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Senior Airman Harlan Smith, 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron kisses his daughter and embraces his girlfriend prior to departing for a deployment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Smith joined 93 other Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma who deployed prior to the holiday December 13, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan)

Jan. 3, 2017

Tinker Citizen Airmen Deploy to Turkey

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Ninety-Four Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here departed for a deployment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to support Operation Inherent Resolve with KC-135R Stratotanker air refueling support. The group of Reserve Airmen, made up of a mix of operations group and maintenance group professionals is one of the largest groups to leave

Members of NATO Air Command - Afghanistan and the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority stand together during a group photo at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2017. The military and civilian aviation personnel held a ceremony which marked the integration of Afghan meteorologists into the NATO meteorology office at the busiest airport in Afghanistan. (NATO photo by Kay M. Nissen)

Jan. 3, 2017

NATO, ACAA integrate airport meteorology efforts

KABUL, Afghanistan — Members of NATO Air Command – Afghanistan and the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority held a ceremony to mark the integration of Afghan civilian meteorologists into the NATO meteorology office at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Jan. 1, 2016.

Inspectors General from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command-Operational Command Post inspect a fuel “bladder” at a fuel farm in central Iraq, recently. U.S. Army Central uses forward logistical elements to maintain fuel farms under contract with U.S. Army logistical specialists called contract representatives to ensure the operation is being conducted to the Army standard. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Jan. 3, 2017

Fuel to fight: Inspector general and fuelers have special mission in ISIS fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Through a borrowed forward operating base office phone in central Iraq, Lt. Col. Helen King asks two Soldiers to raise their right hands.

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 25, 2016) The Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean (L12) transits the Arabian Gulf alongside the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its carrier strike group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch)

Dec. 30, 2016

US, UK and French Combine Forces in US Task Force 50

MANAMA, Bahrain — The French anti-air frigate FS Forbin joined U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's (NAVCENT) Task Force (CTF) 50 on Dec. 27. The integration of FS Forbin marks the first time a French unit has integrated with the task force while being led by the Royal Navy. The French previously led CTF 50 last December, commanding it from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle. "Forbin is committed to working together with the U.S. and Royal Navy," said Capt. Christophe Cluzel, commander of Forbin. "France continues to value the partnerships with our allies in order to protect the maritime domain."

Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Bailey, the first sergeant of Company A, 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Strike, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), waits for soldiers to arrive to a security patrol briefing in northern Iraq, Dec. 7, 2016.

Dec. 29, 2016

Face of Defense: Soldier Reflects on His 9 Deployments

NORTHERN IRAQ, Dec. 22, 2016 — Following the 9/11 attacks, Brian Bailey, then a private first class, arrived at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, home of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).[

Airman 1st Class Corynn Marcelo sits in one the MRZR military vehicles used by the medical team. Marcelo was deployed to Camp Vance for five-and-a-half months as a medical logistician from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Courtesy photo)

Dec. 29, 2016

Face of Defense: Airman Learns Lessons From Afghanistan Duty

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The first thing you notice about Air Force Airman 1st Class Corynn Marcelo when she talks about her recent deployment to Afghanistan is her professionalism and military bearing.

Pfc. Elyas Rosellini, an M1 armor crewman with the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, moves his virtual avatar through a computer exercise during the second phase of squad overmatch training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait Dec. 14, 2016. The unique training opportunity incorporated a multi-platform teaching approach built on existing Army warrior skills training programs with detailed focus on improving situational awareness, psychological resilience, teamwork, tactical combat casualty care, and human performance enhancement. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)

Dec. 29, 2016

A Different take on Familiar training

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — The sound of footsteps echoes throughout the room as the Soldiers pace quickens and the noise grows. Loud shouting, gunfire and radio chatter fill the air accompanied by an odd clamor of clicks. The Soldier spots an enemy across the courtyard and alerts his comrades over his radio then engages. Suddenly he is down. Blood covers the screen as it fades to black. Now his only glimpse of the fight comes from watching his teammates screen as the team completes the virtual mission.

U.S Army Soldiers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, execute a fire mission to support the Iraqi security forces during the Mosul counter offensive, Dec. 24, 2016, in northern Iraq. Battery C is supporting the ISF with indirect fires in their fight against the ISIL. (U.S Army Photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson)

Dec. 28, 2016

Rain Or Shine: Task Force Strike Artillerymen support Mosul counter-offensive

NORTHERN IRAQ — Christmas Eve. Some of the Soldiers in U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnathan Walker’s section shiver as freezing rain continues to fall upon their position.

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-10 Extender aircrew laughs before a group photo after flying a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 25, 2016. KC-10 aircrews have completed more than 1,500 sorties during the liberation of Mosul, Iraq since Oct. 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Dec. 27, 2016

KC-10 crew enjoys in-flight holiday meal, spends Christmas at 30,000 feet

SOUTHWEST ASIA — A fog peeled back slowly from the flight line. Four aircrew members emerged from a transit van sharing witty banter and a few cheerful words as they moved their flight equipment towards a nearby KC-10 Extender.

Sniper teams from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and Kuwaiti Land Forces engage a target during a joint combined arms live-fire exercise near Camp Buehring, Kuwait Dec. 6-7, 2016. The multi-day exercise was designed to test the efficiency of the U.S. Army and Kuwaiti Land and Air forces abilities to identify and eliminate enemies’ anti-aircraft capabilities. Around 30 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, two Kuwaiti AH-64 Apache helicopters, several Bradley Armored Fighting Vehicles, scout sniper teams, 120mm mortar teams, and M109 Self Propelled Howitzer artillery fire assaulted mock enemy positions during the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)

Dec. 27, 2016

Thunderous Lightning

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — More than 200 U.S. and Kuwaiti service members carried out a simulated mass ground and air assault against a mock enemy during Operation Lightning Eagle on the Udairi Training Range earlier this month.