Posted: 11/12/2018
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bandit Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve exit a CH-47 Chinook during an aerial response force live-fire training exercise in Iraq, Oct. 31, 2018. A number of training initiatives, collectively known as the Iraqi Air Enterprise, is underway across the Iraqi Air Force, Army Aviation, and Air Defense Commands. Continued growth towards Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) self-sufficiency will permit the Coalition to adjust the role and number of Coalition forces in Iraq in response to changing support requirements of the ISF. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Leland White)