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Photos by TOM GAGNIER/U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND Solidifying his country’s security partnership with the United States, then-Uzbek Minister of Defense Gen. Lt. Abdusalom Azizov visited U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in January…

Tajikistan and the United States held their seventh annual bilateral consultations in Dushanbe in October 2018. These consultations allow both sides to discuss cooperation over the previous year and identify priorities for future joint…

The warring parties in Yemen ended 2018 by agreeing to a cease-fire in the city of Hodeida, the main lifeline of two-thirds of the country’s population. The two sides reached an agreement after talks in Sweden mediated by the United…

IRAQI DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE  |  Photos by IRAQI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE On the 98th anniversary of the creation of the Iraqi Army, Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Saad Al Allaq received a delegation of students and…

Naval preparedness was the goal of Hamad 3, a joint Egyptian-Bahraini military exercise in January 2019. Egyptian Navy and Air Force formations participated in the three-day training near Salman Marine Base and Isa Air Base in Bahrain.…

Oman’s military used the occasion of Armed Forces Day on December 11, 2018, to open the Joint Operations Center and Maritime Security Center, part of a plan to improve the capabilities of the Sultanate’s Armed Forces. Rear Adm. Abdullah…

As part of an effort to establish deeper military cooperation in the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden region, Saudi Arabia invited several countries to participate in the Red Waves 1 exercise in Jeddah in January 2019. Special operations and marine…

When heavy snow and avalanches left some residents of northern Afghanistan isolated from the rest of the country, Tajikistan agreed to expand free health care for its neighbors to the south. Tajik Minister of Health Nasim Olimzoda and…

I would like to express my gratitude to U.S. Central Command for its kind invitation to be the commander who introduces this edition of Unipath magazine, which addresses the importance of achieving stability amid terrorist efforts to…

Egypt’s military leaders embrace the country’s legacy of military strength EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES Throughout ancient history, Egyptian warriors excelled as archers. Therefore, their country is known as the “Land of the Quiver.” In…