Today's soldiers are better prepared for battle thanks to revolutionary mission-specific training that replicates current fights and is postured for future fights.
The coalition air component in Iraq "remains strong," airlifting supplies and troops, providing surveillance and assisting ground forces with kinetic support, a senior air force officer in Iraq said.
Coalition and Afghan troops repelled two Taliban-led ambushes in Afghanistan recently, killing an unknown number of enemy fighters, military officials said.
