Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2017 By: Cheryl Pellerin U.S. forces, in coordination with Libya’s government of national accord and aligned forces, conducted six precision airstrikes in Libya against an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria desert camp Sept. 22, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning said here today. The strikes killed[Read More…]
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First Female Marine Graduates Infantry Officer Course
QUANTICO, Virginia –(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2017. A female Marine officer made history today at Quantico, Va. by completing the Infantry Officer Course and earning the infantry officer military occupational specialty. The lieutenant, who asked to keep her identity private, is the first female officer to successfully complete the course since the[Read More…]
Army, Military Officials Outline Hurricane Relief Efforts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2017 By: Terri Moon Cronk, DoD News, Defense Media Activity The numerous natural disasters of the past couple of weeks have cut a wide swath across the United States from Florida and the Caribbean region to the West Coast, Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek P. Rydholm, deputy[Read More…]
Defense Secretary Mattis Issues Interim Guidance on Transgender Personnel Service
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 18, 2017 By: Terri Moon Cronk Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued interim guidance on military service by transgender individuals based on direction received from a presidential memorandum, Defense Department officials said today. The guidance takes effect immediately, Mattis directed. In a memorandum to the services and DoD components,[Read More…]
U.S., Japanese, South Korean Aircraft Conduct Show of Force Flights
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 18, 2017 . By: Air Force Capt. Cassandra Gesecki U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft joined Japanese and South Korean military aircraft in a sequenced show of force over the Korean Peninsula yesterday in response to North Korea’s Sept. 14 launch of an intermediate range[Read More…]
Special Forces Soldier Identified as Casualty in Fort Bragg Training Incident
FORT BRAGG, N.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2017. Staff Sgt. Alexander P. Dalida, 32, of Dunstable, Massachusetts, a Soldier enrolled in the Special Forces Qualification Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, died Sept. 14, during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The cause[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 15, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 19 strikes consisting of 30 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
ACLU Seeks Immediate Halt to Trump’s Transgender Service Member Ban
BALTIMORE —(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP today asked a judge to immediately halt to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military while their lawsuit challenging the ban moves through the court system. The motion[Read More…]
Mattis, Dunford Honor Pentagon’s Fallen, Survivors, Families 16 Years After 9/11
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2017 By: Cheryl Pellerin During a Pentagon remembrance today on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford honored those who died, the survivors and the families left behind. On[Read More…]
Oregon National Guard Supports Firefighting Efforts for Chetco Bar Fire
Brookings, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2017 By: Sgt. Tyler Meister A sky full of ash looms overhead while Oregon Army and Air National Guard members work around the clock to help contain the threats of wildfires across the state. As of September 8, 2017, nearly 600 Oregon Guardsmen have volunteered to join[Read More…]
