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CJTF-OIR transitions commanders in the mission to destroy Da’esh
August 22, 2016
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Pentagon Press Secretary Reports on Counter-ISIL Fight, Condemns Attack on Turkey
August 22, 2016
160819-N-JQ675-005 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 19, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) approaches the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class J. E. Veal)
Townsend Takes Command of Operation Inherent Resolve
August 21, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks with Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, left, XVIII Airborne Corps commanding general, during a visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27, 2016. Townsend is the incoming commander for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)
Local Forces Clear Manbij in Syria After Seizing Control From ISIL
August 16, 2016
A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 105 taxies across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, July 31, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Beard
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Garver via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
August 16, 2016
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service soldiers perform reloading drills with their M-4 rifles during refit training near Baghdad, Iraq, July 13, 2016. Refit is the period of time between missions that counterterrorism service soldiers use for additional training and equipment maintenance. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces counter ISIL as they work to regain territory from the terrorist group. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio Rangel/RELEASED)
Carter Hails Liberation of Key Syrian City From ISIL Control
August 15, 2016
DoD Officials: Local Forces in Libya, Syria Gain Ground Against ISIL
August 12, 2016
160810-N-JW440-083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 10, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 8, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rawad Madanat/Released)
Arming the air war
August 11, 2016
Munitions Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron move bombs from a rapid assembly conveyer at an undisclosed location. Over 2,000 munitions have been built and employed on enemy targets since the beginning of 2016. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Sybil Taunton)
OIR Campaign Reached Turning Point in Ramadi, Commander Says
August 10, 2016
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the Iraqi army’s 76th Brigade, 16th Division, march past the reviewing stand during the brigade’s graduation at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 28, 2015. Through advise, assist and build partner-capacity missions, the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational coalition has trained more than 10,000 Iraqi security force personnel to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Army photo by Sgt. Charles M. Bailey
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland, commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
August 10, 2016