Special Marine Ground Task Force, U.S. Army advise Iraqi security forces in push towards Mosul U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike near Sarmada in northwest Syria Nov. 18 that killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters at the Pentagon, Nov. 22, 2016. Pictured here, Army 1st Lt. Patrick Abele, left, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Strike, and Marine Corps Master Sgt. Travis Madden, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force -- Crisis Response -- Central Command, monitor the status of a joint U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps readiness drill at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.84 MB) Photo By: 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson VIRIN: 161117-A-NG512-001.JPG Photo Gallery