Operation Inherent Resolve was the United States military's operational name for the international war against the Islamic State —a group also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic
U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets of VFA-22 take off from USS Carl Vinson to support U.S. efforts for Operation Inherent Resolve in October 2014.
U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in Syria during Operation Inherent Resolve, 23 November 2020
The Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve patch in 2017
CJTF-OIR Command Sergeant Major Walter C. Puckett greets coalition personnel in Al-Hasakah, Syria on 18 August 2021
The United States Central Command is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of t
Operation Inherent Resolve
…nameless drew considerable media criticism. The U.S. decided in October 2014 to name its military efforts against IS as "Operation Inherent Resolve"; the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) news release announcing the name noted that: According to CENTCOM officials, the name INHERENT RESOLVE is intended to reflect the unwavering…
U.S. armored vehicle in Al-Hasakah, Syria, May 2017
Commander of United States Central Command General James Mattis passes the United States Air Forces Central Command or Ninth Air Force guidon to then recently appointed Ninth Air Force Commander Lieutenant General David L. Goldfein at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 3 August 2011.
An Army officer briefs Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left, foreground) on counter-ISIL social media activities at MacDill AFB, June 2018.