Marine Col. Jay M. Bargeron, the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command commander, speaks to security force Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, SPMAGTF-CR-CC at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2015. Coalition personnel reestablished a presence there in June 2015 to advise and assist the Iraqi security forces. By pairing experienced personnel with their Iraqi counterparts, coalition forces can provide intelligence, logistics and operations planning support to ultimately enable the Iraqi security forces to defeat the Islamic State of I


Marine Col. Jay M. Bargeron, the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command commander, speaks to security force Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, SPMAGTF-CR-CC at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2015. Coalition personnel reestablished a presence there in June 2015 to advise and assist the Iraqi security forces. By pairing experienced personnel with their Iraqi counterparts, coalition forces can provide intelligence, logistics and operations planning support to ultimately enable the Iraqi security forces to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Baker/released)


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