July 13, 2015

Engineering, installations team keeps missions running at airfield in Afghanistan

Airmen deployed here with the 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron ensure all network systems impacting missions from intelligence to NATO force communications remain active.

July 13, 2015

U.S. Marine from Iraq deploys in support of Operation Inherent Resolve

A U.S. Marine originally from Baghdad whose family was driven from Iraq by extremists is now back in the home country supporting coalition efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

July 10, 2015

Effort to train Afghan security forces continues, as 80 graduate police course

A ceremony here Wednesday marked the graduation for 80 members of the Afghan National Army’s Military Police Guard Command, or MPGC, who have been training to provide outside-the-wire security for the airfield and prison here as well as the people of Parwan.

July 9, 2015

Helicopter maintainers keep rescue aircraft flying in Afghanistan

Airmen assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit here constantly work maintaining HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters so that the combat rescue mission in Afghanistan can be a success if and when it is needed.

July 9, 2015

Saudi defense minister visits US Navy ship in CENTCOM region

The Saudi defense minister flew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Tuesday to observe carrier operations at sea.

July 9, 2015

US, UAE launch online messaging, engagement center to counter ISIL

Days after President Obama met at the Pentagon with his national security team to discuss the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the U.S. and United Arab Emirates launched a multinational online messaging and engagement program here that will support efforts against ISIL.

July 8, 2015

Defense secretary: DoD, global coalition seek ISIL’s lasting defeat

The Defense Department and a global coalition share the intent to deal the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant a lasting defeat, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday.

July 8, 2015

Unit marks 5,000 continuous days of supporting operations in Middle East

On June 27, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron marked 5,000 days of unremitting war.

July 8, 2015

General: Risk will be part of any strategy against ISIL

In the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, there are risks in exercising patience or in taking action, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee, and it is his job to assess those risks and provide the best military advice to U.S. civilian leaders.

July 7, 2015

Obama discusses anti-ISIL strategy with national security team at Pentagon

President Barack Obama discussed the strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant with civilian and military leaders of his national security team at the Pentagon Monday.