Military Operations
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:12
Senior leaders from eight different nations throughout the Western Hemisphere took part in the final planning conference in preparation for UNITAS AMPHIBIOUS 2015, from Sept. 8-11, 2015.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:50
Gen. John F. Campbell holds several titles. Lately, Afghans are inclined to describe the American commander by yet another: minister of defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:31
Peru’s Armed Forces and National Police agents have rescued 54 people, including 34 children, from “production camps” controlled by the Shining Path terrorist group in the Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers Valley (VRAEM) region.
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 06:44
The Turkish parliament voted in favor of a government resolution to renew a mandate allowing the military to conduct cross-border operations in neighboring Syria and Iraq.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 07:34
Islamist militant group al- Shabab reportedly overran an African Union military base in southern Somalia early on Tuesday. AMISOM says it never lost control of the base and claims troop morale is high.
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 06:35
Capt. William W. Wheeler III, set for promotion to rear admiral, has been tapped to serve as the next deputy commander for the U.S. military mission in Djibouti, the Defense Department announced.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 06:17
Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State insurgents in a cluster of villages in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, bent on securing territory they have gained in the course of rolling back the jihadists since last summer.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 07:05
U.S. Navy physicians have provided free medical and dental treatment, including surgeries, to tens of thousands of people in remote areas of Latin America and the Caribbean thanks to the Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) humanitarian mission, sponsored by the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 18:37
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in late July that bolstering Iraq’s security forces and building moderate, vetted Syrian opposition forces is essential to enabling the two countries to defeat ISIL and work to establish peace within their own countries.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 18:32
Six U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft and about 300 personnel arrived yesterday at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said.