Iraqi Special Forces commandos with the 6th Regional Commando Battalion prepare to assault an objective during Operation Lion's Leap at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq's Basrah Province April 28, after being inserted by Iraqi Air Force helicopters. The exerci...

An Iraqi Air Force helicopter launches flares during Operation Lion's Leap, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise held at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq's Basrah Province, Apr. 28, 2011. The exercise marked the culmination of months of collective training by I...

From left to right, Staff Lt. Gen. Muhammad Jawwad Howeidi, commander of the Basrah Operations Center; Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter, U.S. Forces - Iraq deputy commanding general for advising and training; and Maj. Gen. Eddy M. Spurgin, commander of U.S....

Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, the U.S. Forces - Iraq Deputy Commanding General for Operations Command Sergeant Major, meets with Iraqi Navy divers prior to Operation Lion's Leap, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise conducted at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq'...

An Iraqi Army band plays prior to Operation Lion's Leap, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise conducted at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq's Basrah Province, Apr. 28, 2011. The exercise marked the culmination of months of collective training by Iraqi soldiers,...

Iraqi helicopters provide air support while Iraqi soldiers and sailors assault the far shore in Operation Lion's Leap, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise conducted at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq's Basrah Province, Apr. 28, 2011. The exercise marked the c...

Iraqi Navy boats join the fray in Operation Lion's Leap, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise conducted by the Iraqi Security Forces at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq's Basrah Province, Apr. 28, 2011. The exercise marked the culmination of months of collectiv...

Soldiers of Iraq's 14th Army Division celebrate after the successful conclusion of Operation Lion's Leap, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise conducted at Khor az-Zubayr in Iraq's Basrah Province, Apr. 28, 2011. It marked the culmination of months of...