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MICC personnel make a difference supporting Central Command in Iraq
March 25, 2025 — Mission and Installation Contracting Command contracting professionals redeployed to their home stations after the successful completion of a months-long deployment to Iraq in support of the U.S. Central Command’s mission in Iraq... MORE

Defense official said U.S. won't hesitate to defend its troops in Middle East
November 9, 2023 — Over the last three weeks, Iran-backed militia groups have attacked U.S. bases and facilities in Iraq and Syria 41 times. The U.S. has defended itself against those attacks and will continue to do so, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East said. ... MORE

Against the darkness of night, flames emanating from a gun's barrel illuminate smoke and the deck of a naval ship.

U.S. completes troop-level drawdown in Afghanistan, Iraq
January 19, 2021 — Troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan have dropped, acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced Jan. 15. There are now 2,500 U.S. service members in Iraq and 2,500 in Afghanistan. It is the lowest number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan since operations started there in 2001... MORE

Hero's Highway -- 13 years down the road
September 21, 2020 — “Protect and return home,” was the motto for retired U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Patronis while serving as the Patient Administration Division lead at the Air Force Theater Hospital, once located on Joint Base Balad, Iraq... MORE

No problem too big or small for former POW
May 2, 2016 — When U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum talks about her prisoner of war experience during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, she’s always surprised at the response to her story. "So many people tell me, ‘I... MORE