CENTCOM Command Team visits Syria

By Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command, meets with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division “Task Force RECON”, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, “Task Force GIMLET” in Syria, July 10, 2020. McKenzie spoke to the Soldiers about the importance of their mission to defeat ISIS and thanked them for their sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief James Herdel, CENTCOM senior enlisted advisor, meet with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Moro, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division “Task Force RECON” commander, in Syria, July 10, 2020. McKenzie visited multiple sites in Syria to meet with service members and receive operational updates on the Coalition and partner forces mission to permanently defeat ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Moro, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division “Task Force RECON” commander, left, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command, second from left, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) Deputy Commander for Operations, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume Beaurpere, right, Special Operations Joint Task Force-OIR commander in Syria, July 10, 2020. Moro discussed the mission set at the location and quality of life for the service members there as they conduct their missions with coalition and partner forces to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Moro, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division “Task Force RECON” commander, left, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command, center, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Deputy Commander for Operations, in Syria, July 10, 2020. Moro discussed the mission set at the location and quality of life for the service members there as they conduct their missions with coalition and partner forces to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command, coins a U.S. Soldier from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, “Task Force GIMLET” in Syria, July 10, 2020. McKenzie coined soldiers at the location for their excellence in sustaining critical life support facilities and excellence in the Coalition’s mission to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Deputy Commander for Operations, receive a common operating picture briefing from U.S. Special Forces Soldiers in Syria, July 10, 2020. The Special Forces Soldiers explained their critical role in the permanent defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 11, 2020 —

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief James Herdel, CENTCOM senior enlisted advisor, met with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division “Task Force RECON”, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, “Task Force GIMLET”, and Special Forces in Syria, July 10, 2020. McKenzie spoke to the Soldiers about the importance of their mission the United States and thanked them for their sacrifices in the fight against ISIS.