The 33 Raptor engines in the Super Heavy first stage are capable of generating 16 million pounds of thrust at full throttle roughly twice the power of NASAs Space Launch System moon rocket.

The battle to retake Mosul 44 photos Saturdays incident marks the second American military fatality since the start of the Mosul operation against the Islamic State group more than six months ago.-led coalition work to push ISIS out of the last pockets of territory the extremists control in Iraq.

Navy chief petty officer Jason C.stating further information would be released as appropriate.just days after the operation to retake Mosul was formally launched.

according to a statement released by the Pentagon.The Pentagon said the service member died from wounds sustained in an explosive device blast.

Finan was part of a team of advisers assisting Iraqs Kurdish fighters known as the Peshmerga.

marking an intensifying war as Iraqi forces and the U.This does not represent a change in our mission in Iraq and Syria to defeat ISIS.

said Wednesday that Mattis has not made any changes yet to the current authorized force levels.Those moves were done with White House approval.

and so far does not affect Afghanistan.but doesnt count them because they are on temporary duty or not counted under specific personnel rules.