Posted: 01/02/2019
A CH-47 Chinook assigned to Task Force Trailblazer carries a M777A2 155mm howitzer as part of a sling load training exercise in Q West, Iraq. Dec. 16, 2018. The Coalition and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) will develop a sustainable and inclusive ISF that can secure its sovereign borders, protect the population and support a return to normalcy across the country and ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS. Coalition Forces work by, with and through the Iraqi Security Forces to defeat ISIS in areas of Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward Bates)