At the request of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), approximately 300 Marines will deploy to Helmand Province Afghanistan in Spring 2017 in support of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. Task Force South West, made up of Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force and led by Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, Jr., will train and advise key leaders within the Afghan...
Operation Spartan Shield builds partner capacity in the Middle East to promote regional self-reliance and increase security.
Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducted precision airstrikes in conjunction with the Libyan Government of National Accord, Jan. 19, 2017 destroying two Daesh camps 45 kilometers southwest of Sirte.
The B-2 Spirit is the world's most technologically-advanced strategic
bomber and brings massive firepower to bear, in a...
At the request of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), the United States military conducted precision air strikes against ISIL targets in Sirte, Libya, to support GNA-affiliated forces seeking to defeat ISIL in its primary stronghold in Libya.
First staged in 1999, this annual event provides an opportunity to train emergency responders to quickly set up and operate clinics in the event of a public health emergency. The clinics are a cooperative effort of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services, Hidalgo County Health and Human Services, City of Laredo Health...
More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious
Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed San
Diego for a deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of
operations (AOO), Feb. 12.
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The Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway (MCPP-N) caves currently house over 2000 major end items to include M1A1 Main Battle Tanks, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, Light Assault Vehicles, Howitzers, Trucks, and Engineer Equipment in support of a Marine Infantry Battalion Task Force and composite aviation squadron.
The Coast Guard and DoD partners search for the missing 790-foot cargo ship El Faro, which disappeared after the crew relayed a distress message reporting the ship lost propulsion and took on water during Hurricane Joaquin off the coast of the Bahamas on Oct. 2, 2015.
