Iraqi army Chief Warrant Officer Safa Chalub Thijil, right, head of instructors for the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Infantry Division of the Iraqi army, instructs Iraqi troops on a marksmanship range at Combat Outpost War Eagle in northern Baghdad, Aug. 21. After graduating the course earlier this year, Thijil is one of several Iraqis who are taking over the instructor positions from the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Military Transition Team.