Military Casualties

He was on his eighth deployment.

Milley said the sacrifices had kept the Taliban and other insurgent groups at bay and prevented another "9/11" attack.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the service must learn from the recent attacks at three federal installations.

The Navy secretary approved the posthumous award of the Wings of Gold to three trainees who were killed at NAS Pensacola.

Hundreds of sailors and Marines stood in long lines at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in a silent and moving tribute.

Confidential documents show top U.S. military officials have repeatedly misled the public about the war in Afghanistan.

The commanding officer of NAS Pensacola called them heroes.

A Marine who died supporting the fight against ISIS was killed by enemy fire and not friendly forces, officials said.

Two soldiers assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, were killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan’s Logar Province.

The helicopter does not appear to have been brought down by enemy fire, officials with U.S. Forces Afghanistan said.