Operation Lion's Leap

By U.S. Division - South / 36th Infantry Division Public AffairsApril 29, 2011

Air Insertion
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Flares
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Generals
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Iraqi Navy Divers
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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'... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Band
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Lion's Leap
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Boats to the Rescue
7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Celebration
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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