U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aslan Altan, the Iraqi Army School of Infantry head instructor and founder, speaks to the Iraqi Army School of Infantry instructors during a scheduled break at Camp Yassir, Al Asad, Iraq, April 4, 2007. The 10-day course, which is fashioned after the Marine Corps' version, is designed to train new Iraqi soldiers in a variety of advanced infantry tactics. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Pvt. Mohammed Hamid, a student at the Iraqi Army School of Infantry, inspects his target for accuracy, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Sgt. Emad Maard, an instructor at the Iraqi Army School of Infantry, carefully monitors one of the Iraqi Army soldiers during a recent PKC machine gun range, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Iraqi Army soldiers spend a day at the range, firing the PKC machine gun as part of the School of Infantry, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


Directly following a class on the PKC machine gun, students in the Iraqi Army School of Infantry race to break down and re-assemble the weapon, April 4, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston


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