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Members of the Navy's Special Boat Team ride up to pick up the Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and transport them to an oil tanker somewhere in the Persian Gulf. Soldiers from Co. B, 3-8 CAV played the opposing force for a joint training exercise, called Eagle Resolve, between U.S. special operations forces and SOF elements from Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)

April 10, 2017

Greywolf Troopers train with international partners, build interoperability

CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT — The Greywolf Brigade spent the last two weeks embracing international interoperability during their nine-month deployment to Kuwait.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 9, 2017) Cmdr. Andria L. Slough, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), receives a telephone call from President Donald J. Trump, April 9, 2017. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

April 10, 2017

Ross, Porter Commanding Officers Receive Phone Calls from President Trump

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NNS) — On April 9, the commanding officers of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78) received phone calls from President Donald J. Trump.

A battle damage assessment image of Shayrat Airfield, Syria, following U.S. missile strikes delivered by the USS Ross and USS Porter Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, April 6, 2017. The U.S. fired 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria in retaliation for Syrian President Bashar Assad regime’s use of nerve agents to attack his own people. Courtesy photo

April 7, 2017

U.S. Strike Designed to Deter Assad Regime’s Use of Chemical Weapons

WASHINGTON — The Syrian airbase targeted in the U.S. missile strike is believed to be where Syrian President Bashar Assad regime aircraft took off for a deadly chemical attack against civilians, senior military officials told reporters at the Pentagon.

Kuwait- A large crowd of foreign and U.S. dignitaries view teams from their combined special forces- Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United States, take out combatants during an explosive training mission proving the successful interoperability of both land and air assets as well as highlighting the vast skills of the varied partner nations part of Operation Eagle Resolve, April 2. (Photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Ringle/Released)

April 7, 2017

Partner Nations and U.S. Show Off Special Forces Ability

KUWAIT — Part of 77th Combat Aviation Brigade’s mission, throughout the nine-month deployment to the Middle East, involves the continued development and fostering of relations with partner nations' helicopter units for U.S. Army Central Command. Operation Eagle Resolve is, in part, a culmination of those efforts.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross fires a tomahawk land attack missile while conducting naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea, April 7, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert S. Price

April 6, 2017

Trump Orders Missile Attack in Retaliation for Syrian Chemical Strikes

WASHINGTON — The United States fired Tomahawk missiles into Syria in retaliation for the regime of Bashar Assad using nerve agents to attack his own people.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Henry Garcia, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 583rd Forward Support Company, loads a vehicle for transportation near Irbil, Iraq, March 21, 2017. Army photo by Sgt. Josephine Carlson

April 6, 2017

Residents Returning to Normal Lives in Eastern Mosul, OIR Spokesman Says

WASHINGTON — Thousands of residents of eastern Mosul have returned home and “the Iraqi government is working hard every day to improve the quality of life," the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said.

KUWAIT - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3, in Kuwait territorial waters. Special forces teams from the GCC, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare and rigid-hull inflatable boat teams simulated an air and sea-borne rapid insertion, search and seizure of the occupied tanker and its hijackers, and the safe release of the tanker crewmen. The raid was a cumulative joint exercise that tested the participants’ tactical skills and abilities to operate cohesively in an operational mission with our GCC partner nations. Exercise Eagle Resolve is the premier U.S. multilateral exercise within the Arabian Peninsula. Since 1999, Eagle Resolve has become the leading engagement between the U.S. and GCC nations to collectively address the regional challenges associated with asymmetric warfare in a low-risk setting.

April 6, 2017

US and Gulf Cooperation Council elite special operations forces simulate raid on hijacked tanker

KUWAIT — Elite military special forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3, in Kuwait territorial waters.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis participates in an honor cordon welcoming Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi to the Pentagon, April 5, 2017. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

April 5, 2017

Mattis, Egyptian President Discuss Mideast Security Issues

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis highlighted Egypt’s importance in promoting stability in the Middle East during a Pentagon meeting with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sissi.

Civilian and military personnel from Gulf Cooperation Council nations and the U.S. conduct chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response training as part of exercise Eagle Resolve 17, April 02, 2017, in Kuwait. In this hypothetical scenario, munitions loaded with a mustard gas chemical agent landed near a mosque resulting in 5-10 casualties. After detecting and identifying the chemical agent, response personnel deployed, triaged, evacuated and treated casualties, and secured the area. The exercise tests participant's ability to respond as a combined joint task force. Exercise Eagle Resolve is the premier U.S. multilateral exercise within the Arabian Peninsula. Since 1999, Eagle Resolve has become the leading engagement between the U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council nations to collectively address the regional challenges associated with asymmetric warfare in a low-risk setting. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis O’Brien)

April 5, 2017

Terrorist attacks and active shooters: US and Gulf Cooperation Council military practical drills during exercise Eagle Resolve

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Military and civilian personnel from the Gulf Cooperation Council nations conducted tactical counterterrorism drills as part of exercise Eagle Resolve, March 28, 2017, near Kuwait International Airport.

Iraqi federal police secure a city street in West Mosul, Iraq, March 2, 2017. The breadth and diversity of partners supporting the coalition demonstrate the global and unified nature of the endeavor to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve is the global coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull

April 5, 2017

Stopping Flow of Foreign Fighters to ISIS ‘Will Take Years,’ Official Says

WASHINGTON — Intelligence sharing and strategic patience are key to countering the flow of foreign terrorist fighters supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center’s Directorate for Strategic Operational Planning said.