{"id":34039,"date":"2018-03-19T16:44:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/19\/armys-10th-mountain-division-takes-reins-in-anti-isis-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:07:54","slug":"armys-10th-mountain-division-takes-reins-in-anti-isis-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/19\/armys-10th-mountain-division-takes-reins-in-anti-isis-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Army\u2019s 10th Mountain Division takes reins in anti-ISIS fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/land\/2017\/11\/14\/congress-to-limit-win-t-funds-until-army-delivers-tactical-comms-plans\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">1st Armored Division<\/a> handed off control of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2017\/07\/21\/army-announces-iraq-deployment-for-2100-soldiers\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Operation Inherent Resolve<\/a>\u2019s land component to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/03\/pentagon-identifies-10th-mountain-soldier-killed-in-iraq\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">10th Mountain Division<\/a> at a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt, commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-sports\/army-navy-game\/2017\/12\/04\/west-point-honors-10th-mountain-division-with-army-navy-game-uniforms\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">10th Mountain Division<\/a>, assumed authority at the coalition\u2019s headquarters on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/31\/seeking-closer-ties-qatar-to-expand-base-used-by-us-troops\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Forward Operating Base<\/a> Union III, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/01\/16\/dod-reports-spike-in-contractors-in-iraq\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Central Command<\/a> officials said in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operation Inherent Resolve\u2019s land component represents 75 nations and international organizations working to defeat the Islamic State and stabilize the Iraqi government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1st Armored Division, out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2016\/08\/26\/fort-bliss-complex-to-house-immigrant-children\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Bliss, Texas<\/a>, had been in control of the mission for the past nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cMountain Soldiers,\u201d from <span class=\"js-paste-start-XTY5DQ4LFZF2BOHZ5U4OTX7GTM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/06\/14\/these-soldiers-and-marines-will-be-the-first-to-get-the-military-s-newest-combat-vehicle\/\">Fort Drum, New York<\/a>,<span class=\"js-paste-end-XTY5DQ4LFZF2BOHZ5U4OTX7GTM\"> assumed control as part of a headquarters consolidation within Operation Inherent Resolve\u2019s Joint Task Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have come to serve this Coalition and the Iraqi Security Forces,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/01\/27\/maj-gen-piatt-to-be-10th-mountain-division-commander\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Piatt <\/a>said, according to the release. &#8220;We are deeply honored to take our place in this coalition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/18\/dod-identifies-7-airmen-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-western-iraq\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-19th-SF-Group-web.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">DoD identifies 7 airmen killed in helicopter crash in western Iraq<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Defense Department on Saturday released the names of seven airmen who were killed this week when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the release, officials said the consolidation is intended to be a step in the direction of reducing overall U.S. troop-levels, as requested by the Iraqi government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Iron Soldiers saw the end of the tough fight to seize the crown jewel of ISIS\u2019 so-called caliphate in Mosul,\u201d Lt. 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Paul Funk II, the coalition commander, said using a nickname for soldiers within the 1st Armored Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLife is beginning to stabilize in liberated areas, but the battle against this barbaric enemy is not over,\u201d Funk added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift in command, and the alleged shrinking footprint of U.S. forces in the country, comes as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria appears to be nearing its end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg_9e9e40.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg_9e9e40.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg_9e9e40.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg_9e9e40.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Iraqi security forces soldier practices a prone shooting position at Besmaya Range Complex in Iraq on Feb. 1, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force \u2013 Operation Inherent Resolve\u2019s global coalition effort to train Iraqi security forces personnel to defeat ISIS. (Sgt. Joshua Wooten\/U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/27\/gen-votel-russia-is-both-arsonist-and-fireman-in-syria\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Gen. Joseph L. 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