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Senior Airman Micheal Thomas, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group guardian angel, provides armed overwatch for contractors and air advisors performing maintenance on an Afghan Air Force MD-530 Light Attack Helicopter, April 16, 2017, at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. Thomas is deployed with other Citizen Airmen from the 507th Security Forces Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

April 25, 2017

Air Force Reservists Serve in Afghanistan

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — A group of Air Force reservists from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, have deployed to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, to support the Afghan air force in its fight against insurgents in support of NATO’s Resolute Support mission.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Army Gen. John Nicholson, Resolute Support commander, meet with some of the mission's senior leaders and commad staff at the Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 24, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

April 24, 2017

U.S. Stands by Afghan People After Taliban’s Heinous Acts, Mattis Says

WASHINGTON — In Kabul, Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had stern words for the recent Taliban attack on an Afghan military base and mosque, in which more than 100 people were killed.

Iraqi special operations forces members prepare to participate in training in Baghdad conducted by Coalition members assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Iraq, April 17, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity mission by training and improving the capability of partnered forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brandon Raile

April 24, 2017

Pentagon Spokesman Updates Iraq, Syria, Yemen Operations

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman said coalition and U.S. strikes continue to aid progress against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Iraq and Syria, and against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen.

Members of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Military Police perform high risk traffic stop training during a three-week training exercise with the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Eskan Village, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 15, 2017. Airmen and Saudi police trained in multiple areas of security protection, including: suspicious activity reports, handcuffing then searching, identifying explosives, high risk traffic stops, vehicle searches and reaction to contact. (Courtesy photo)

April 24, 2017

Airmen share security skills with Saudi partners

ESKAN VILLAGE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — Airmen with the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted joint Ministry of Defense security training with members of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Military Police over the course of three weeks, culminating in an exercise.

Staff Sgt. Fadi Chreim, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations dispatch chief, poses for a photo at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 11, 2017. Chreim joined the Air Force Reserve in 2012 as appreciation for the opportunities the U.S. provided him as an immigrant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Park)

April 24, 2017

Face of Defense: Lebanese-American Airman Gives Back

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Air Force Staff Sgt. Fadi Chreim, who grew up in Lebanon, joined the Air Force to give back to his adopted country. He is now deployed from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, where he is responsible for the logistics of moving people around base.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Sea Palace in Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2017. Sitting to Mattis' left are his advisor, Sally Donnelly, and Dana Smith, U.S. ambassador to Qatar. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

April 22, 2017

Mattis Reinforces U.S.-Qatari Strategic Partnership

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Qatari leaders in Doha, to reinforce the importance of deepening the U.S.-Qatari strategic partnership. The discussions followed a March 27 meeting between the defense minister and Mattis at the Pentagon.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Kench, a military working dog handler with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, carries his military working dog Beta towards the end of a three-mile ruck at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 20, 2017. The carrying of one’s military working dog across the final stretch was meant to be symbolic of teamwork during the commemoration ruck march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

April 21, 2017

Airmen Honor Fallen Military Working Dogs, Handlers

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — A U.S. military working dog handler in Qatar said "not everyone realizes that the dogs we train are not our pets. They are government assets, just like airmen. And because they are government assets, they are exposed to the same dangers we are, if not more."

A U.S. Army Soldier with 31st Combat Support Hospital shows a Kazakhstani medic with the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Battalion how to properly secure a patient in a litter during Steppe Eagle Koktem, Apr. 3, 2017 at Illisky Training Center, Kazakhstan.

April 21, 2017

Steppe Eagle 17 continues partnership for US, UK, Kazakhstan

Illisky Training Center, Kazakhstan — Medical and communication operations are two of 19 tasks covered during Koktem, phase one of Exercise Steppe Eagle, which took place Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, 2017, at Illisky Training Center, Kazakhstan.

U.S. military logistics leaders and experts from across the Department of Defense discuss long-term logistics planning during the Joint Logistics Coordination Board at the U.S. Central Command forward headquarters at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The board was part of a week of planning conferences which included two separate sessions aimed at ensuring the joint logistics enterprise aligns efforts across the CENTCOM area of responsibility to maintain an effective readiness for both current and future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)

April 20, 2017

CENTCOM logisticians plan to ‘prepare, pursue and prevail’

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — U.S. military logistics experts and leaders from across the Department of Defense gathered for a week of planning conferences at the U.S. Central Command Forward Headquarters here, April 3 - 7, 2017.

A Navy EA-6B Prowler refuels from an Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve mission, March 20, 2017. The EA-6B provides an umbrella of protection for strike aircraft, ground troops and ships by jamming enemy radar, electronic data links and communications. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua A. Hoskins

April 19, 2017

Iraqi Forces Close to Liberating Western Mosul, OIR Official Says

WASHINGTON — Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, Operation Inherent Resolve ground forces commander, said Iraqi forces are close to taking western Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.