Combat Role in Iraq Ends, US Troops Remain in Country in Advise and Assist Role
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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft loadmaster, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guides a U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into the aircraft during a mission in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 14, 2021. [U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul]
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft loadmaster, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guides a U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into the aircraft during a mission in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 14, 2021. [U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul]
The United States ended its combat mission in Iraq and will transition to an “advise, assist, and enable” mission supporting Iraqi forces, reported Combined Joint Task Force-Inherent Resolve Dec. 9.
“Many brave men and women gave their lives to ensure Daesh never returns, and as we complete our combat role, we will remain here to advise, assist, and enable the [Iraqi security forces],” Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan, Jr., commander of CJTF-OIR, said in a press release, using the Arabic word for Islamic State.
The U.S. military’s 2,500 troops made the transition to a non-combat role ahead of . . . [Read the rest of this story in Air Force Magazine].
