Special Forces in Syria Ordered to Take Off 'Unauthorized' YPG Patches U.S. Special Forces troops in Syria who showed up in photos wearing the arm patches of a rebel group regarded as terrorists...
A Year In, No Female SEAL Applicants, Few for SpecOps It has been more than 12 months since training pipelines for previously closed elite special operator jobs opened to women.
Seven MARSOC Raiders Among Troops Killed in KC-130 Crash A Marine KC-130 crash in Mississippi claimed the lives of seven elite troops from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations...
US Troops Ambushed in Niger, Pentagon Confirms U.S. and coalition troops were ambushed in Niger, the U.S. Defense Department confirmed on Wednesday evening.
SOCOM Works to Expand Roles for Women U.S. Special Operations Command is refining a plan to expand roles for women, allowing them to be SEALs, Rangers, etc.
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.
TDY Reimbursement Cuts Worry Military Families The Pentagon made recent cuts to the reimbursement rate for long term temporary duty (TDY) assignment expenses.
Green Beret Paralyzed Trying to Save Drowning Girl Wants to Walk Again A Special Forces soldier left paralyzed from the neck down after diving into stormy waves off Florida to save a young girl...
Obama Apologizes to Doctors Without Borders for Hospital Airstrike President Obama phoned the head of Doctors Without Borders to apologize for the Kunduz hospital bombing that killed 22.
Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women in Historic Move Defense Secretary Carter went against the opposition of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford to open up all military...
The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans These are the best World War II movies of the past eight decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members...
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
Marines Surpass Enlisted Recruitment Goal by 1, Officers over a Dozen in Sharp Drop from 2023 Officials said that the service sought to recruit 36,257 Marines this year, squeezing by with 36,286 total -- a difference of...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
ROTC Scholarships Could Be Slashed This Decade as Army Deals with Glut of Officers The Army is eyeing a roughly $100 million cut to Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarships through the rest of the decade...