April 28, 2009

DoD supports Pakistan's anti-Taliban operations

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2009) – Defense leaders are “clearly pleased” to see the Pakistani military take action against increasingly emboldened Taliban forces, and have offered additional support if Pakistan’s government will accept it to promote a sustained effort, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Tuesday.

April 27, 2009

Clinton: U.S. will stand by Iraq during drawdown

that as the United States draws down its troops in Iraq, it won’t draw down its commitment to the Iraqi government or its people.

April 26, 2009

Mullen cautions Iraq on Arab-Kurd confrontations

ERBIL, Iraq, April 25, 2009 – Iraqi Kurds and Arabs must compromise to realize the full potential of the country, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during a visit here Saturday.

April 25, 2009

U.S. Forces, Qatar and GCC nations conduct cooperative defense exercise

Exercise Eagle Resolve participants from the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council check to ensure their equipment is working April 23 at the Crisis Management Center in Doha, Qatar.DOHA, Qatar – Senior military and government officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and the United States arrived here to conduct Exercise Eagle

April 23, 2009

Gates visits Afghanistan-bound Marines

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Defense Secretary Robert Gates paid a visit to the first wave of an additional 17,000 troops bound for Afghanistan in the near future.

April 22, 2009

Chairman tours Afghanistan's forward outposts

COMBAT OUTPOST DEYSIE, Afghanistan, April 22, 2009 – Military support “enablers” are Regional Command East’s most important need in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

April 22, 2009

Petraeus discusses differences in Afghanistan, Iraq strategies

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2009) – Predicting some “tough months ahead” as more U.S. troops deploy into Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. central Command said yesterday he believes success there is achievable, but not using the exact strategies that sparked a turnaround in Iraq.

April 21, 2009

Afghan women find support in Wardak province

WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 21, 2009) – The Afghan National Police worked with U.S. soldiers serving in Task Force Spartan recently to provide 25 women and their families here with humanitarian aid packages. The police, working with the 10th Mountain Division’s 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, distributed the packages, containing food and stuffed animals, at the Wardak Women’s Center.

April 20, 2009

$2.8 mil project doubles irrigation capability

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, April 20, 2009 – Joined by government and local leaders, the provincial reconstruction team here celebrated the completion of the Grand Canal repair project during an April 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Jalalabad.

April 19, 2009

Gates says U.S. must apply lessons from past drawdowns

NEWPORT, R.I. (April 17, 2009) – As the U.S. military winds down from Iraq and Afghanistan in the future, leaders must learn the lessons of past drawdowns, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday.