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ARABIAN GULF (May 21, 2017) Rear Adm. Bruce Lindsey, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, meets with Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)

May 31, 2017

CNAL Visits GHWB

ARABIAN SEA (NNS) -- Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) (GHWB) welcomed aboard Rear Adm. Bruce Lindsey, commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic (CNAL), and Force Master Chief Bill Smalts, May 21.

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 29, 2017) — At a ceremony at Resolute Support Headquarters today, General John Nicholson, commander, Resolute Support, pays his respects to service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. (Photo by Technical Sergeant Robert M. Trujillo)

May 30, 2017

Resolute Support commander leads solemn Memorial Day service

KABUL, Afghanistan — Challenging all present to be worthy of them, General John Nicholson, Resolute Support commander, paid tribute today to those who have lost their lives in the Afghanistan war.

President Donald J. Trump lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May, 29, 2017. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

May 29, 2017

Trump Leads Nation’s Remembrance on Memorial Day

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump, along with his top defense leaders, paid the nation’s respects to those lost in war during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.

A soldier from the border guard police participates in basic squad movement training near Irbil, Iraq, April 4, 2017. The training is an integral part of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve building-partner capacity mission by training and improving the capability of partnered forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Army photo by Sgt. Josephine Carlson

May 24, 2017

Counter-ISIS Campaign Progresses in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said counterterrorism efforts in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan are proving successful.

A U.S. Air Force Air National Guard C-130 Hercules with the 127th Airlift Wing controlled by a U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controller, lands in a dry lake bed during Exercise Eager Lion May 16, 2017, in Jordan. Special Tactics teams can assess, open, and control major airfields to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access for U.S. or allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

May 24, 2017

Strike, Access, Recovery: USAF Special Tactics becomes a team with partner SOF

KING ABDULLAH SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK CENTER, Jordan — One by one, parachutes pop open, silhouetted in the Jordanian sunset as joint nation special operations forces float toward the desert terrain below—completing a military free fall from 18,000 feet out of a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules.

Air commandos from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron fulfill their duties at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. The 4th AMU works on the AC-130U Spooky gunship. The AC-130's main mission is to provide close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance and was used in the May 22, 2017, counterterrorism raid against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in the Marib governorate of Yemen. Air Force photo by Airman Dennis Spain

May 23, 2017

Pentagon Spokesman Describes U.S. Raid in Yemen

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Special Operations counterterrorism raid killed seven al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in Yemen’s Marib governorate, located about 150 miles north of Aden, the country’s capital, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, director of Pentagon press operations, told reporters.

Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, Resolute Support commander, speaks to nurses, medical staff and hospital managers at the Kabul Women’s Hospital in Afghanistan, May 18, 2017. Nicholson emphasized the importance of women in peace building and in strengthening the future of Afghanistan. Nicholson toured the hospital to oversee improvements that began last December. He was accompanied by Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai, Sidqa Abudllah Adeeb-Rabia Balkhi, hospital director and Ambassador Hugo Llorens, the special chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo

May 23, 2017

Afghan Women Get Better Medical Care Thanks to Coalition Investment

KABUL, Afghanistan — Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, Resolute Support and U.S. Forces -- Afghanistan commander, toured the Kabul Women's Hospital that has received new equipment. Nicholson indicated that security is not just military force; security also includes the rebuilding of a new Afghanistan. The projects are part of a whole-of-government approach supported by the Commander's Emergency Response Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Debra Kay Mooney speaks at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. Courtesy photo

May 23, 2017

Army Veteran Remembers Fallen Comrades in Iraq

WASHINGTON — On Memorial Day, Americans will remember U.S. service members who died while serving their country. Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Debra Kay Mooney said that on Memorial Day and every other day of the year, she remembers the fallen she served with in the Oklahoma Army National Guard.

170517-N-OH194-0058 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 17, 2017) Capt. Christopher Wells, commanding officer of Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15), discusses Ponce™s capabilities with participants of the International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2017. IMX is a command post exercise and includes more than 20 partner nations to promote interoperability, increase readiness in all facets of defensive maritime warfare and demonstrate resolve in maintaining regional security and stability and protecting the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Grant P. Ammon)

May 22, 2017

US Naval Forces Central Command, Coalition Partners Complete International Maritime Exercise

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) — The International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2017, led by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, was held May 2-18, on Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

A U.S. Marine V-22 Osprey ascends the USS Bataan in Aqaba, Jordan, to begin a demo flight in support of Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S., Jordan and other international partners. This year's iteration is comprised of about 7,200 military personnel from more than 20 nations that will respond to scenarios involving border security, command and control, cyber defense and battlespace management. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mickey A. Miller)

May 22, 2017

24th MEU brings Exercise Eager Lion 17 to a close

USS BATAAN, Red Sea — Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will bring Exercise Eager Lion 17 to a close May 20, 2017. This exercise is one of several training iterations undertaken by Marines and Sailors during deployment in this region.