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170318-N-YL257-006 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 18, 2017) An EA-18G Growler attached to the "Lancers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The carrier is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)

March 28, 2017

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Conducts OIR Missions Against ISIS

ARABIAN GULF (NNS) — The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently launching missions against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) from the Arabian Gulf.

Master Sgt. Samuel W. Gilpin, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, (near left), Staff Sgt. Anthony C. Mills, (center left) and Maj. (CH) James S. Kim, (center), both with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, meet with Capt. Bryan Sunu, (center right) and Spc. Zowie Sprague, (near right), both with the 314th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, during a Unit Ministry Team battlefield circulation visit in Taji, Iraq, on Feb. 14, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar E. Leon)

March 28, 2017

Care for the caregivers

TAJI, IRAQ — Military chaplains and their assistants provide spiritual support to Soldiers, both in a deployed environment and back at home. They are part of a support network for Soldiers going through a hard time or just needing someone to share their thoughts or concerns.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Mar. 26, 2017) - U.S. Army Col. Mark A. Colbrook and Command Sgt. Maj. Lee K. Yoneyama case the Task Force ODIN unit colors during the transfer of authority ceremony held here today. TF ODIN transferred the Afghanistan-theater Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance mission to TF Lightning (525th E-MIB). Colbrook and Yoneyama are the TF ODIN commander and command sergeant major. Photo by Jet Fabara, U.S. Forces Afghanistan Public Affairs.

March 28, 2017

Task Force ODIN Transfer of Authority

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Task Force (TF) ODIN officially relinquished the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission for all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan during a ceremony held here today, to TF Lightning – the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (E-MIB) from Fort Bragg, N.C.

Two “fireball” charges go off behind a U.S. flag being held by F6A bomb disposal robots at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 17, 2017. The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight set off several rounds of explosives to mark the grand opening of their new EOD range at Al Udeid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

March 27, 2017

Playing with fire: EOD technicians temper response skills

AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR — This is one scenario that members of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight faced during exercise “Vigilant Walrus,” a four-day exercise that consisted of various scenarios that tested EOD members’ skill, knowledge and endurance.

A Lebanese A-29 Super Tucano student pilot from the 81st Fighter Squadron, conducts the first “in-seat” training sortie, March 22, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The program began in March 2017 and is designed to ensure the Lebanon air force receives the support and training needed to safely and effectively employ the A-29 Aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

March 24, 2017

Lebanese student conducts first ‘in seat’ A-29 flight

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA — A Lebanese A-29 Super Tucano pilot trainee, from the 81st Fighter Squadron, conducted the first ‘in seat’ training sortie March 22, 2017, here.

Mr. Phil Maxwell, USCENTCOM Chief Plans, Policy and Programs discusses security cooperation planning guidance during the 2017 USCENTCOM Security Cooperation Round Table (CSCRT). The 3 day event consisted of presentations, planning sessions and Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center-facilitated panel discussions. (Photo by Tom Gagnier)

March 24, 2017

USCENTCOM Hosts Security Cooperation Round Table

TAMPA, Fla — USCENTCOM held a Security Cooperation Round Table (CSCRT) 22-24 March 2017.

U.S. Army Capt. Mark G. Zwirgzdas, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, discusses operations during the offensive to liberate West Mosul from ISIS with 9th Iraqi Army Division leaders near Al Tarab, Iraq, March 19, 2017. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn, Div., enables their Iraqi security forces partners through the advise and assist mission, contributing planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection, and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)

March 22, 2017

Local Forces Launch Daring Assault Behind Enemy Lines in Syria

WASHINGTON — Local forces in Syria launched a multi-pronged offensive that included a daring air assault behind enemy lines to liberate Tabqa Dam, located 25 miles upstream from the city of Raqqa, an Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said.

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 8, 2017) — A doctor walks the corridors of Kabul National Military Hospital as the facility undergoes repairs and improvements. The KNMH is primed to emerge from a recent tragic attack as a state-of-the-art facility for patient care, continuing a long legacy as the biggest and finest military hospital in service of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. “No matter what happens and how we are tested, we stand next to our soldiers. This is our chance to improve this hospital and to deliver unprecedented capabilities for medical care. We are focused and determined. Our response is one, to take action,” said Dr. Hamid Rahman, director of the Construction Property Management Department at the Afghan Ministry of Defense. “We have high morale. Our soldiers have high morale. This is a better and stronger us.” On March 8, a group of terrorist gunmen disguised as doctors attacked the hospital, killing at least 49 patients, doctors and guards, and injuring more than 60 others. The attack on defenseless patients and medical personnel was widely condemned by Afghan leaders and throughout the international community. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Egdanis Torres Sierra, Combined Security Transition Command CSTC–A Public Affairs)

March 22, 2017

Kabul military hospital undergoing major improvements in wake of attack

KABUL, Afghanistan — Kabul National Military Hospital is primed to emerge from a recent tragic attack as a state-of-the-art facility for patient care, continuing a long legacy as the biggest and finest military hospital in service of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 387th Postal Platoon, unload bags of mail in Taji, Iraq, on Feb. 15, 2017. Soldiers working in the mail room can process roughly 30 to 450 bags of mail weekly. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar E. Leon)

March 22, 2017

The mailroom delivers smiles

TAJI, IRAQ — While Soldiers no longer have to wait weeks to get a message from loved ones back home in the form of a mailed letter thanks to email and social media, technology still cannot replace the joy Soldiers get when they receive a care package from someone back home.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Mar. 17, 2017) - Water plumes greet and honor the final flight of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joshua Wade Martin as he taxis his C-26 Metroliner to the ramp. Martin is a 28-year Arkansas Army National Guard veteran who will redeploy soon and retire from military service this summer. The water salute is an aviation tradition to celebrate a momentous occasion in aviation history. Photo by Bob Harrison, U.S. Forces Afghanistan Public Affairs.

March 22, 2017

28 Years…and One Final Flight

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN — U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joshua Wade Martin flew his final flight here, Mar. 17, as a member of the Distinguished Visitor Operations Detachment (DV Ops) of Task Force Thor/206th Military Intelligence Battalion.