US Troops Staying Behind In Syria Could Face Threats From Assad Regime U.S. troops guarding oil wells in Syria could face a threat from the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
On the Hunt for al-Qaida in East Africa with the US Military's Most Secretive Unit An excerpt from "The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives" by Adam Gamal...
FBI Has 'Control' Over a Dozen Saudi Acquaintances of Pensacola Shooter About a "dozen or so" Saudi nationals are under the control of the FBI amid an ongoing investigation, DefSec Esper said.
SecDef: Soleimani’s Killing Dealt Big Setback to Iranian Terrorism Esper told members of the SASC that it was the right call to kill Iranian Quds Force leader Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
Pentagon Investigates Claim a Drone Strike in Somalia Killed Two Kidnapped Cuban Doctors Maj. Pete Nguyen, a Department of Defense spokesperson said that the U.S. Africa Command, which works with the Somalian army...
The Navy SEAL Mission Is Shifting from Raids to Supporting the Service, Leader Says Many of the exercises that the operators have conducted lately have focused on concepts such as maritime interdiction or...
Al-Shabab Claims Attack in Somali Capital That Kills 4 Emirati Troops and 1 Bahraini Officer The U.S. Embassy in Somalia on Sunday condemned what it called a “cowardly attack” against the training mission.
2 Masked Assailants Attack a Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul and Kill 1 Person Turkish authorities have instituted a media ban on coverage of the attack.
Philippine Troops Kill 9 Suspected Muslim Militants, Including 2 Involved in Sunday Mass Bombing Military chief of staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner said “this operation sets a clear precedent: the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Guantanamo Panel Recommends 23-Year Sentences for 2 in Connection with 2002 Bali Attacks The extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah killed 202 Indonesians, foreign tourists and others in two nearly simultaneous bombings...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...