Global Hot Spots

Afghan Special Security Forces and U.S. Special Operators killed an ISIS-K commander and another terrorist fighter during a partnered nighttime

On March 22, the Afghan Air Force tasked the A-29 squadron to destroy a Taliban compound in Farah. The Afghan

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper performed a historic multirole mission in the deliberate air campaign against Taliban revenue sources, releasing four 500

The U.S. Air Force conducts an air strike on a T-72 tank in Syria in defense of Syrian Democratic forces

A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban narcotics production facility in Helmand province on January 31

A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar

An airstrike destroys an ISIS-K fighting position during Afghan Commando offensive operations in Mohmand Valley, Nangarhar province. Over the winter

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress conducts a strike on a Taliban training camp in Badakhshan province on Feb. 4

Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 5, Special Purpose MAGTF - Crisis Response - Central Command, conduct convoy operations throughout Iraq

On Jan. 29, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by