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Tag: Iraq

Ousting ISIS from Al Anbar: The Advise and Assist mission of Task Force Al Asad

While combat operations in Mosul and Raqqah dominate today’s headlines, the fight to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria extends far beyond these two cities. In Iraq’s Al Anbar province, which encompasses much of the country’s western territory, the fight is still on-going and Task Force Al Asad plays a key role in enabling the total destruction of ISIS in this region.

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Baking, Breaking Bread: SPMAGTF Food Service Marine teaches valuable skills to Iraqi Soldiers

It was a blistering 90 degrees and as we walked in, the aroma of fresh bread filled the room as white speckles fell down like snowflakes. Those speckles were actually flour from forming dough to make khubuz, a traditional Iraqi flat bread with simple ingredients of flour, water, salt and yeast, then skillfully baked in a domed clay oven.

Combat Training to Combat Troops – The Advise and Assist Mission of Task Force Al-Taqaddum

U.S. Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors with Task Force Al-Taqaddum come together with one common mission – advising and assisting the Iraqi security forces of the Anbar Operations Command.

Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-CC use CBRN training in operations

It was another hazy, early morning at Qayyarah Airfield West, a military base in northern Iraq, housing nearly 1,000 U.S. military personnel and coalition forces, or so it seemed. When U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean Tracy, the intelligence advisor with an Advise and Assist (A&A) Team from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), stepped outside his living quarters, he began to experience throat and nose irritation and realized there was a problem.

For my home, my homeland

One Marine’s story of adversity throughout the past decade spans more than 8,000 miles, bridges two cultures and brings him back to the sandy streets of Iraq where his life began, only now he is there to help Iraqis liberate his homeland from extremist groups while serving as a United States Marine.

Iraqi, Coalition forces turning tide in fight to defeat ISIL

U.S. Marines and Sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) packed up their bags and headed home after a nine-month deployment to Iraq’s al Anbar province at the end of March 2016. The troops manned the command element for Task Force Al Taqaddum (TFTQ), at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, with the mission to advise and assist (A&A) members of

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U.S. solidifies commitment to Iraqi partners in fight to defeat ISIL

It has been nine months since the second iteration of Task Force Al Asad’s advise and assist team stepped on deck, and in that time, an ironclad partnership was forged and lasting friendships were made.However, now it’s time for the next team to grab the baton and continue its support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s

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Task Force Al Taqaddum: Role of U.S. Troops during operations in Anbar Province

Things have changed a bit around Al Taqaddum Air Base in Iraq since the 2011 withdraw of U.S. troops in the Anbar province. What once was a busy hub for aircraft coming in to scatter the area with military personnel now seems far more subtle in its footprint.The Iraqi military installation now houses different components of the Iraqi Security

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Task Force TQ cooks keep morale high

Food services Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Central Command-Crisis Response, and soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, ensure U.S. and coalition forces are well fed at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, every day. Serving three meals a day, the U.S. service members allow everyone the opportunity to get

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U.S. Marines get hands on with new mortar system

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force--Crisis Response--Central Command, train on a new weapons system at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 24, and reinforce ability to provide protection to coalition partners and resources. The Marines are charged with the security of Al

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