Senior leaders of the 5th Engineer Battalion, Soldiers, friends and Family gathered for a ceremony in Sapper Memorial Grove March 9 to bid farewell to the 562nd Firefighter Detachment as they cased their colors in final preparation to deploy in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. UA-87600140-1

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WASHINGTON -- Iran poses the most significant threat to U.S. Central Command's complex area of responsibility, Centcom commander Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday. Centcom has dealt with a number of significant challenges over the past 12 months, including in Iraq and Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt and the Sinai, the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, he said.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 14, 2017) -- Near his heart, he places a tiny stuffed tiger his daughter gave him for protection, and fearlessly, he marches forward to another day of imminent danger which is filled with the unknown. Because according to him, sometimes we have no option but to embrace the things we fear the most.

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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2017 -- Iraqi security forces have taken back Mosul International Airport in Iraq after a couple days of difficult fighting to liberate western Mosul from control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today. Speaking to Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Baghdad, Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said Iraqi forces attacked the city's west side northward along the Tigris River, where they captured high ground, enabling them to move quickly to the airport.

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BAGHDAD, Feb. 28, 2017 -- Rrobiek, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois, was born to be a hero. He was bred and trained to serve and protect the people he works with. Currently, those people are members of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command in Iraq. Rrobiek is a patrol and explosive detector dog. He and his human handler, Army Staff Sgt. Charles Ogin, 3rd Infantry Regiment, work hard to ensure the safety of everyone inside the entry-point gate at Union III in Baghdad.

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CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (Feb. 27, 2017) - United States military services hold on to their traditions and pass them to new service members to teach history and help install pride in their organization. Today, Afghanistan began a new tradition by holding its first Afghan National Defense Security Forces Day. A ceremony was held at the National Security Justice Center, near Bagram, and another at the Police Recruits Training Center in Charikar.

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Firing your weapon at a killer tomato may sound like the premise of a cheesy science fiction movie, but it is how crews of the U.S. Army's fleet of watercraft train on the open sea.

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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he will soon have an assessment to give President Donald J. Trump about the way ahead in Afghanistan. Mattis spoke to reporters in Abu Dhabi Sunday, as part of his first Middle Eastern tour as secretary of defense.

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The 1st Infantry Division medical team knows that anything can happen during a deployment, and they want to make sure service members are aware of that possibility, too. In addition to their day-to-day activities, the team works to coordinate training so that everyone will be ready to save a life.

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U.S. Army Security Assistance Command country program manager for Kazakhstan, Sean Hicks, reflects on the recent foreign military sales case and delivery of Huey UH-11 helicopters to Kazakhstan.

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