100 Marines from Crisis Response Unit Sent to Secure US Embassy in Iraq The Marines are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command.
US Fed Up with Baghdad's Failure to Act Against Iran-Backed Militias, State Officials Say An American contractor was killed and four U.S. troops wounded in militia attack Dec. 27.
US Hits Iran-Backed Militia Bases in Iraq and Syria Following Deadly Rocket Attack An American contractor was killed and four U.S. troops wounded in a rocket attack days ago.
No Evidence Marine Gunnery Sergeant Killed by Friendly Fire, Officials Say A Marine who died supporting the fight against ISIS was killed by enemy fire and not friendly forces, officials said.
Pentagon Identifies Alaska Soldier Killed in Iraq The Pentagon announced Wednesday that a soldier based in Alaska died in Iraq in a noncombat-related incident Sunday.
The Military's Next Agent Orange Experts say troops were exposed to the same contaminants as the first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
US Troops Staying Behind in Syria May Not End Up Guarding Oil Wells After All The U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria was thrown into confusion Tuesday.
US Troops to Come Home in Another Change of Plan on Syria Withdrawal: Esper Several hundred troops withdrawing from Syria are coming home after Iraq refused permission to let them stay.
US Military Can Conduct CASEVACs Over Iraq Without Permission, Officials Say Coalition aircraft can still come to the rescue of ground troops even as Iraq recently enacted airspace limitations.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...