Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Branch, left, the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) advisor for Task Force Al Taqaddum (TFTQ), trains Iraqi Soldiers with the 8th Iraqi Army Division (8th IAD) on how to positively identify and disable improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 19, 2016. The training is part of TFTQ’s mission, under Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / RELEASED).

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