A Paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security from a guard tower for base defense at Qayyarah West, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2017. Deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. enables their Iraqi Security Force partners through the advise and assist mission, contributing planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection, and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of ISIL.

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