April 18, 2017

29th ID Leadership Shows Soldier Support

Bahrain — Brig. Gen. John Epperly, 29th Infantry Division Deputy Commander, visited Soldiers from the 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment and the 12th Cavalry Regiment March 26, 2017, in Bahrain as part of an Operation Spartan Shield battlefield circulation. Soldiers from air defense and support elements briefed Epperly on their mission and their area of operations. Epperly presented Soldiers with coins of excellence for a job well done.

April 18, 2017

One Air Force: Deployed total force integration proves successful in fight against ISIS

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Airmen travel thousands of miles overseas to support the conflict against ISIS bringing with them an array of life experiences that prove again and again a reoccurring theme; the strength of the U.S. Air Force is in the diversity it bolsters.

April 14, 2017

Expeditionary Airmen support Marine rescue mission in war against ISIS

(UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) — As an MV-22 Osprey neared the rocky earth beneath it, a cloud of dust surrounded the airframe, obscuring it from sight. Before the dust cleared dozens of U.S. Marines had exited the Osprey and were conducting tactical maneuvers to clear the area of enemy threats.

April 13, 2017

U.S. Bombs, Destroys Khorasan Group Stronghold in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan tunnel complex in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in Afghanistan.

April 13, 2017

Multinational forces wrap-up exercise Eagle Resolve 2017 in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT — U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council forces stormed Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port in a demonstration of interoperability, April 6, in the final event of exercise Eagle Resolve 2017.

April 13, 2017

Congressional delegation visits Camp Arifjan

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — Congressmen from three states visited Soldiers from their congressional districts serving here to receive an update on the fight against ISIS.

April 12, 2017

Spokesman: Counter-ISIS Forces Make Gains in Raqqa, Mosul

WASHINGTON — U.S., coalition and partner forces are edging toward victory in the campaign to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists in and around Raqqa, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman told reporters.

April 12, 2017

Removing barriers through capabilities visit

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — The acting assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, visited with the ALT team at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 11.

April 11, 2017

Mattis: ‘No Doubt’ Syrian Regime Responsible for Chemical Attacks on Citizens

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he personally reviewed the intelligence on the Syrian regime’s chemical attack on its own people and in response to the attack, the U.S. government began a deliberate process to recommend diplomatic and military options to the president.

April 11, 2017

From the farm to the skies

AL ASAD, Iraq — U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Sellers graduated high school on May 23rd, 2015, and saw two choices, join the military and pursue his passion for aviation or become a farmer.