![]() and its regional partners’ commitment to the free flow of commerce, regional maritime security and freedom of navigation. 5th Fleet area of operations demonstrates the U.S. The Makin Island ARG and 15th MEU’s presence in the U.S. The Makin Island ARG transited through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Arabian Gulf on Feb. “We look forward to exercising the capabilities in our arsenal while in theater and remain ready to deliver those capabilities at any time if called upon.” “Long range F-35B Lightning II strike operations demonstrate the ARG/MEU’s ability to project air power well beyond the shore,” said U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft departed from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, to execute the long-range strike. Central Command counterterrorism operations in the region. campaign in Syria,” he wrote.The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began air operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, February 13.Ĭlose air support operations and defensive counter air support operations were carried out by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 15th MEU, as part of broader U.S. “Rejecting an operation name and then reversing that decision without explanation is really the perfect metaphor for the U.S. And the Pentagon can offer letter groups to commanders to inform operation names, the official said, such as UR, which in 1983 prompted a staff officer to recommend Urgent Fury for that year’s attack on Grenada.īeltway commentators were puzzled by Wednesday’s announcement of Inherent Resolve, especially since The Wall Street Journal quoted one military officer criticizing the name as “kind of bleh.” On Wednesday, Kirby told reporters that although “anonymous sources” may have criticized the name, Defense Department leaders never rejected it.įoreign Policy magazine’s Middle East editor, David Kenner, wrote on Twitter that he thought the back-and-forth was emblematic of the Obama administration’s handling of the wider Iraq and Syria crises. The Joint Staff at the Pentagon runs a computer system that helps “validate” names. The Central Command and the military’s other combatant commands have the authority to name their operations, a defense official told POLITICO. ( Also on POLITICO: Poll: Obama hits lowest approval) The persistent lack of one, however, attracted attention inside Washington - especially when the Pentagon quickly branded its response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak Operation United Assistance. Inherent Resolve had first been mentioned in a Wall Street Journal report about Pentagon and White House discussions about what to name the campaign against ISIL, or whether to give it a name at all.ĭefense officials have downplayed the significance of an operational name, saying such code names have no legal or formal significance. 8 airstrikes in Iraq ordered by President Barack Obama and expanded last month to targets in Syria. Central Command, which is running the campaign in Iraq and Syria, says the new code name applies to military operations that began with the Aug. And the message is, “We are going to stay resolved and determined to get at this threat,” Kirby said. ( Also on POLITICO: Why the Islamic State Is Losing)ĭefense officials wanted a name that would send a message, he said. John Kirby told reporters Wednesday afternoon. ![]() ![]() Later, the Joint Staff posted this message on its Twitter account: “Ongoing actions in Iraq & Syria designated as Operation Inherent Resolve.”Īmerican commanders discussed the name with the allies in the campaign against ISIL and got their buy-in before announcing it, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. Martin Dempsey, walked into the Pentagon press room on Wednesday morning and made the brief announcement. Ed Thomas, a spokesman for Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.
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