An Iraqi security forces member faces away and protects his ears from the blast of a 120mm mortar during training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, August 16, 2017.
The Besmaya Range Complex is one of four Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training partner forces and enhancing their effectiveness on the battlefield. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tracy McKithern). Original public domain image from Flickr