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Sept. 30, 2014

U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 23 — U.S. military forces and partner nations, including the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, undertook military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria overnight, using a mix of fighter, bomber, remotely piloted aircraft and Tomahawk Land Attack

Sept. 30, 2014

USCENTCOM commander congratulates Afghanistan on peaceful transfer of power

General Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander, U.S. Central Command offers his congratulations on the inauguration of President Ashraf Ghani.

Sept. 30, 2014

Sept. 30: U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

September 30, 2014 Release # 20140939 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 30, 2014 - U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Monday and today using a mix of attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 11 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. military forces used attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft today

Sept. 30, 2014

Marines stand up Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force

September 30, 2014Release #20140940FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETAMPA, Fla., Sept. 30, 2014 - As part of the Department of Defense’s continuing effort to improve its crisis response capability around the world, the U.S. Marine Corps stood up a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) today as part of the “new normal” in the U.S. Central

Sept. 29, 2014

Sept. 28: U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Saturday and today, using a mix of attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct eight airstrikes.

Sept. 29, 2014

Sept. 29: U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Sunday and today, using a mix of fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct eight airstrikes. Separately, U.S. military forces used attack and remotely piloted aircraft Sunday and today to conduct three airstrikes in Iraq.

Sept. 27, 2014

Sept. 27: U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIL in Iraq and Syria

September 27, 2014Release #20140934FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETampa, Fla., Sept. 27, 2014 - U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Friday and today, using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. military forces used attack aircraft to conduct three airstrikes

Sept. 26, 2014

Sept. 26: U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Iraq and Syria

September 26, 2014Release #20140933FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETAMPA, Fla., Sept. 26, 2014 - U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria, using a mix of fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes Thursday and today.In Iraq, five airstrikes south and southwest of Kirkuk destroyed three ISIL Humvees

Sept. 25, 2014

Sept. 25: U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Iraq

September 25, 2014RELEASE #20140931FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETAMPA, Fla., Sept. 25, 2014 - U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq, using a mix of attack, bomber and fighter aircraft to conduct eleven airstrikes Wednesday and today.One airstrike west of Irbil struck ISIL fighters and damaged an ISIL armed vehicle. Five

Sept. 25, 2014

Obama Asks All Nations to Join Fight Against ISIL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2014 – President Barack Obama was blunt during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly today: “The terrorist group known as ISIL must be degraded, and ultimately destroyed.”He called on all countries to join the 40 who already have joined the effort against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.The extremists have