Aug. 17, 2014

Aug. 17: U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL Near the Mosul Dam

U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq Sunday, using fighter and attack aircraft to successfully conduct airstrikes near Mosul Dam.

Aug. 16, 2014

U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL Near Irbil, the Mosul Dam

August 16, 2014 Release #20140818 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 16, 2014 - U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq Saturday (Iraq time), with a mix of fighter and remotely piloted aircraft successfully conducting airstrikes near Irbil and the Mosul Dam. U.S. Central Command conducted these strikes under authority

Aug. 15, 2014

Aug. 15: U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL Near Sinjar

U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq today, with remotely piloted aircraft successfully conducting airstrikes on two armed vehicles south of the village of Sinjar.

Aug. 14, 2014

USCENTCOM deputy commander helps open V.A. hospital annex

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 14, 2014 – Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, U.S. Central Command deputy commander, helped to officially open the Primary Care Annex to the James A Haley Veterans’ Hospital during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 14.The 106,000 square-foot facility provides healthcare to more than 87,000 veterans in the Tampa area. The new facility features

Aug. 14, 2014

U.S. Military Conducts Airstrike Against ISIL Northwest of Irbil (corrected)

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 14, 2014 - U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq today, with a mix of fighter and remotely piloted aircraft successfully conducting airstrikes on two ISIL-armed vehicles and an ISIL-operated mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle northwest of Irbil. At approximately 11:05 a.m. EDT, U.S. aircraft

Aug. 14, 2014

U.S. assessment team receives warm welcome on Mt. Sinjar

PHOTO INFORMATION: A member of the U.S. assessment team on Mt. Sinjar receives a warm welcome from locals near Sinjar, Iraq, Aug. 13. The team, which consisted of members from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team and U.S. military personnel, conducted an assessment to determine the impact of

Aug. 8, 2014

Statement on Iraq by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

This evening, at the president's direction, and at the request of the Government of Iraq, the U.S. military conducted a humanitarian assistance operation near Sinjar in northern Iraq.

July 10, 2014

USCENTCOM senior enlisted leader retires following 33-year career

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Gipppe, U.S. Central Command’s senior enlisted leader, closed the final chapter of his 33-year career during a retirement ceremony here June 27.

July 10, 2014

Hagel: all assessments needed for full picture in Iraq

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are seeing initial assessments submitted daily from teams in Iraq.

June 30, 2014

Afghan, American troops disrupt flow of weapons into Afghanistan

Afghanistan is becoming a safer place due to the initiative taken by Afghan National Security Forces to stop enemy weapons from coming into their country.