Hagel: all assessments needed for full picture in Iraq

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are seeing initial assessments submitted daily from teams in Iraq....

USCENTCOM senior enlisted leader retires following 33-year career

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Grippe, senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, receives his retirement certificate from Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, USCENTCOM commander, during a retirement ceremony June 27....

ANA bolster residents’ confidence with humanitarian aid

Afghan National Security Forces work to build networks and lasting relationships with the people they serve through humanitarian aid efforts....

New MARCENT commander promoted, welcomed

Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie (left), began his tenure as commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command when he received the unit colors from his predecessor, Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, during a change of command ceremony June 18....

Marines confiscate one ton of narcotics in Helmand province

Nearly a month into Afghanistan’s summer fighting season, Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, continued a series of disruption operations in Now Zad District....