Keywords: ISIL response 140821-D-AF077-276.jpg en Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel right and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U S Army Gen Martin Dempsey hold a press conference Aug 21 2014 at the Pentagon in Arlington Va The press conference was about U S operations in Iraq President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U S personnel from extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant U S Central Command directed the operations DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Hurt U S Navy/Released 2014-08-21 Sean Hurt https //www dvidshub net/image/1579485 140821-D-AF077-276 2014-09-29 16 16 ARLINGTON VA US PD-USGov Martin E Dempsey Chuck Hagel Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |