Aug. 24, 2015

Linguists play role in Operation Inherent Resolve success

In 2003, when U.S. military forces pushed into Baghdad, a young Iraqi 13-year-old named Rahdi Mortda looked at how the U.S. Army soldiers conducted themselves with professionalism, and he said to himself, “One day I will be a U.S. soldier!”

Aug. 18, 2015

Advising team bolsters Afghanistan defense management

In late July, the Resolute Support Advise and Assist Directorate deployed a small team to a remote region of Afghanistan on a straight-forward advising mission. Within 48-hours, the focus of their engagement with the Afghanistan National Army’s 215th Corps shifted.

Aug. 18, 2015

Human rights: A key to security in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell Chitwood knows that a major, but often overlooked, key to success in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan is adherence to human rights.

Aug. 17, 2015

Afghan forces conduct successful ops in eastern part of country

Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police forces again demonstrated their ability to work together as a national security force, this time during combat operations in eastern Afghanistan.

Aug. 14, 2015

General discusses Afghan forces, security, ISIL threat

Afghan forces are fully responsible for their nation's security but still need and deserve the broad support of U.S. and coalition forces under NATO's Resolute Support mission, the Resolute Support deputy chief of staff for communication said here Thursday.

Aug. 11, 2015

Afghan troops prepare for joint operation

Iron Triangle is a joint operation between Afghan national defense and security forces in Nangarhar province.

Aug. 11, 2015

Air Force F-16s arrive in Turkey to join ISIL fight

Six U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft and about 300 personnel arrived yesterday at Incirlik Air Base.

Aug. 10, 2015

Coalition, not ISIL, dictates pace of operation

The current situation in Iraq and Syria clearly indicates that the coalition, and not ISIL, now dictates the pace of operations, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said Friday during a telephonic press conference with Pentagon reporters.

Aug. 7, 2015

Coalition leaders assess BPC program, ISF development

Since January, more than 60 coalition partners from around the world have joined Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.

Aug. 7, 2015

One year in, officials assess anti-ISIL progress

On Aug. 8, 2014, coalition aircraft conducted the first airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.