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Milley said that the second of six SFABs is finishing up its training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for the deployment.

The Supreme Court is rejecting appeals from military vets who claim they suffer health problems because of open burn pits.

Five aircrew members received the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor during a ceremony officiated by Gen. Scott Miller.

The board recommended that Galvin be assigned the retired rank of lieutenant colonel and receive commensurate back pay.

Special operations strike units will remain in country to carry out raids on Taliban and ISIS fighters, a DoD official said.

At a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he "essentially" fired Mattis by ordering him out of the Pentagon by Jan. 1.

Afghan special forces, backed by helicopter gunships, targeted ISIS militants in the Achin district of Nangarhar province.

The Pentagon identified the two U.S. Army soldiers and one Air Force airman who were killed in a blast in Afghanistan.

Fourteen American service members were killed in Afghanistan in 2018 as the longest war in U.S. history began its 18th year.

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As Coast Guard paychecks went undelivered Tuesday, the service's top officer urged its members to stay the course.

The Congressional Budget Office published options for reducing the imbalance, including three suggestions on Tricare.

Capt. Travis Zettel lost his job on board a Navy submarine because of "a loss in confidence in his ability to command."

"Continue standing the watch -- I am proud of your unwavering devotion to duty."

A spokeswoman for the Marines said Patterson lasted a little more than month in the Corps before washing out in October 2015.