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Dec. 12, 2016

728th AMS: 50 years of mobility support at Incirlik

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — For more than 65 years, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, has hosted many aircraft that countered the Cold War Soviet threat and has responded to numerous crises in the Middle East. From earthquakes, humanitarian relief operations, to wartime activities, Incirlik has been at the center of operations in that region of the world.

Navy Capt. Mike Wettlaufer, commanding officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), serves turkey during a Thanksgiving meal Nov. 26, 2015. DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain provides service members around the world a taste of home for Thanksgiving every year.

Nov. 21, 2016

DLA delivers Thanksgiving meals to troops overseas

PHILADELPHIA — American troops serving around the world will be able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency. More than 14,968 pounds of turkey and 8,712 pies, including sweet potato and pumpkin, have been delivered to troops in Afghanistan.

In this file photo taken Aug. 15, 2016, U.S Army Soldiers, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, begin their crew drill to load another round for a fire mission in northern Iraq. The 526th Brigade Support Battalion’s Support Operations Cell and the 336th Combat Support Sustainment battalion’s movement control team in Erbil have sustained operations like this one which are critical to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel I Johnson)

Nov. 10, 2016

Pentagon Spokesman: Iraqi Troops Force Defensive Choices for ISIL

WASHINGTON — Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said Iraqi security forces continue to apply pressure on multiple fronts in the operation to retake the country’s second-largest city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists.

Army Gen. Hulusi Akar, the chief of the Turkish General Staff, bids farewell to Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, following meetings in Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 6, 2016. DoD Photo by D. Myles Cullen

Nov. 6, 2016

Dunford, Turkish Leaders Create Long-term Plan Against ISIL in Raqqa

ANKARA, Turkey — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with his counterpart Turkish Army Gen. Hulusi Akar and hammered out a long-range plan for operations against ISIL in Syria.