CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sharpened their skills during a combined arms life fire exercise at Destiny Range, May 28. Cavalry scouts, field artillerymen, mortar men and forward observers conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency on indirect fire weapons as they lead Iraqi troops on similar training. “Garry Owen” Soldiers of 2nd Bn., 7th Cav. Regt., fired 120mm mortar rounds from an M1064 Mortar Carrier to targets nearly 1800 meters away. Several miles away at Contingency Operating Site Marez, “Black Dragon” artillery crews assigned to 5th Battalion, 82 Field Artillery Regiment fired howitzers onto Destiny Range as forward observers

BAGHDAD — Troopers with C Troop, 5th “Longknife” Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center conducted training on urban operations with their partners in the 6th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Federal Police Division May 23-25 at Joint Security Station Justice, Iraq. The shurta, or policemen, of the 6th Bde., 2nd IFP Div. learned from “Comanche” Troop Soldiers how to walk together in formation, stack on a building, enter and clear a room and quickly differentiate enemies from non-combatants. Termed “Comanche Clash,” the training covered three days, with each day building upon the events of the day prior and increasing in difficulty. "The shurta caught on quickly and by the end of