Army Capt. Thor Schanck (center), Joint Terminal Attack Controller, debriefs Iraqi Army 2nd Lt. Samir Hashim, (left) Iraqi Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller student, during an Iraqi Forward Area Controller Course qualification in Besmayah, Iraq, March 8, 2018. The five-day event marked the first time IFACs exercised calling in airstrikes on the range and their first time calling in live fire from Coalition aircraft. The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, in conjunction with the Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team, coordinated the exercise, March 4-8,

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Army Capt. Thor Schanck (center), Joint Terminal Attack Controller, debriefs Iraqi Army 2nd Lt. Samir Hashim, (left) Iraqi Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller student, during an Iraqi Forward Area Controller Course qualification in Besmayah, Iraq, March 8, 2018. The five-day event marked the first time IFACs exercised calling in airstrikes on the range and their first time calling in live fire from Coalition aircraft. The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, in conjunction with the Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team, coordinated the exercise, March 4-8, to certify newly trained IFACs and demonstrate progress made since their training started in December 2017.

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