Ebola Mission Troops on Emergency Leave May Skip Quarantine Troops returning from Africa on emergency leave will be allowed to skip medical isolation on a case-by-case basis, Maj. Gen...
Explosion Reportedly Heard on Black Box in Russian Plane Crash The black box recorder of the Russian passenger plane that crashed on its way back from Egypt's Sinai resort of Sharm el...
US Reviewing Troop Presence in Sinai amid Increasing ISIS Threats Ashton Carter has formally notified Israel and Egypt that the U.S. was reviewing its commitment to the Sinai peacekeeping...
US Launches Airstrikes in Libya Targeting ISIS: Pentagon U.S. airstrikes hit the ISIS stronghold of Sirte in Libya Monday in support of U.N.-backed government forces, the Pentagon...
Navy SEAL Killed, Two Team Members Wounded in Somalia Raid A Navy SEAL was killed and two other U.S. service members wounded in a raid against a terror group in Somalia.
White House Adds Confusion to Trump Phone Call Controversy The president's daughter-in-law says there's a transcript of the phone call; the White House says there isn't.
Hurried Response to Benghazi Attack Came Too Late Special Forces were ordered to Benghazi as attacks began on the U.S. consulate, but the units never left staging areas.
Small Special Forces Unit Will Deploy to Nigeria A small group of U.S. Special Forces troops will arrive in Nigeria later this month to advise on combating Boko Haram.
Pentagon Doubles Funding to Battle Ebola Outbreak to $1 Billion The costs to the Defense Department in battling the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with 3,000 troops will be in the range of...
Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
White House Says Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped The White House has backed off President Donald Trump’s stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to...
Weather and Night Vision Goggles Were Likely Factors in Marine Corps Helicopter Crash, Report Finds The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a late night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...