SOUTHWEST ASIA -- After more than 100 days of hard urban combat, Iraqi officials announced the liberation of eastern Mosul Tuesday. While clearance operations are still ongoing, the Iraqi security forces control all areas inside the city east of the Tigris River, the east bank of the river around all five bridges crossing the Tigris River, Mosul University and the Ninevah Ruins.

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Below is my exit memo to President Barack Obama outlining some of the many accomplishments of the Department of Defense over the past eight years, my vision for the country's future, and the work that remains in order to achieve that vision. Each cabinet secretary has provided his or her own memo to the president as of today. All of them can be seen at http://go.wh.gov/CabinetInReview.

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SAROBI DISTRICT, Afghanistan-- Radio chatter calling distance and direction crackles loudly through a handheld speaker. Afghan and U.S. forces perched on a dusty mountainside watch an element maneuver through the barren valley toward their objective Dec. 27, 2016.

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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The National Guard saw a busy 2016, meeting challenges both at home and abroad, deploying overseas, responding to large-scale emergencies and natural disasters at home while also taking part in a number of milestone events and transitioning to new roles.

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NORTHERN IRAQ - Even though it is the holiday season the mission for the Soldiers of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, continues. The Iraqi Security Forces are battling ISIL in Mosul and the artillerymen are enabling them with indirect fires.

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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his senior enlisted advisor, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, arrived in Iraq Christmas Eve and brought a taste of home during the holidays to deployed service members.

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Many Afghan women take pride in becoming police officers, but they are often targeted by terrorists for breaking with cultural norms against taking such positions, said 1st Lt. Eva M. Gibbons. UA-84299839-1

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Kuwait- A pair of tan combat boots taps a dusty floor keeping time with Christmas music. The floor, riddled with scraps of green and red paper. Even during a deployment to the Middle East Soldiers of 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, Arkansas, Army National Guard, unleash a healthy amount of their inner child by decorating and creating feelings and scenes of the Yuletide season. It does not hurt that there is a small competition between the different sections. Soldiers are competitive if nothing else. The prize is merely bragging rights, but that is enough.

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Many Afghan women take pride in becoming police officers, but they are often targeted by terrorists for breaking with cultural norms against taking such positions, said 1st Lt. Eva M. Gibbons. UA-84299839-1

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KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait -- Members of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade set sail and conducted a sea trial for a Landing Craft Utility vessel here, Dec. 21.

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