capabil... More

U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, right, commander

U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, right, commander

U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, right, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command in MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., serves Thanksgiving Day dinner to U.S. service members Nov. 28, 2013, at Bagram Air Field,... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team member

A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team member

A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 720th Special Tactics Group prepares to give a simulated patient an intravenous medication during pre-deployment validation training March 27, 2... More

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services

Col. Kirby Gross, Deputy Commander of Clinical Services at Baghdad Diplomatic Support Hospital, guides Iraqi Ministry of Health members around a combat support hospital in Baghdad, May 29, 2018. Coalition and ... More

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service operators from various special operations forces battalions combine the skills they learned over a six-week advanced training course into a final exercise, Jan. 19, 2019, in Bagh... More

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned

A U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldier, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, records and reports fired rounds on a silhouette target during Integrated Training Exercise ... More

A U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldier with

A U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldier with

A U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldier with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Iraq conduct radio-in-a-box training with members of an Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) PSYOP team, Feb.... More

A young boy stares at the camera in west Mosul, Iraq,

A young boy stares at the camera in west Mosul, Iraq,

A young boy stares at the camera in west Mosul, Iraq, May 13, 2018. Since the defeat of ISIS by Iraqi and Coalition forces, young children are once again able to walk the streets of Mosul feeling safe. (U.S. ... More

Reconstruction projects flourish in Mosul, June 28,

Reconstruction projects flourish in Mosul, June 28,

Reconstruction projects flourish in Mosul, June 28, 2017. The Government of Iraq continues to restore the infrastructure of Mosul so that businesses can re-open and economic life can prosper. (U.S. Army photo t... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Robert Soates, Marine Fighter Attack

U.S. Marine Sgt. Robert Soates, Marine Fighter Attack

U.S. Marine Sgt. Robert Soates, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, pushes his children around during a flag parade at the 18th Annual Sound of Independence celebration at the Soundside Marina on Hurlb... More

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock”, an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock”, an eight-member

Members of “Operation Inherent Rock”, an eight-member band composed of Coalition members who work at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, perform during a Memorial Day weekend concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018... More

Plastic explosives are used as a charge to detonate

Plastic explosives are used as a charge to detonate

Plastic explosives are used as a charge to detonate larger explosives during the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services' explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq, March 28, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces ... More

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian

Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def... More

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017  -  Civilian and

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017 - Civilian and

Search and Rescue Eagle Resolve 2017 - Civilian and military personnel from Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. conduct counterterrorism drills, search and rescue operations and respond to a mock vehicle... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

A CH-53 Super Stallion searches for students with the

A CH-53 Super Stallion searches for students with the

A CH-53 Super Stallion searches for students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017... More

KUWAIT - Elite military special operations forces from

KUWAIT - Elite military special operations forces from

KUWAIT - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3,... More

KUWAITI T - Elite military special operations forces

KUWAITI T - Elite military special operations forces

KUWAITI T - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

United States Special Operations Command(SOCOM)

United States Special Operations Command(SOCOM)

United States Special Operations Command(SOCOM) Para-Commandos prepare for their jump during the 2015 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., April 11, 2015. T... More

Army Master Sgt. Michael Lacy, from Cocoa Beach, Fla.,

Army Master Sgt. Michael Lacy, from Cocoa Beach, Fla.,

Army Master Sgt. Michael Lacy, from Cocoa Beach, Fla., competes in the men’s 50-meter breaststroke, Sept. 30, during the 2014 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lacy, a member of the U.S. Special Operatio... More

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