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436th Aerial Port Squadron Airmen load cargo being delivered to Ukraine onto a contracted aircraft at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 16, 2020. Contracted aircraft stopped at Dover AFB to pick up cargo as part of a foreign military sales project. The U.S. is committed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The two countries continue to strengthen their partnership first initiated in 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

Brief: Demystifying End-Use Monitoring in U.S. Arms Exports

Demystifying End-Use Monitoring, Event on Lessons from Afghanistan, Aid to Egypt Proceeds With Caveats and more *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View...

20 Sep 2021
Iraq Army soldiers fire their rifles on a range as part of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s selection process near Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2016. The CTS is Iraq’s elite counterterrorism force and has proven to be an effective fighting force against ISIL. 

This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity mission to increase the capacity of partnered forces fighting ISIL. 

Combined Joint Task Force - OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Manne)

New Report: The Expanding Scope of U.S. Security Assistance Since 9/11

Report – The Expanding Scope of U.S. Security Assistance Since 9/11 and more *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in...

13 Sep 2021

Issue Brief: What We Know about the U.S. Arms Left Behind in Afghanistan

The Arms Left Behind in Afghanistan, Russia Builds Military Ties with KSA, Why the US Fails to Build Allied...

06 Sep 2021

Taliban Set to Capture Thousands of US Arms

Seized US Arms in Afghanistan, Human Rights and Arms Sales to Egypt, Arrest in Venezuela Arms Case and more...

23 Aug 2021
MOHAMMAD AGHA DISTRICT, Afghanistan (July 28, 2018) -- Afghan Special Security Forces and U.S. Special Operations soldiers enjoy a sunset in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

Kabul Falls and the Taliban Nears Full Control of Afghanistan

Kabul’s Fall, the ANDSF’s Collapse, and Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Security Assistance in Afghanistan *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View...

16 Aug 2021

Issue Brief: The Biden Administration’s Plans for Post-Withdrawal Security Assistance in Afghanistan

Post-Withdrawal Security Aid Plans for Afghanistan, Arms Sale Policy Revamp, Mexico Sues US Arms Makers and more *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*...

09 Aug 2021