April 8, 2015

Coalition shares best practices to counter ISIL messaging

As part of the U.S. State Department's ongoing efforts to counter violent extremism, 11 high-level government representatives from the coalition working to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, began an exchange program this week aimed at discrediting and de-legitimizing ISIL's brand of violent extremism, according to a State Department news release.

April 7, 2015

Defense secretary: sexual assault undermines military’s values

Sexual assaults and retaliation against people who report them undermine the military’s values of honor and trust, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said earlier this month in a message to the Defense Department’s workforce.

April 7, 2015

US military logisticians busy in Afghanistan

As the United States military drew down the number of its forces in Afghanistan last year, logisticians were busy working to redistribute, or in military terms, retrograde, more than a decade's accumulation of assets, equipment and personnel in theater.

April 7, 2015

Leaders reaffirm US-Saudi Arabia defense ties

Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke by telephone with Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman Monday and praised the countries' strategic relationship, Pentagon officials said in a written statement.

April 7, 2015

April 7: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

April 6, 2015

April 3: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

All strikes took place between 8 a.m., April 2, and 8 a.m., April 3, local time.

April 6, 2015

April 4: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

All strikes took place between 8 a.m., April 3, and 8 a.m., April 4, local time.

April 6, 2015

April 5: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

All strikes took place between 8 a.m., April 4, and 8 a.m., April 5, local time.

April 6, 2015

April 6: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

All strikes took place between 8 a.m., April 5, and 8 a.m., April 6, local time.

April 2, 2015

Program helps couples strengthen communication, relationships

One means of supporting families and promoting well-being is a program recently undertaken by the U.S. Central Command Command Chaplain Directorate.