U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division fire an M777A2 howitzer in support of Iraqi security forces during the December 2016 Mosul offensive. The FY17 NDAA changes the authorities for DOD to conduct training-and-equipping programs, to create a flexible tool for combatant commanders to help partners. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve)