Army Recognition Poster Shows a Soldier of Iran's Regular Army

Defense News columnist Michael Peck reports that a recently published Army poster shows a regular-army Iranian soldier, one of several recognition guides the Army produces for other nations' forces.

Key points

• The poster: Published Sept. 24 by the Army's Training and Transformation Command, it shows a bearded soldier in sunglasses and a beret, with captions on weapons and uniforms.
• Weapons shown: Gear shown includes rifles such as the G3A6 from Heckler & Koch, the AKM or the Masaf-2, along with the RPG-7, the MG3, grenades and body armor.
• Uniforms: The image includes five camouflage uniforms, three special forces patterns, and officer and enlisted rank insignia.
• Which force: The guide covers the regular Artesh, described as a mainly conscript force of 350,000 per the Institute for the Study of War, not the Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Quick take

Peck writes that the poster does not mean an invasion is planned, noting the Army's library of recognition posters includes China's People's Liberation Army. He describes the U.S. conflict with Iran as nearly eight months old, fought so far with aircraft, missiles and drones.

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