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Capt. Haley Homan, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) weather advisor, demonstrates how to use a Kestrel – an instrument to measure temperature, moisture, wind speed and pressure. The Afghan Air Force (AAF) weather forecasters participated in the practical exercise and reported weather observations such as visibility, sky condition and wind direction, which the Kestrel cannot sense. Th

Nov. 18, 2015

USAF officer trains Afghan Air Force meteorologists

Capt. Haley Homan, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) weather adviser, is deployed here from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, to advise the AAF meteorologists and weather forecasters on how to provide weather support to the Afghan National Defense Security Forces.

Iraqi army soldiers secure an area, during a assault an objective simulation, while an infantryman, with 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, watches at Camp Taji, Iraq, earlier this year.

Nov. 12, 2015

Iraqi army ‘glad to see’ 82nd Airborne

Service members with the Iraqi Security Forces were glad to see the U.S. Army back in Iraq, said Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division, who recently returned from an advise, train and assist mission there.

A Kurdish peshmerga soldier takes the lead during urban combat maneuvering training held near Irbil, Iraq. Supported by the Coalition, peshmerga fighters are working to cut ISIL's main line of communication between Raqqa and Mosul, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tristan Bolden)

Nov. 12, 2015

Coalition-supported Iraqi Kurds work to cut main ISIL line of communication

In fighting over the past 24 hours, Iraqi Kurdish forces supported by coalition advisors and a coalition air campaign are working to cut the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's main communication line between Raqqa and Mosul, the Pentagon press secretary said today.

A Kurdish peshmerga soldier takes the lead during urban combat maneuvering training held near Irbil, Iraq. Supported by the Coalition, peshmerga fighters are working to cut ISIL's main line of communication between Raqqa and Mosul, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tristan Bolden)

Nov. 12, 2015

Coalition-supported Iraqi Kurds work to cut main ISIL line of communication

In fighting over the past 24 hours, Iraqi Kurdish forces supported by coalition advisors and a coalition air campaign are working to cut the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's main communication line between Raqqa and Mosul, the Pentagon press secretary said today.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets on the flightline of Yokota Air Base, Japan, with U.S. airmen assigned the 374th Airlift Wing, Nov. 4, 2015. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

Nov. 4, 2015

Special operators in Syria must be viewed in context, Dunford says

The introduction of special operations forces into northern Syria is just one part of the overall strategy to degrade and defeat the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview today during a multi-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region.

Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, discusses progress on transparency, accountability and affordability initiatives within the Afghan Security Institutions at the fifth meeting of the Oversight and Coordination Body, an ambassador-level gathering, Nov. 2.

Nov. 3, 2015

Afghan leaders, international partners discuss ANDSF transparency, accountability

Representatives from a dozen donor nations joined Afghan leaders, international partners and Resolute Support personnel to review progress on transparency, accountability and affordability initiatives within the Afghan Security Institutions, as well as strategize the way forward in these critical areas.

U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central command delivers his remarks to the audience and fellow panelists during the IISS Manama Dialogue 2015. During the three-day conference, military and political leaders gathered to discuss and debate issues pertinent to the Arabian Peninsula region. (U.S. Central Command photo by Marine Cpl. Jordan Belser)

Nov. 1, 2015

CENTCOM commander attends multi-national conference in Bahrain

U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central Command, visited Bahrain Friday to participate in the 2015 Manama Dialogue hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Oct. 29, 2015

Army divers train for salvage ops in Kuwait

Divers from the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., conducted their annual salvage diver training in the waters of Kuwait Naval Base, Oct. 22.

Oct. 28, 2015

MARCENT welcomes new commander

Lieutenant Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., relinquished command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command to Lt. Gen. Dave “Smoke” Beydler during a change of command ceremony Oct. 27 at the Surf’s Edge aboard MacDill Air Force Base.

Oct. 28, 2015

Dutch chaplain seeks to build international network of chaplains

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is capitalizing on some Muslims’ ignorance of Islam, and a Dutch military chaplain is working to build a network to combat that.