▁Trans ition ▁Teams ▁( MT T s ) ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁These ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Mar ines ▁live ▁with ▁their ▁Afghan ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁counter parts ▁( o ften ▁in ▁very ▁aust ere ▁and ▁sto ic ▁conditions ) ▁in ▁remote ▁combat ▁out posts ▁often ▁a ▁great ▁distance ▁away ▁from ▁any ▁U . S . ▁or ▁coal ition ▁support . ▁ ▁E TT s ▁and ▁M TT s ▁are ▁composed ▁primarily ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Mar ines , ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁personnel ▁with ▁a ▁combat - ar ms ▁background . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Reserve , ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁serve ▁as ▁advis ors ▁in ▁log istics ▁and ▁other ▁support ▁roles . ▁The ▁advis ors ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁inf antry ▁or ▁comm ando ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁A NA ▁( A fg han ▁National ▁Army ) ▁or ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁are ▁soldiers ▁or ▁Mar ines ▁with ▁combat - ar ms ▁experience . ▁Special ▁Forces ▁and ▁Navy ▁SE AL S ▁also ▁work ▁with ▁A NA / AS F ▁or ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Army , ▁but ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁combat ▁advis ors ▁are ▁inf antry ▁and ▁combat - ar ms ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Mar ines . ▁ ▁The ▁Com bat ▁Ad visor ▁Mission ▁Def ined . ▁The ▁combat ▁ad visor ▁mission ▁requires ▁US ▁officers ▁and ▁N CO s ▁to ▁teach , ▁coach ▁and ▁ment or ▁host ▁nation ▁( H N ) ▁security ▁force ▁counter parts . ▁This ▁enables ▁the ▁rapid ▁development ▁of ▁our ▁counter parts