US Airstrike Destroys ISIS 'Human Shield' Convoy U.S. airstrikes destroyed about 40 ISIS trucks preparing to convoy civilian "human shields" back into the city, a spokesman...
Bomb Technicians Face Higher Risk in Iraq, Syria: Commander The two bomb disposal experts recently killed in Syria and Iraq were likely at higher risk than other U.S. troops in the...
ISIS Attack Leaves 2 Dead at Iraqi Base Two of the ISIS militants died when they detonated suicide vests. Three more were killed by Kurdish forces.
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...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...