NEZAJA 'Muhammad Rasulullah 3' military exercise

Iran media imager depicting NEZAJA 'Muhammad Rasulullah 3' ("Muhammad the Messenger of God 3") military exercise involving 177th Independent Infantry Brigade and 38th Independent Armored Brigade, taking place 17NOV15 at Iran's eastern city of Torbat-e Jam in Khorasan Razavi Province:

Main armament of NEZAJA T-72 type main battle tank

NEZAJA 2nd lieutenant (L) and 2nd warrant officer (R) atop T-72 main battle tank turret

NEZAJA T-72 type main battle tank firing main armament

NEZAJA T-72 type main battle tank alomngside technical equipped with ZU-23-2 autocannon

IRIAF Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighter-bombers of 141st TFS from Mashhad/Shahid Hashemi Nejad TFB-14

IRIAF Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighter-bombers of 141st TFS from Mashhad/Shahid Hashemi Nejad TFB-14

IRIAF Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighter-bomber of 141st TFS from Mashhad/Shahid Hashemi Nejad TFB-14

IRIAA Bell AH-1J International Cobra (209), serial 3-4437 (cn 26637) of Attack Squadron from 5th Support & Assault Group.

IRIAA Bell (Agusta) AB-206B JetRanger II of Reconnaissance Squadron from 5th Support & Assault Group

Ghods Mohajer (“Migrant”) type reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

NEZAJA ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon

NEZAJA ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon

NEZAJA soldier equipped with RPG-7, with 2nd sergeant (R) looking on

NEZAJA corporal equipped with Iranian-manufactured G3-A3 battle rifle

NEZAJA soldier equipped with SPG-9 Kopye (“Spear”) 73 millimeter calibre recoilless gun

NEZAJA soldiers handling 73 mm round for SPG-9 recoilless gun

NEZAJA soldiers with machine gun belts, within infantry trench

NEZAJA marksmen equipped with Iranian-manufactured G3-A3 battle rifle fitted with telescopic sights

NEZAJA soldiers equipped with infantry mortar

NEZAJA soldiers equipped with DShKM type 12.7 mm heavy machine gun

Prepared position for recoilless guns, machine guns and hull-down technical

Simulated bombardment near road-bound NEZAJA BTR-60 armored personnel carriers

Foreground: NEZAJA Commander Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan

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Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency and Mostafa Abbasi at Fars News Agency

NEZAJA ‘Moharram’ rapid reaction force exercise- Phase I

Iran media imagery of NEZAJA rapid reaction force participating in Moharram maneuvers, taking place 18OCT15 at Kermanshah and Ilam provinces:

NEZAJA BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles with deployed mechanized infantry rapid reaction force

NEZAJA mechanized infantry equipped with G3-A4 battle rifles, before BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (command variant, far right).

On the move, NEZAJA BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle command variant

Turret and main armament detail of NEZAJA BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle command variant

NEZAJA mechanized infantry inside and atop BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles

NEZAJA mechanized infantry disembarking from BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle

NEZAJA mechnized infantry corporals equipped with Iran license-built G3-A4 battle rifles

NEZAJA Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Kiomars Heydari (R2), among BG2 with 65th Airborne Brigade patch (R1), IRIAF colonel (L3) and officers from NEZAJA rapid reaction force.

NEZAJA Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Kiomars Heydari (R2) among officers participating in Moharam rapid reaction force exercise, phase I.

IRIAA Brigadier General 2C Kioumars Ahadi (center), former IRIAA commander, among officers participating Moharam rapid reaction force exercise, phase I.

Left: NEZAJA vehicle fitted with DIO Mesbah-1 (8x30 mm) anti-aircraft system

Right: NEZAJA Kaveh 30 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher

NEZAJA lieutenant and first sergeant loading Kaveh 30 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher

Detail of belt fitted with training rounds for Kaveh automatic grenade launcher

Transported NEZAJA BTR-60 type armored personnel carrier

NEZAJA Safir ("Ambassador") tactical vehicle fitted with BGM-71 TOW type ATGM

Right: NEZAJA Safir ("Ambassador") tactical vehicle fitted with 107 mm MLR

NEZAJA second sergeant manning vehicle-mounted DShKM type heavy machine gun

Iran military-attached clerics beside NEZAJA captain

NEZAJA Commander Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan shaking hands with enlisted ranks, before a KrAZ 6322 heavy utility truck.

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Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency

IRIAA pilot and technician air education ceremony

Iran media imagery depicting IRIAA pilot and technician air education ceremony held 07OCT15 at Shahid Vatanpour Airbase training center in Isfahan:

IRIAA Colonel Mojtabi Rouhani, training center commandant, addressing pilot and technician air education graduates at Shahid Vatanpour Airbase.

IRIAA colonels, lieutenant colonels and officers in formation during pilot and technician air education ceremony at at Shahid Vatanpour Airbase.

Left to right:
- NEZAJA Brigadier General 2C Reza Jahadi Orsi, commander of Isfahan, Yazd and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces
- NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan
- IRIAA Commander Brigadier General 2C Houshang Yari

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan bestowing pilot air education plaque to IRIAA major

IRIAA lieutenant colonel salutes, after receiving pilot air education plaque

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan  affixing what may be pilot wings on flight suit of young IRIAA first lieutenant.

Left to right:
- Unidentified cleric
- NEZAJA Brigadier General 2C Reza Jahadi Orsi, commander of Isfahan, Yazd and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces
- NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan
- IRIAA Commander Brigadier General 2C Houshang Yari
- IRIAA Brigadier General 2C Amir Bagheri Noorbakhsh, commander 4th Combat and Support Base (Isfahan)

Respects to fallen IRIAA service members of the Iran-Iraq War

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan shakes hands with IRIAA first lieutenant, likely a master technician.

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan inspects Minigun-type Gatling-style rotating six-barrel machine gun, with IRIAA captain.

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan is briefed on MGA3 general-purpose machine gun

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan inspects 19-tube rocket launcher mounted on IRIAA Bell 214A Isfahan, serial 6-4754 (cn 27107).

IRIAA Bell 214A Isfahan, serial 6-4652 (cn 27005) at Isfahan - Shahid Vatanpour Airbase

Background: air traffic control tower for Shahid Vatanpour Airbase

Foreground, left: flight crew logbook for IRIAA Bell 214A Isfahan, serial 6-4754 (cn 27107)

NEZAJA Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan beside IRIAA Bell 214A Isfahan, serial 6-4754 (cn 27107)

Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency