As part of this mission, we will take action against any terrorist group that poses a threat to U.S. interests or the homeland, including members of ISIL-Khorasan.

Jeff Davis

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This was done under the same authorities that we've had since we began our operations there in 2013, which is to advise and assist on these types of missions.

We must close military bases to avoid spending money on bases we... by Jeff Davis

We must close military bases to avoid spending money on bases we don't need.

This happened during a routine training mission and sadly did kill both pilots, the cause is currently under investigation.

We've seen a steady demand signal from all of our geographic combatant commanders to have more of this capability.

We are doing this as a prudent measure due to a lot of things in the news lately, while this change is not tied to a specific credible threat, recent events have led us to recognize the need to take prudent steps to ensure that our security measures can be increased quickly.