A Peshmerga soldier takes aim with a Panzerfaust 3 rocket launcher while the range safety officer ensures observers are a safe distance away at a firing range near Bnaslawa, Iraq, July 20, 2016. The Peshmerga fired from several positions, including the back of a truck, to simulate conditions they may encounter in the field. The training and firing range were supervised by German coalition trainers in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve as part of the building partner capacity mission, which aims to increase the security capacity of local forces fighting ISIL. (
A Peshmerga soldier takes aim with a Panzerfaust 3 rocket launcher while the range safety officer ensures observers are a safe distance away at a firing range near Bnaslawa, Iraq, July 20, 2016. The Peshmerga fired from several positions, including the back of a truck, to simulate conditions they may encounter in the field. The training and firing range were supervised by German coalition trainers in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve as part of the building partner capacity mission, which aims to increase the security capacity of local forces fighting ISIL. ( Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi)
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