U.S. Marines, Iraqi Soldiers place barriers, reinforce protection for base [Image 9 of 9]

UNDICLOSED LOCATION, IRAQ

01.08.2016

Photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin  

Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Don Killian, motor transport operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, monitors Alaskan barriers as they are placed on a flatbed at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2016. The 12-ton barriers are placed around structures to reinforce them and provide protection from shrapnel. Advise and assist sites, like Al Taqqadum Air Base, are an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational effort to increase the military capacity of Iraqi Security Force personnel to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.08.2016
• Date Posted: 01.24.2016 07:42
• Photo ID: 2367911
• VIRIN: 160108-M-JE159-025
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 10.61 MB
• Location: UNDICLOSED LOCATION, IQ