Jan. 8, 2018

Pentagon Spokesman Details Progress in Defeating ISIS

WASHINGTON — Coalition and partnered forces are building on progress in Iraq and Syria to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the director of press operations at the Pentagon told reporters.

Dec. 29, 2017

Lines Blurring Between Special Ops, Conventional Forces, Mattis Says

WASHINGTON — The defense secretary said there is a blurring line that separates conventional operating forces from special operations forces and he expects general purpose forces will eventually shoulder missions once the province of their special forces brethren.

Dec. 29, 2017

Mattis Says Operations Against ISIS Will Change in 2018

WASHINGTON — The destruction of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s physical caliphate will change the way the coalition will go after the terror group, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.

Dec. 26, 2017

Chairman’s USO Holiday Tour Entertains Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq

Q-WEST, Iraq — “We could not bring you home for Christmas, so we decided to bring a little bit of home to you,” Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told service members stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Dec. 24, 2017

Medal of Honor Recipient Celebrates Christmas With Military Family

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan — Thanks to the 2017 USO Holiday Tour, retired Army Capt. Flo Groberg celebrated Christmas with his brothers- and sisters-in-arms at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan – returning as a symbol of bravery and resiliency.

Dec. 23, 2017

Chairman’s USO Tour Takes to Sea Aboard Aircraft Carrier Operating in Gulf

USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Persian Gulf — The 2017 USO Holiday Tour left al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates and flew 20 minutes to sovereign U.S. soil in the form of the 4.5-acre flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, underway in the Persian Gulf.

Dec. 22, 2017

Pence Visits U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Chairman Continues USO Holiday Tour

AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates — Vice President Mike Pence delivered America’s holiday wishes to service members in Afghanistan during an unannounced visit, while Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford brought the USO Holiday Tour to troops in the United Arab Emirates.

Dec. 21, 2017

Holiday USO Show Brings America to Deployed Troops, Chairman Says

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — The annual USO Holiday Tour is an important connection with America for deployed service members, letting troops know that people back home are paying attention to them, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a tour stop in Spain.

Dec. 21, 2017

Chairman’s 2017 USO Holiday Tour Kicks Off

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — The Chairman’s annual USO Holiday Tour kicked off here today with a performance for troops and families with the 496th Air Base Squadron and the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa.

Dec. 21, 2017

USO Troupe Commences Holiday Tour at Spanish Air Base

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell arrived here with the 2017 USO Holiday Tour in tow, bringing a little bit of America to service members overseas.