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Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) conduct joint operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The ABECSG and KSGARG, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are prepared to respond to contingencies and to defend U.S. forces and interests in the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Catie Coyle/Released)

May 20, 2019

Abraham Lincoln CSG and Kearsarge ARG conduct joint operations in U.S. 5th Fleet

ARABIAN SEA (NNS) — The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG), with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducted joint operations May 17-18.

U.S. Army Maj. Nathan Gunter, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Graham, both 497th Operations Support Squadron ground liaison officers, stand together for a photo May 13, 2019 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. In daily operations, U.S. Army ground liaison officers assist U.S. Air Force intelligence Airmen by translating Army operational and tactical terminology and graphics in operations orders to verbiage that Airmen can understand. Ultimately, the U.S. Army’s ground liaison mission creates a strategic enabler for senior leaders in multiple services. They serve as the air component’s touchpoint with the land component and help ensure a multi-domain perspective is applied when planning and executing air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson) (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)

May 16, 2019

Army GLOs enable joint combat power, battlefield safety

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The U.S. Department of Defense receives a significant amount of its intelligence from the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System, which simply put, is an enterprise of globally networked analysts and cyber professionals linked together by a global communications architecture.

French Rafale are engaged on a daily basis for the Coalition, in Iraq as in Syria for operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Flying days and nights, Rafale’s pilots totally contribute to reduce the military Daesh potential and to support the ground troops against the terrorist group through oversight and information missions, but also with air strikes.

May 13, 2019

French Rafale in the Middle East Support Iraqi Forces

This April 4th, French fighters of the air base on the Middle East supported Iraqis in their fight against Daesh. French Rafale are engaged on a daily basis for the Coalition, in Iraq as in Syria for operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Flying days and nights, Rafale’s pilots totally contribute to reduce the military Daesh potential and to support the ground troops against the terrorist group through oversight and information missions, but also with air strikes.

Tampa, Fla. – Grand Mufti of the Jordanian Armed Forces, MG Dr. Majid Darawsheh, addresses attendees at the U.S. Central Command hosted Middle East Directors of Military Intelligence Conference, April 2, 2019. The inaugural conference brought together Directors of Military Intelligence from the Middle East and North Africa and subject matter experts from America’s intelligence and academic community to discuss professionalization and interoperability of military intelligence, and lay the ground work for increased regional intelligence cooperation. (Photo by Ruben Rosario)

May 13, 2019

CENTCOM’s Inaugural Conference Successfully Builds Middle East Intelligence Relationships, Promoting Intelligence Professionalization and Interoperability

Tampa, Fla. – United States Central Command recently hosted a Middle East Directors of Military Intelligence Conference that brought together senior leaders from more than a dozen nations to forge alliances and develop and sustain partnerships.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) sails under the Peace Bridge while transiting the Suez Canal. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) is deployed to U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in order to defend American forces and interests in the region. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as the Spanish navy �lvaro de Baz�n-class frigate ESPS M�ndez N��ez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur/Released)

May 10, 2019

Abraham Lincoln transits Suez Canal

RED SEA (NNS) — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nunez (F 104), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) departed the U.S. 6th Fleet and entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Velez, left, and Capt. David Zak, center, both advisors with the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade's 3rd Squadron, speak with their Afghan National Army counterparts during a routine fly-to-advise mission at Forward Operating Base Altimur, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2018. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)

May 9, 2019

Success of first SFAB in Afghanistan proves ‘Army got it right,’ commander says

WASHINGTON — The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade deployed in March 2018 to Afghanistan to carry out the inaugural mission for the newly-created SFAB concept. The brigade returned in November, and they now say their experience there has proven successful. It's what the Army hoped to accomplish with the new kind of training units.

Staff Sgt. Damien Montgomery, 184th Sustainment Command, asks the audience a question about vehicle safety during nontactical vehicle training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 26, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Connie Jones) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Connie Jones)

May 8, 2019

1TSC OCP conducts NTV safety awareness training

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait — The 1st Theater Sustainment Command's Operational Command Post conducted a nontactical vehicle safety training event at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 26, 2019.

Soldiers of the 420th Transportation Battalion, a U.S. Army movement control battalion, gather at their memorial T-Wall at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 27, 2019.

May 1, 2019

Mission Complete for the 420th Movement Control Battalion

CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT — The colors are cased, the formal transfer of authority is complete, and Soldiers of the 420th Transportation Battalion now prepare for the next challenge during their deployment — transitioning from Camp Arifjan, Kuwiat, to their home station of Sherman Oaks, Calif.

A photo of an F-35A Lightning II refueling.

April 30, 2019

U.S. Air Force F-35As conduct first combat mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve on April 30.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Josheph Davis assists Warrant Officer Sultan Salim Alaamari, Royal Army of Oman, with correcting a deficiency during the Heavy Equipment Transporter System Subject Matter Exchange II held at Sultan bin Safy Camp Shafa Oman, April 6-11, 2019.

April 25, 2019

Heavy Equipment Transporter System Subject Matter Exchange II

IZKI, OMAN — Familiar faces and familiarization training is how day one of the Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) subject matter exchange began, with U.S. Army Soldiers introducing themselves to members of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO). Some Omani Soldiers needed no introduction from the instructors, as they attended the initial training given in January.