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On January 26th the National Mine Removal Group conducted training in Jalalabad on setting up security and defusing ordnance. The NMRG is Afghanistan's premier force for route clearance and mine reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)

Feb. 9, 2017

Resolute Support Commander: More Troops Needed to Break Afghan ‘Stalemate’

WASHINGTON — A few thousand more troops for the train, advise and assist mission in Afghanistan would help to break what is now a stalemate with the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other adversaries there, Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. said.

Staff Sgt. Josh Manning, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, left, guides a K-loader at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. Once the K-loader is correctly aligned with the cargo, aerial porters will push the cargo onto the K-loader and transport it to the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Park)

Feb. 9, 2017

From flightline to frontline: 386 ELRS manages process for moving munitions

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION — “Daily operations here can get pretty hectic and busy,” said Staff Sgt. David Babcock, a 386th ELRS aerial porter. “There are some days where it is so busy that it is hard to stay organized.”

An Iraqi security forces soldier aims his M16 rifle at a target during react to contact training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s effort to train ISF personnel. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lisa Soy)

Feb. 8, 2017

ISIL in West Mosul Faces Choice: Surrender or Die, OIR Spokesman Says

WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists are completely surrounded in West Mosul, and those who do not surrender to the Iraqi security forces will be killed, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman told reporters.

Soldiers from the 310th Multi-Role Bridge Company work alongside engineers from the British Army to dismantle an Acrow bridge they built together. The Acrow bridge built helped hone the skills of U.S. and British engineers in preparation to train Iraqi Army bridge engineers at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2017. The 310th MRBC is assigned to the 153rd Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade (Task Force Chaos). (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Maria Mengrone/Released)

Feb. 8, 2017

Texas guard engineer mission making history

CAMP BUERHING, Kuwait — Approximately 135 Soldiers of the 176th Engineer Brigade, Texas Army National Guard continue to provide command and control of more than 1,600 Active Duty, National Guard and Army Reserve engineer forces across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility while deployed.

Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command- Afghanistan, tours the logistics warehouses of the 215th Corps in Helmand in February, 2017 to assess logistical challenges and evaluate next steps to build capacity and sustainment progression for Operation Shafaq II Campaign. Accompanying him was Afghan Maj. Gen. Ahmadzai Sakhi, assistant director of the Ministry of Defense for technology, acquisition and logistics. "Our visit to the 215th Corps was to observe the Operation Shafaq II campaign sustainment progression by senior leadership from MoD and to personally evaluate critical areas where Combined Security Transition Command- Afghanistan can provide support," said Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, commanding general of CSTC-A. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Egdanis Torres Sierra, Combined Security Transition Command CSTC–A Public Affairs)

Feb. 8, 2017

Afghan forces prepare for spring campaign

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan forces are looking ahead, building their capabilities ahead of their spring campaign against the Taliban.

Iraqi security forces soldiers practice react to contact movements during training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s effort to train ISF personnel. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lisa Soy)

Feb. 8, 2017

ISIL Fighters Trapped in Western Mosul, Pentagon Spokesman Says

WASHINGTON — As Iraqi security forces continue the push to liberate Mosul, terrorists with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant find themselves trapped in the city's west, a Pentagon spokesman said today.

President Donald J. Trump and Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, spend a few minutes with troops on their way to a news briefing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 6, 2017. President Trump visited Centcom headquarters to discuss issues relevant to the command’s area of responsibility. U.S. Central Command photo by Marine Corps Sgt. Alan Belser

Feb. 6, 2017

Trump: America Will Stand With Those Who Stand for Freedom

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump expressed his and the nation's gratitude to service members at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and told them that the United States will stand with those who stand in the defense of freedom.

Green Berets of Special Forces Operational Detachment - Alpha 0224, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and their Afghan partner force, transport wounded soldiers through a hot landing zone to a waiting medical evacuation helicopter while a determined enemy force continues to attack during the Battle of Boz Qandahari, Afghanistan on Nov. 3, 2016. The folded American flag, which was on the MEDEVAC helicopter that day, was later given to ODA 0224 in memory of two Green Berets who were killed in action during that all-night battle. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 6, 2017

Until Dawn: The Battle of Boz Qandahari

FORT CARSON, CO — Surrounded, outnumbered, but never defeated… Green Berets fight through overwhelming odds to accomplish the mission and save the lives of their brothers. FORT CARSON, Colo. – After landing in a flooded field outside Boz Qandahari Village, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan on the night of Nov. 2, 2016 and as they trudged a mile toward their target through mud up to their waists, Army Sgt. 1st Class Morrison, the senior medical sergeant with Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) 0224, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), remembered thinking, “Alright, yeah, that’s how it’s going to be tonight.”

A 380 Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman prepares to assist a U-2 pilot in exiting the aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During this flight the airframe reached 30,000 flight hours. This is the second U-2 to reach this milestone out of the U-2 fleet. However, this achievement was the first while serving Air Force Central Command in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Feb. 2, 2017

U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

SOUTHWEST ASIA — For the first time in U.S. Air Force history an expeditionary U-2 serving in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command has reached 30,000 hours of flight time while supporting theatre operation here.

Iraqi security forces soldiers prepare for training led by Coalition forces at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2017. Coalition forces teach ISF cover and concealment in a combat environment in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)

Feb. 1, 2017

Iraqi Forces Liberate 60 Percent of Mosul From ISIL Fighters

WASHINGTON — The U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has liberated about 60 percent of ISIL-held territory in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, an Inherent Resolve spokesman told reporters.