Iraqi officials inspect body armor plates.

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Qasim al-Araji, National Security Advisor of Iraq, and Iraqi Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir al-Shammari, deputy commander, Joint Operations Command for Iraq, inspect body armor during a visit to Al-Asad Air Base last month. The Iraqi officials visited the base to get a firsthand look at how the new advise and assist relationship between U.S. and Iraqi forces is working.