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Honorable Steffanie Easter, the acting assistant secretary of the army for acquisition, logistics and technology for the Army, uses the Blue Force Tracker, a GPS-enabled system, during a capabilities visit with the ALT team at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 11. Easter’s visit provided her the opportunity to see firsthand the capabilities of the troops within the area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bethany Huff, ARCENT Public Affairs)

April 12, 2017

Removing barriers through capabilities visit

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — The acting assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, visited with the ALT team at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 11.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, brief reporters at the Pentagon, April 11, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

April 11, 2017

Mattis: ‘No Doubt’ Syrian Regime Responsible for Chemical Attacks on Citizens

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he personally reviewed the intelligence on the Syrian regime’s chemical attack on its own people and in response to the attack, the U.S. government began a deliberate process to recommend diplomatic and military options to the president.

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a long-endurance platform able to fly for nearly 27 hours at a time at speeds of up to 150 knots while carrying up to four AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. U.S. Army Soldiers with Company D, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, deployed to Al Asad, Iraq, provide air fire support to the Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (Photo Credit: Spc. Derrik Tribbey)

April 11, 2017

From the farm to the skies

AL ASAD, Iraq — U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Sellers graduated high school on May 23rd, 2015, and saw two choices, join the military and pursue his passion for aviation or become a farmer.

Soldiers of Battery D, 4th BN, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, demonstrate reloading a Patriot missile battery for Soldiers of Task Force Spartan at a Patriot Missile site on Camp Buerhing, Kuwait April 8, 2017. Task Force Spartan personnel visited the site to obtain an on-the-ground assessment of the operational needs of Patriot Missile sites within the Task Force Spartan area of responsibility. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sergeant Sean McCollum, 29th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

April 11, 2017

Task Force Spartan Visits Air Defense Artillery Site

CAMP BUERHING, KUWAIT — Members of Task Force Spartan’s 29th Infantry Division recently toured a Patriot Air Defense Artillery Site here to obtain an on-the-ground capabilities briefing of Air Defense Artillery capabilities.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Military Information Support Task Force-Central (MISTF-C) Production Development Detachment capture a Psychological Operations Specialist setting up a Next Generation Loudspeaker System on Dec. 7, 2016 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian)

April 11, 2017

Shaping the information war: Military information combats propaganda

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — In their quest to impose their will on others with malicious and destructive intent, ISIS have exerted their negative messages continuously through the use of media platforms like radio, television, newspapers, magazines and the internet.

U.S. Servicemembers line up to complete the confidence climb obstacle (right), during day zero of U.S. Army Central’s first Air Assault Course, April 4, 2017, at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. The Air Assault Course is a 12-day class that allows U.S. military personnel in the USARCENT theater of operations the unique opportunity to become air assault qualified, while deployed outside the continental United States. “Once completed, the perspective student goes on to become the subject matter expert to their company or unit commander assisting them with planning for air assault operations into whatever environment they may need,” said Capt. Ronald Snyder, Company B commander, Army National Guard Warrior Training Center.

April 11, 2017

Day Zero: Journey to earn Air Assault wings

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — Hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen and Marines came from miles away to fulfill a dream. Their journey is not easy, it requires a keen eye for detail and the ability to handle heavy equipment, while under duress. Thus, upon successful completion of day zero, candidates can then call themselves ‘Air Assault Students.’

Members of the Navy's Special Boat Team ride up to pick up the Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and transport them to an oil tanker somewhere in the Persian Gulf. Soldiers from Co. B, 3-8 CAV played the opposing force for a joint training exercise, called Eagle Resolve, between U.S. special operations forces and SOF elements from Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)

April 10, 2017

Greywolf Troopers train with international partners, build interoperability

CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT — The Greywolf Brigade spent the last two weeks embracing international interoperability during their nine-month deployment to Kuwait.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 9, 2017) Cmdr. Andria L. Slough, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), receives a telephone call from President Donald J. Trump, April 9, 2017. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

April 10, 2017

Ross, Porter Commanding Officers Receive Phone Calls from President Trump

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NNS) — On April 9, the commanding officers of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78) received phone calls from President Donald J. Trump.

A battle damage assessment image of Shayrat Airfield, Syria, following U.S. missile strikes delivered by the USS Ross and USS Porter Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, April 6, 2017. The U.S. fired 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria in retaliation for Syrian President Bashar Assad regime’s use of nerve agents to attack his own people. Courtesy photo

April 7, 2017

U.S. Strike Designed to Deter Assad Regime’s Use of Chemical Weapons

WASHINGTON — The Syrian airbase targeted in the U.S. missile strike is believed to be where Syrian President Bashar Assad regime aircraft took off for a deadly chemical attack against civilians, senior military officials told reporters at the Pentagon.

Kuwait- A large crowd of foreign and U.S. dignitaries view teams from their combined special forces- Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United States, take out combatants during an explosive training mission proving the successful interoperability of both land and air assets as well as highlighting the vast skills of the varied partner nations part of Operation Eagle Resolve, April 2. (Photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Ringle/Released)

April 7, 2017

Partner Nations and U.S. Show Off Special Forces Ability

KUWAIT — Part of 77th Combat Aviation Brigade’s mission, throughout the nine-month deployment to the Middle East, involves the continued development and fostering of relations with partner nations' helicopter units for U.S. Army Central Command. Operation Eagle Resolve is, in part, a culmination of those efforts.