CAMP TAJI, Iraq-An MI-17 Hip helicopter (left) from the Iraqi Air Force and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, drop off Soldiers from the 34th Iraqi Army Brigade,...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Almost all is a blur as am Iraqi Soldier from the 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Division, charges out the back of an MI-17 Hip helicopter during a joint air assault training mission between the Iraqi Air Force, the Iraqi Army and the 1st Ai...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Soldiers from the 34th Iraqi Army Brigade, 9th IA Division, stay low and take defensive positions after being air inserted into a simulated battlefield by an MI-17 Hip helicopter (right) from the Iraqi air force and a UH-60 Black Hawk...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-After securing their simulated target, Iraqi Soldiers make their way back onto an Iraqi Air Force MI-17 Hip helicopter. U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, trained the IA on properly entering and exi...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Not only did the Soldiers of the 34th Iraqi Army Brigade, 9th IA Division practice aerial insertions from their Iraqi Air Force helicopters, they also honed their skills jumping in and out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 3rd Bat...