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American Forces Network. The American Forces Network ( AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort Meade in Maryland. AFN comprises two subordinate overseas commands and one directorate in the continental United States.
AFN Iraq was the American Forces Network of radio stations within Iraq. The network, nicknamed Freedom Radio, broadcast news, information, and entertainment programs, including adult contemporary music. Its mission was to "sustain and improve the morale and readiness" of U.S. forces in Iraq.
The armed forces of Iraq were initially formed in the early 1920s. Six military coup d'états were mounted by the army between 1936 and 1941. The armed forces first saw combat in the Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941. They fought against Israel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, in the 1967 Six-Day War, and in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
C-130 Hercules, C-130J, An-32B, KA 350ER. The Iraqi Air Force ( IQAF or IrAF) ( Arabic: القوات الجوية العراقية, romanized : Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders.
Minister responsible. Thabet Al Abbasi. Website. www .mod .mil .iq (in Arabic) www .modmiliq .com. The Ministry of Defence ( Arabic: وزارة الدفاع العراقية) is the cabinet -level ministry responsible for defence in Iraq. It is also involved with internal security . Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad during the period of ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups. The force commander said it was an attack ...
This article is a list of armed groups involved in the War in Iraq (2013–2017). Part of the Iraqi conflict , the war escalated in 2013 , following a 2011–2013 insurgency and the rise of the Islamic State .
United States Forces – Iraq ( USF-I) was an American military sub-unified command, part of U.S. Central Command. [ 2] It was stationed in Iraq as agreed with the Government of Iraq under the U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement. USF–I replaced the previous commands Multi-National Force – Iraq, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, and Multi ...