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An M777 howitzer with 1st Battalion, 320 field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stands ready to fire from Kara Soar Base, Iraq, earlier this month. (U.S. Army Photos by Spc. Jaquan P. Turnbow)

June 30, 2016

Local forces in Iraq, Syria increase pressure on ISIL

Iraqi forces have begun working toward Mosul after their victory in Fallujah this week against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and the Syrian Democratic Forces are tightening a cordon around Manbij in an operation led by the Syrian Arab coalition.

Iraqi soldiers practice their sitting firing position earlier this month at Camp Taji, Iraq. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has priased Iraqi security forces for their work in liberating the city of Fallujah from ISIL. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jessica Hurst)

June 28, 2016

Carter hails Iraqi success in Fallujah

Defense Secretary Ash Carter today congratulated Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the Iraqi people for freeing the city of Fallujah from the grip of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

A British soldier with the Royal Army Medical Corps helps an Iraqi soldier enrolled in the Junior Leaders Course (JLC) prepare a tourniquet during a skills evaluation at Camp Taji, Iraq, earlier this year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paul Sale)

June 27, 2016

U.S., UK to maintain close ties in ISIL fight

Defense Secretary Ash Carter told his United Kingdom counterpart State Secretary for Defense Michael Fallon that the two nations will always enjoy a special relationship reflected in close defense ties

Marine General Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sergeant Major Ronald L. Green, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, visited Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response- Central Command. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lynn Kinney)

June 23, 2016

Commandant to Marines: 'We cannot fail'

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, visited U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command on June 19.

An AV-8B Harrier II, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to launch from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) to conduct missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

June 22, 2016

Naval aviation forces now striking ISIL from two theaters

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers flying from USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Arabian Gulf joined strike aircraft operating from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea June 16.

A New Zealand soldier with Task Group Taji, confirms a serial number on an M16 rifle during the distribution of equipment purchased through the Iraqi Train and Equip Fund at Camp Taji, Iraq, earlier this year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones)

June 21, 2016

Carter praises New Zealand, Poland for anti-ISIL efforts

Defense Secretary Ash Carter released statements last night welcoming decisions by two coalition nations that he said would accelerate the effort to bring about a lasting defeat to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Retired Hall of Fame football coach Lou Holtz gives a motivational speech to service members assigned to U.S. Central Command. Holtz, 79, achieved notoriety for his time coaching at the University of Notre Dame and the University of South Carolina. (CENTCOM photo by Sgt. Jordan Belser)

June 21, 2016

Hall of Fame coach visits CENTCOM

Former University of Notre Dame and University of South Carolina head coach Lou Holtz spoke to service members and government civilians at U.S. Central Command headquarters yesterday.

A 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Apache sits on the flightline at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer)

June 16, 2016

Carter announces more U.S. support for Afghan forces

U.S. forces in Afghanistan now will be able to boost support for Afghan conventional forces with more firepower and by accompanying and advising them on the ground and in the air, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said this morning in Brussels.

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crewed by Soldiers from Arkansas and West Virginia’s 1st Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, lands at Forward Operating Base Dahlke, Afghanistan, May 19, 2016. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ian Kummer)

June 14, 2016

40th CAB joins the fight in Afghanistan

Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade re-deployed from Camp Buehring, Kuwait to Forward Operating Base Dahlke, Afghanistan in May, 2016.

Female Zeravani soldiers, who are a branch of the Peshmerga, attend a three-week basic infantry skills course intended to improve their tactical knowledge to aid in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jessica Hurst)

June 9, 2016

Local forces restricting ISIL movement in Iraq, Syria

Local forces in Iraq and Syria are pressuring the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at multiple points on the battlefield, restricting the terrorist army’s mobility and options, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said Wednesday.