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MACDILL AFB, Fla. (October 25, 2016) – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Edward F. Dorman III, director for logistics, J-4, U.S. Central Command (center left) and his team of CENTCOM engineers welcomed U.S. Army Sgt. Corey M. Robinson (center right) to the headquarters and made him an honorary CENTCOM engineer. Robinson, an ROTC cadet at Tennessee Tech University and a member of the Tennessee National Guard, was involved in a near-fatal motor vehicle accident while transiting to Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He is currently recovering and is dedicating to becoming an Army engineer officer. (U.S. Central Command photo by Marine Sgt. Jordan Belser/ Released)

Oct. 31, 2016

ROTC cadet named honorary CENTCOM engineer

MACDILL AFB — U.S. Army Sgt. Corey M. Robinson visited Central Command to meet and speak with military engineers October 27, 2016.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Blaine Baker, left, director of tactical operations center operations, 821st Crisis Response Group, speaks with a pilot of an Iraqi air force C-130J Super Hercules after their landing at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2016. This was the first time a fixed wing aircraft from the Iraqi security forces landed at Qayyarah West Airfield since the base was occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2014. Coalition forces reconstructed the airfield as part of their effort to assist the Iraqi security forces as the seize territory from ISIL. The Qayyarah West Airfield serves as a logistics hub for ongoing operations in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson)

Oct. 31, 2016

Iraqis Clear Areas Outside Mosul Before Advancing To Liberate City

WASHINGTON — In the operation to liberate Iraq’s second-largest city from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Iraqi and Kurdish forces continue clearing and back-clearing areas around Mosul before they advance to the city, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman told reporters today.

A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler separates from a KC-10 Extender refueling operation near Iraq, Oct. 26, 2016. Prowlers specialize in interrupting enemy electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelligence within the combat area. The Prowler has provided protection for strike aircraft, ground troops and ships by jamming enemy radar and communications in the support of the liberation of Mosul, Iraq. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward

Oct. 27, 2016

Iraqi, Kurdish Forces Approaching Outskirts of Mosul

WASHINGTON — Pentagon Press Operations director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Iraqi and Kurdish forces are about 5 miles from Mosul’s outskirts and are clearing towns and villages to the north, east and south of Iraq’s second-largest city.

Soldiers assigned to the 17th Sustainment Brigade and the 369th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), sing The Army Goes Rolling Along during a transfer of authority ceremony October 26, 2016, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The 369SB relieved the 17SB after its nine-month deployment to the Middle East. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Walter H. Lowell)

Oct. 26, 2016

17SB completes Middle East mission

CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT — The 17th Sustainment Brigade, 451st Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), has completed its nine-month deployment in the Middle East with a ceremony transferring authority to the New York National Guard’s 369th Sustainment Brigade on October 26, 2016.

Sailors conduct pre-flight inspections on an E/A-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 18, 2016. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert J. Baldock

Oct. 26, 2016

OIR Commander Cites Momentum in Mosul Push; Raqqa Isolation to Begin 'Soon'

WASHINGTON — Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, told Pentagon reporters that Iraqi forces continue to make steady progress in the effort to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris prior to a small group defense ministerial to discuss efforts to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Oct. 25, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

Oct. 25, 2016

Noose Tightening Around ISIL in Mosul, Carter Says

WASHINGTON — The contributions of coalition partners in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are invaluable, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the opening of the counter-ISIL small group defense ministerial at Hexagone Balard, the new French defense ministry building in Paris.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, host a press conference at the task force's headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 22, 2016. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

Oct. 25, 2016

Carter, Inherent Resolve Commander Brief Operations in Iraq, Syria

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, updated reporters yesterday on operations in Iraq and Syria during a news conference in Irbil, Iraq.

U.S. Air Force pilot prepares an F-22 Raptor for take off from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 21, 2016. F-22 Raptors are one of several coalition airframes providing close air support to ground forces working to liberate the city of Mosul, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Oct. 25, 2016

Amid Heavy Resistance, Iraqi Forces Make Solid Progress

WASHINGTON — While Iraqi and Kurdish forces face heavy resistance from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant about 10 miles out from Mosul, Iraq, Pentagon press operations director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters today that there continues to be solid progress in the efforts to liberate the city from ISIL control.

A U.S. Airman pours dry concrete into a volumetric mixer during runway repair operations at Qayyarah West airfield, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2016. The 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group has been tasked to repair the runway after The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) destroyed it to disrupt Coalition forces from gaining control in the area. A Coalition of regional and international nations have joined together to enable Iraqi forces to counter ISIL, reestablish Iraq’s borders and re-take lost terrain thereby restoring regional stability and security. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)

Oct. 24, 2016

US Air Force engineers repair runway in Iraq

BAGHDAD – Three months ago, four U.S. Air Force engineers with the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group arrived in northern Iraq to conduct a reconnaissance mission for what would become a historic undertaking. The engineers were told their task had never been attempted in Iraq.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses troops at the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve headquarters in Baghdad, Oct. 22, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

Oct. 23, 2016

Carter Meets With Iraqi Prime Minister, Addresses Troops in Baghdad

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad and spoke with troops there about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the ongoing military campaign to retake the city of Mosul.