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May 20, 2015
Participants say coalition teamwork makes for successful exercise, key to future operations
As Eager Lion came to a close Tuesday, several senior participants said the exercise was a success.
For first time, bomber aircraft integrated into Exercise Eager Lion
Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing in Barksdale Air Force Base, La., returned from a 14,000 mile nonstop mission to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
May 19, 2015
Recent Syria operation highly successful, Pentagon spokesman says
U.S. Special Operations Forces raid that killed a senior leader of the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria Friday was a highly successful operation.
Pentagon: Iraqi, coalition forces will retake Ramadi
Iraqi security forces and coalition partners will retake the Iraqi city of Ramadi, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters.
Exercise Eager Lion 2015: a demonstration of Navy-Marine Corps integration
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps used this year’s Eager Lion exercise to experiment with a new evolution of sea-to-land command.
May 18, 2015
Strategy to defeat ISIL is working, CJTF-OIR says
The coalition and Iraqi security forces strategy to defeat and dismantle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant extremist group is clear and on track.
Special operations troops conduct raid in Syria
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in a statement Saturday that U.S. special operations forces Friday conducted an operation in Syria.
US, Jordanian servicemembers express solidarity through Exercise Eager Lion
Jordanian and U.S. forces are training shoulder-to-shoulder.
May 15, 2015
Commentary: Exercise serves up fresh, hot FRIES
Special Forces Air Operations Field Manual describes the FRIES method as one employed specifically in situations where the terrain restricts an aircraft from landing.
May 14, 2015
US Marines train with Jordanian, British military during Eager Lion 2015
U.S. Marines from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, kicked off Exercise Eager Lion 15.