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Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses with a young Syrian Democratic Forces soldier near Kobani, Syria, April 4, 2017.

April 5, 2017

Chairman’s Senior Enlisted Advisor Visits U.S. Troops, Syrian Democratic Forces

Chairman’s Senior Enlisted Advisor Visits U.S. Troops, Syrian Defense Forces

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lawrence "Shane" Colton, an attack helicopter pilot assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, was shot down in Baghdad, Iraq, when his helicopter responded to a fuel convoy under attack April 11, 2004. His wife, Inge Colton, and other spouse survivors will be honored on Gold Star Spouse Day April 5. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo)

April 5, 2017

Gold Star Spouses Day: Honoring spouses of fallen service members April 5

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — While many Americans were hunting Easter eggs or enjoying holiday brunch, Inge Colton was getting the most devastating news of her life.On Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004, she and her 11-year-old stepson, Lance, learned that her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lawrence "Shane" Colton, an attack helicopter pilot assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion,

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to President Donald J. Trump,Tom Bossert, the president’s homeland security advisor, and Douglas A. Silliman, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, and Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, meet with Service Members at a forward operating base near Qayyarah West in Iraq, April 4, 2017. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

April 5, 2017

Dunford: Iraqis, Coalition Have Adapted, Continue Attacking ISIS

ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Iraqi and coalition forces will learn from the civilian casualty incident of March 17 and continue to support Iraqi forces taking the fight to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Mosul, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

April 4, 2017

Dunford, Kushner Visit U.S., Iraqi Forces Near Mosul

QAYYARAH WEST AIRFIELD, Iraq — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Jared Kushner, senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump, received briefings from American and Iraqi service members during a visit to a base 10 miles from the front line in Mosul.

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron pose for a group photo after successfully completing 1000 consecutive sorties without a maintenance cancel in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location, April 1, 2017. These remotely piloted aircraft have provided a critical communication bridge between multi-national Coalition assets working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

April 3, 2017

1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

SOUTHWEST ASIA — A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, carrying a communications enhancing payload, completed 1000 continuous sorties without occurring a single maintenance cancellation while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve here.