At the invitation of the Government of the Philippines and at the direction of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Air Forces conducted the first Air Contingent-Philippines in April 2016 at Clark Air Base. The purpose of the Air Contingent is to build Philippine Air Force capacity in support of the Mutual Defense Treaty. It also addresses local and regional security concerns through...
Images and video from US and Allied strikes against chemical weapons in Syria
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and United States
Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) have launched a series of ongoing attacks to hit
the Taliban where they are most vulnerable: their revenue streams. Together,
Afghan and U.S. forces are conducting combined operations to strike drug labs
and command-and-control nodes in northern Helmand province. These types of
strikes...
Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-CNA/C6F)-facilitated theater security cooperation initiative that aims to build African partner nation capacity to patrol and enforce maritime law within that nation’s territorial waters and economic exclusive zone.
The United States fired Tomahawk missiles into Syria in retaliation for the regime of Bashar Assad using nerve agents to attack his own people.
USS Makin Island (LHD 8) summarizes the first half of its deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th fleet area of operations. Makin Island is deployed in the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy video by Mass...
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.
