WASHINGTON -- In Syria and Iraq, local ground forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition have made significant progress over the past two days in the fight to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters today.

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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Army News Service) -- After watching her female Afghan colleague confidently address a male-dominated government meeting in Afghanistan, Marci Strathearn beamed with pride. UA-84299839-1

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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- Quality Assurance Specialists assigned to the 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan are an essential part of equipping the warfighter with the best and most reliable equipment available.

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ARABIAN GULF - Most Soldiers practice marksmanship at a weapons range. For the U.S. Army's 411th Transportation Detachment from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, the crew aboard the MG Charles P. Gross (Logistics Support Vessel-5), a range day means cruising out to international waters. The ship left for the Arabian Gulf in the dark-morning hours Oct. 3 from Kuwait Naval Base with its heavy crew-served weapons at the ready.

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During wartime, separation from loved ones has always been a hardship that both soldiers and their families have had to overcome. Though the methods of communication are now near instantaneous, for many, there is nothing that can replace the feeling one gets when receiving a good old fashioned hand written letter from home. For U.S. Army Capt. Bryson Shipman in Afghanistan, this couldn't be more true.

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KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan's Combat Aviation Brigade Logistics Support Team Chief visited the Shadow team and launched an unmanned aerial system here, Oct. 12.

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WASHINGTON -- The size of Iraq's second-largest city will make the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's two-year grip the largest mission Iraqi security forces have yet undertaken against the enemy, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters today.

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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- Regional displays brought a 28 year old observance to life for Soldiers in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility where Hispanic and Latin American Soldiers could celebrate their memories from home and share it with their fellow service members. First Sustainment Command (Theater) hosted a Hispanic Heritage month observance featuring different aspects of Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican and Cuban culture for service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, held on October 1.

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MRAP delivery strong sign of U.S.-Egypt relationship

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A roar echoes across the desert as a speeding bright light rips through the sky leaving a white smoke trail as it disappears into the rising sun. Seconds later it reports from the distant horizon with a thunderous boom.

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