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An aerial view from a Missouri National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter shows the effects of flooding in Valley Park, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. Missouri National Guard photo

Dec. 31, 2015

Guardsmen Battle Floods in Missouri, Elsewhere

ARLINGTON, Va. — At least 625 National Guard soldiers and airmen are on duty in several states following historic flooding.

Iowa Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Harold G. Tackett, the senior supply sergeant at the Iowa National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters and a native of Runnells, Iowa, prepares to issue ammunition during a German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency competition at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, Nov. 8, 2014. Iowa Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Duff E. McFadden

Dec. 31, 2015

Face of Defense: Army Logistics Duo Supply Excellence

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Officials recognized Army Sgts. 1st Class Harold G. Tackett and Daniel Aguirre for their commitment to providing excellent logistics service to customers in Iowa.

Dec. 31, 2015

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

Kevin Scott, manpower, personnel and training lead for Combat Support Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, stands in front of the command’s headquarters building aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. MCSC is now located in what was originally Naval Hospital Quantico where Scott was born. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mathuel Browne)

Dec. 30, 2015

Face of Defense: Marine Employee’s Path Leads Him Back to Birthplace

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps veteran Kevin Scott now works as a civilian in the same building -- a former military hospital -- in which he was born.

Dec. 30, 2015

Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

Dec. 29, 2015

Iraqi Flag Waves Over Ramadi; Security Forces Control Key City

WASHINGTON — Iraq raised its national flag over the provincial government center in downtown Ramadi yesterday, following the “considerable success” of Iraqi forces in recapturing the key city from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said.

Dec. 29, 2015

Coalition Killed 10 Senior ISIL Leaders in December

WASHINGTON — A high-value Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader killed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes Dec. 24 was just one of 10 ISIL leaders targeted and killed so far this month, the operation spokesman said.

Dec. 29, 2015

Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

Air Force Dr. (Maj.) Cale Bonds, an orthopedic surgeon with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, poses for a picture in his office at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2015. Bonds had played starting quarterback for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcons football team. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau

Dec. 29, 2015

Face of Defense: Deployed Doctor Quarterbacks Medical Team

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Former U.S. Air Force Academy football team quarterback Dr. (Maj.) Cale Bonds, now the orthopedic surgeon at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, continues to call the plays when he and members of his medical team are striving to save a limb or a life.

Dec. 28, 2015

Iraqi Forces Reach Strategic Milestone in Fight For Ramadi

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter congratulated Iraq’s prime minister after Iraqi forces succeeded in retaking the government center in Ramadi from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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