Not So Herculean: Anatomy of a C-130 Breakdown in Iraq Minutes after landing at the first location, the engines decelerated. Tech. Sgt. Justin knew that wasn't a good sign.
Mattis: Middle East Not Just 'One War' for the US The U.S. strategy in the Middle East cannot be the same, linear approach it has been, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.
Army General Selected to Head Iraq Advisors A two-star Army general has been chosen for the task of leading a few hundred advisors to help the Iraq army turn back...
Ospreys in Irbil for Potential Rescue Mission MV-22 Ospreys flew into the Kurdish region of northern Iraq in another sign of the growing effort to counter Islamic...
Mattis: US Ground Combat Troops Must Be Option Against ISIL Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis said it would be a mistake to rule out the use of U.S. ground combat forces against ISIL.
Hagel: US Troops Fighting Islamic State Will Get Combat Pay U.S. troops fighting Islamic militants in northern Iraq and possibly Syria will receive combat pay, Defense Secretary Chuck...
AF Delivers Iraqi F-16s for Training in US For more than 65 years the Air Force has embraced the concept of flexibility being the key to airpower. Now Airmen from the...
Soldier Shot in Nose First US Combat Casualty in Fight Against ISIS A soldier at a training base south of Baghdad was slightly wounded Wednesday by apparent sniper fire in the first ground...
US Promises Progress against ISIS as Iraq Prepares Counter Attack The fall of Ramadi overlooked the "bigger picture" that showed military gains and ISIS on the defensive, a Centcom official...
US Troops Share Iraqi Base with Iran-Backed Militia Members US troops have been sharing Iraq’s Taqaddum military base with Shia militia members backed by Iran, the Pentagon said Tuesday...
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...
