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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and his senior enlisted advisor, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, speak to the troops before the USO show at al Udeid Airt Base, Qatar, Dec. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Jim Garamone

Dec. 6, 2016

USO Troupe Arrives in Qatar for Show at Al Udeid

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, the chairman’s senior enlisted advisor, came to Qatar with a troupe of USO performers to entertain the troops.

Operation Inherent Resolve - Targeted Operations Against ISIL Terrorists

Nov. 26, 2016

DoD Identifies Fallen U.S. Service Member in Syria

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has identified Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton, 42, of Woodbridge, Virginia, as the American service member who was killed in Syria on Thanksgiving Day.

Operation Inherent Resolve - Targeted Operations Against ISIL Terrorists

Nov. 24, 2016

Carter Offers Condolences for Fallen U.S. Service Member in Syria

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter today offered his condolences to the family, friends and other loved ones of a U.S. service member who was killed on Thanksgiving in Syria.

U.S Army 1st Lt. Patrick Abele, left, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Strike, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Travis Madden , right, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, monitor the status of a joint United States Army and United States Marine Corps readiness drill, Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17 2016. Readiness drills provide Coalition forces with opportunities to assess their preparation and response time as they work to advise and assist the Iraqi security forces during Operation Inherent Resolve. Coalition forces operate out of Qayyarah West Airfield where they advise and assist the Iraqi security forces as they fight to retake territory from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson)

Nov. 22, 2016

U.S. Airstrike in Syria Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader

WASHINGTON — Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook confirmed that U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike near Sarmada in northwest Syria Nov. 18 that killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria.

A captured vehicle-borne improvised explosive device is used to train Kurdish peshmerga forces at a coalition training site in northern Iraq. U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have destroyed more than 60 vehicle bombs since Iraqi and Kurdish forces began the operation to liberate Mosul, Oct. 17. DoD photo

Nov. 16, 2016

OIR Spokesman: Top ISIL Operative Killed in Coalition Airstrike in Syria

WASHINGTON — Air Force Col. John Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, told reporters that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, killed a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Senior military leaders from 50 countries pose for a group photo during the Chiefs of Defense Conference on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 17, 2016. The conference is an annual event where CHODs come together to discuss important global matters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

Oct. 17, 2016

Dunford Hosts Chiefs of Defense to Discuss Counter-Extremism Strategy

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — The defense chiefs from 43 nations and the commanders of the U.S. combatant commands joined Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a discussion on the global strategy to defeat violent extremism.

Peshmerga soldiers acquire targets by using the scopes on their M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle during the sniper portion of a combined arms training exercise near Erbil, Iraq, July 26, 2016. The combined arms exercise allowed trainers to review the soldiers’ understanding of all the training conducted over the past several weeks during the modern brigade course. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve aims to enable and equip indigenous forces to take the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant head on while leveraging Coalition nation airpower to halt the terrorist’s momentum. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones/Released)

Oct. 12, 2016

Liberating Mosul Will Be Iraq’s Biggest Fight, OIR Spokesman Says

WASHINGTON — The size of Iraq’s second-largest city will make the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s two-year grip the largest mission Iraqi security forces have undertaken against the enemy, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said.