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Public Releases

March 12, 2020

Statement by the Department of Defense

Feb. 13, 2020

US Navy seizes illegal weapons in Arabian Sea

Jan. 17, 2020

Statement regarding treatment and ongoing service member screening for injuries related to Jan 8, 2020, Iranian ballistic missile attack on Al Assad Air Base, by Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command

Jan. 7, 2020

DOD Statement on Iranian Ballistic Missile Attacks in Iraq

Dec. 29, 2019

Statement From Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman

Dec. 12, 2019

Remarks by Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper at the House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Syria and Middle East Policy

Nov. 1, 2019

U.S. Central Command welcomes Albania's participation in the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC)

Oct. 28, 2019

Statement by Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper on the Operation to Capture or Kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Oct. 7, 2019

Office of the Secretary of Defense statement on Northern Syria

Oct. 3, 2019

Coalition calls for reduced tensions in Iraq