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James Kitfield, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, moderates a discussion with National Geographic and Defense Department personnel after the premier of the documentary “Chain of Command” at the Newseum in Washington, Jan. 9, 2018. DoD photo by Jim Garamone

Jan. 10, 2018

‘Chain of Command’ TV Series Connects Strategy With Troops on the Ground

WASHINGTON — Strategic decisions made in the Pentagon have immediate and far-reaching effects on service members around the world. National Geographic’s documentary “Chain of Command” shows both sides of that process.

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sits on a ramp at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, before conducting combat airlift operations for U.S. and coalition forces in Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Oct. 27, 2017. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook

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.

A U.S. soldier deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve waits while a CH-47 Chinook is refueled at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, May 29, 2017. Army photo by Cpl. Rachel Diehm

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.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford listens to music in a crowd of service members.

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.

Marines watch a USO show from the top of an F/A-18F Super Hornet.

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.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell shakes hands with a service member standing outside in a row of troops.

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.

Members of the Iraqi special forces provide security during a final air mobility operations exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq.

Dec. 11, 2017

Iraqi, Syrian Democratic Forces Destroy ISIS’ ‘Caliphate’

WASHINGTON — While Iraqi security forces and Syrian Democratic Forces have destroyed the idea of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ‘Caliphate,’ much work remains to be done against the terror group, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes a point as he and the senior enlisted leaders for the U.S. combatant commands brief Pentagon reporters at the conclusion of a conference, Nov. 28, 2017. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

Nov. 29, 2017

Combatant Command Enlisted Leaders Discuss Operations, NCO Empowerment

WASHINGTON — Combatant command senior enlisted leaders discussed operations against terrorists in their areas, the state of forces and what noncommissioned officers bring to the table internationally during a Pentagon briefing.

An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker

Nov. 27, 2017

Military’s Top Noncommissioned Officer: ISIS ‘On the Run’

WASHINGTON — The military’s top noncommissioned officer, Army Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, said that he is impressed with the U.S. efforts in defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford speaks at a news conference while seated alongside Brett H. McGurk.

Oct. 25, 2017

Dunford: Chiefs of Defense Counter-ISIS Meeting ‘Historic’

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said the meeting of more than 70 chiefs of defense at the Counter-Violent Extremist Organization Conference was a historic occasion.