From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 31, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took … [Read more...]
Face of Defense: CrossFit Coach Helps Soldiers Stay Fit
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea, July 31, 2015 – A brunette woman in a black Army physical training uniform lifted a dark kettlebell over her shoulders, then slammed it down. Beside her, a man with a black spandex T-shirt lifted a gigantic barbell that was so heavy that the bar bent a little above his head. Their shirts were drenched with sweat. Before most people get out of … [Read more...]
Father, Daughter Army National Guard Pilots Fly Together
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (July 31, 2015) -- Warrant Officer Meghan Polis, a UH-60 pilot in the New York Army National Guard, doesn't remember it, but she logged her first three hours of helicopter flight time when she was only 3 months old. Her father, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Polis, and her mother were going to a barbecue in Albany. They lived on … [Read more...]
Combined Intel Cell Keeps Brigade Leaders ‘In The Know’
L'VIV, Ukraine (July 31, 2015) -- In the sea of a bustling tactical operations center, they are the calm center. Armed with cool concentration, facts from the field, diligence and determination, this team provides a vital asset to more than 1,800 U.S. and coalition armed forces from 18 nations. They are the Multi-National Brigade intelligence cell. Military officers from the … [Read more...]
External Health Insurance Must Be Divulged, Official Says
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 – The Defense Department wants to remind its health care beneficiaries who carry commercial health insurance to provide their policy information to their TRICARE providers, a Defense Health Agency official said recently. Mark Ellis, a DHA senior health program analyst, said the issue is important to DoD because by law, commercial health care … [Read more...]