Sept. 19, 2013

Afghan commandos save boy after Taliban gunmen shoot him

Afghan commandos with the 8th Special Operations Kandak saved a young boy after Taliban gunmen shot him Sept. 14 in Kandahar province’s Mya Neshin district.

Sept. 19, 2013

25 promoted to chief petty officer during ceremony at MacDill AFB

More than 300 people gathered at U.S. Central Command as 25 petty officers first class were promoted to chief petty officer.

Sept. 19, 2013

NAVCENT Remembers POW/MIAs

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) paid tribute to American prisoners of war/missing in action during a ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Sept. 19.

Sept. 18, 2013

Carter meets With Afghan officials, notes progress

Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter wrapped up a three-day visit to Afghanistan Sept. 16, where he met with senior International Security Assistance Force, coalition and Afghan officials.

Sept. 17, 2013

Steppe Eagle 2013 helps prepare allies for peacekeeping missions

More than 1,000 personnel from nine different countries participated in the 11th annual Steppe Eagle exercise at the Iliskiy Training Center here from Aug. 5-23.

Sept. 11, 2013

Coalition forces remember 9/11 at Bagram Air Field

U.S. Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Marines were joined by their Afghan and Coalition counterparts in remembering the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Sept. 10, 2013

CENTCOM program bridges scientific, technological gaps

Step onto an elevator beside Martin Drake, U.S. Central Command’s chief science and technology advisor, and one might be surprised to hear him deliver to perfect strangers an unclassified tutorial he calls “Science and Technology 101.”

Aug. 21, 2013

Ayyar assumes command of CJIATF 435

More than 120 team members of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 gathered July 3 to welcome U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Balan R. Ayyar as their new commander and bid farewell to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber.

Aug. 2, 2013

Siblings in Arms

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – The two culinary specialists were all smiles as they sat together in the flag mess of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters, July 21.“His name is Ariel,” said Master Chief Culinary Specialist Arturo Luna. “Like the mermaid,” he laughed along with his younger brother, Senior Chief

July 31, 2013

CENTCOM celebrates Ramadan

U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central Command, and several distinguished visitors came together with Muslims assigned to USCENTCOM and their families for Iftar at the Bay Palms Golf Course here July 22.