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Archive: June, 2016

A Peshmerga soldier practices aiming down his sights while wearing a chemical protective mask during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear class at a base near Erbil, Iraq, May 25, 2016. As part of a 10-week basic infantry course, CBRN training is provided to Peshmerga soldiers to aid in the fight against ISIL. (Army Photo by Spc. Jaquan P. Turnbow)

June 7, 2016

Carter seeks harder push against ISIL

Though significant progress that is being achieved, Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants to push harder in the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters Monday.

An Afghan Air Force pilot powers down an Mi-17 helicopter as a Train Advise Assist Command-Air Mi-17 Air Advisor looks out a cockpit window after a training mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, earlier this ye. Members of the 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron at KAF worked with AAF pilots on take-off, landing and emergency procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

June 1, 2016

Afghan forces make slow, steady gains, Resolute Support official says

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are making slow and steady progress, giving them momentum for an expected tough fight ahead, Army Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland said Wednesday in Kabul.