Sept. 26, 2016

Protecting the Environment

09.23.2016 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Environmental issues are an increasingly important concern for U.S. forces at home and abroad. If left unaddressed, these issues may cause negative impacts to the environment potentially creating life, health and safety risks. Working with host nation partners through ongoing projects this past Summer, such as the implementation of refined incinerators in Iraq, U.S. Army Central has paved the way to becoming a more Eco friendly force throughout its area of operations. In Kuwait alone several current projects are underway including construction of solar powered car ports at Camp Arifjan and planned distribution of a fleet of electric automobiles this fall.

Sept. 21, 2016

The Gun Raid

NORTHERN IRAQ - Staff Sgt. Darryl “Gunny” Joseph leapt into the night of northern Iraq as the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter touched down, the dust from the rotary wash clouding his vision. His mission was simple: set up the landing zone and guide in the aircraft carrying the M777 artillery pieces to the raid site. The process of setting up a landing zone, or sling load area, was not new to him. Back at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Joseph and the Soldiers from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, “Task Force Strike,” practiced sling load operations many times before.

Sept. 16, 2016

CENTCOM CSM visits Kuwait troops

Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Central Command, visited U.S. Army Central troops deployed to Kuwait on Sep. 14-15. “This is my first trip here,” Thetford said. “It helps me build my situational awareness. I couldn’t ask for a better introduction to what’s going on here in Kuwait.”

Sept. 16, 2016

Meet the MacGyver of AUAB’s medical group

09.15.2016 — The doctor was comparing Bruce to a popular American action-adventure television series character from the 1980s that possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of science and could solve problems by improvising with available materials and a multi-tool. What makes Bruce standout at the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron is his ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment in a deployed hospital where healing people in an expeditionary environment is the mission.

Sept. 14, 2016

Face of Defense: Field Artillery Officer Advises Afghan Doctor

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016 — As U.S. Army advisors entered the remote police training facility, a bright white lab coat stuck out against the backdrop of the sand-colored mountains in the eastern Afghan desert. The person wearing the lab coat is neither a police officer, nor a male; she is a doctor.

Sept. 13, 2016

Airpower Continues to Remove Tools of Terror From Battlefield, OIR Official Says

WASHINGTON — With significant progress in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the enemy will try to challenge the U.S.-led coalition in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria, the commander of Operation Inherent Resolve’s combined force air component said.

Sept. 12, 2016

Pentagon Confirms U.S. Strike in Syria Killed ISIL Leader

WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials have confirmed that a U.S. precision airstrike Aug. 30 targeting senior Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was successful.

Sept. 11, 2016

Obama, Pentagon Leaders Honor 9/11 Victims at Remembrance Ceremony

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States during a remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial.

Sept. 10, 2016

Dunford Salutes Troops, 9/11 Family Support Groups

NEW YORK — Members of the U.S. military are committed to never forget what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said in New York City at the Roots of Resilience Gala hosted by Tuesday's Children, a nonprofit organization founded to help families affected by the 9/11 attacks.

Sept. 9, 2016

President Proclaims 9/11 National Days of Prayer, Remembrance

WASHINGTON — In the 15 years since the 9/11 attacks, “Americans have grieved together, held each other close, and looked out for one another,” President Barack Obama said in a proclamation declaring Sept. 9-11, 2016, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance.