Air Force Special Operations Establish Role in ISIL Fight Air Force Special Operations Command is already engaged in the war against ISIL, but it’s commander is not talking mission...
US Troops Weren't Under Fire in Afghan Hospital Airstrike: General U.S. service members weren't under fire when they called for airstrikes that hit a hospital in Kunduz, Gen. John Campbell...
AC-130 Crew Members, Ground Troops Punished for Kunduz Hospital Strike The AC-130 attack on a Kunduz hospital that killed 30 last month was the result of a series of errors by Special Operations...
Planning to Quit, Fighting to Succeed: Airman Earns Ranger Tab Stopping for a moment to catch his breath, the Airman realized he was nearing the limit of his willpower.
Navy Cross Citation Describes SEAL Nicolas Checque's Final Moments A Navy SEAL killed during a 2012 rescue demonstrated "unhesitant commitment" and "undaunted courage" during his final moments...
Army to Field Handheld Device Simplifying Precision Attack Forward observers soon will have a targeting device that reduces the time it takes to call in precision-guided munitions.
Navy SEAL Killed in Yemen Will Get Posthumous Promotion A Navy SEAL who died in a raid on al-Qaida militants in Yemen will receive a posthumous promotion to senior chief petty...
Kim Jong Un Fears Assassination By Western 'Decapitation' Team: Report The 33-year-old ruler is "extremely nervous" about a clandestine plot to take him out, according to a South Korean lawmaker.
Soldier Killed at Fort Bragg Was Attending Special Forces Course The special operations soldier killed in a training exercise at Fort Bragg was attending the Special Forces Qualification...
General: Spec Ops Force Must Get Back to Its Roots Spec Ops forces must leave behind the direct combat role they took on in Iraq and Afghanistan, says Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...