VA Conducting New Study of OIF/OEF Veterans Survey seeks to gain insight into mental health issues of veterans who deployed to combat zones as well as those who didn't
Vet With 2 Double-Lung Transplants Pushes Congress to Act on Burn Pits Veterans charge that exposure to burn pits has led to crippling diseases and deaths.
Mattis Says US Troops Will Remain in Syria, Afghanistan for Long Haul Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says President Donald Trump has rethought his push for a quick withdrawal from both countries.
Iraq Vets Are Becoming Terminally Ill and Burn Pits May Be to Blame U.S. troops began reporting health symptoms nearly the moment they set foot in the Iraqi desert, and in Afghanistan.
More Veterans Seek Pardons for Combat-Zone Convictions Michael Behenna is one of several veterans who have gone to prison for committing combat-zone crimes.
We Asked Gen. Petraeus Whether the Iraq War Was Really Worth It "I think the post-9/11 generation of veterans truly is America’s new greatest generation."
After Trouncing ISIS in Iraq, Marines in Middle East Wonder What's Next As Marines endeavor to work themselves out of a job in Iraq, what lies beyond the current mission is unclear.
US Troops Learn 'Law of Jungle' Skills for New Threats Jungles are less familiar sights for this generation's soldiers who patrolled in deserts, mountains and urban landscapes.
Honoring Army 1st Cav Heroes in ‘The Long Road Home’ Check out all our coverage on NatGeo's compelling new series about the Iraq War’s 2004 “Black Sunday” in Sadr City.
Iwo Jima Memorial Updated to Add Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Traditionally, wars had to be over before their names were added to the iconic Marine Corps memorial in Arlington, Va.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...