APRIL 16, 2024 - This year marks 10 years of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today while hosting a meeting and an enhanced honor cordon, to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the Pentagon. "In 2019, thanks to the courage and sacrifices of the Iraqi security forces and our partners in Operation Inherent … [Read more...]
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Army Hosts Air, Missile Defense Talks with Partner Nations
APRIL 16, 2024 — The U.S. Army's 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command hosted NATO Allies and partners for discussion on integrated air and missile defense and lessons learned from the Ukraine Conflict on April 9, 2024. Overall, 10 countries participated in the high-level talks. The United States, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Romania, Greece, Finland, Sweden, Norway, … [Read more...]
Reserve Group Returns to the Tyndall Skies
APRIL 16, 2024 - The 44th Fighter Group, Air Force Reserve, conducted its first flying unit training assembly at Tyndall Air Force Base, April 6, since returning to Tyndall. This training proved valuable for the pilots and maintainers by giving them hands-on experience with F-35A Lightning IIs and their first local sortie since departing Tyndall prior to Hurricane … [Read more...]
Kabul Airport Attack Review Reaffirms Initial Findings
U.S. service members and civilians in the vicinity of Hamid Karzai International’s Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, just prior to an ISIS-K suicide bomber attack, Aug. 26, 2021. APRIL 16, 2024 - A supplemental review of the original investigation into the 2021 suicide bombing attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians at Hamid Karzai … [Read more...]
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Pentagon
Reconstruction of the Pentagon continues nearly around-the-clock as construction crews pour cement for floors and walls on Feb. 6, 2002, to replace those damaged in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the building. DoD photo by Grant Greenwalt APRIL 16, 2024 - Here are a few interesting facts about the Pentagon that you probably did not know. Why is the Pentagon, … [Read more...]