The Wars in Iraq And Afghanistan Have Killed at Least 500,000 People, According to a Report In the 76 countries in which the U.S. is currently fighting terrorism, at least three have been incredibly deadly: Iraq...
'They Will Never Be Forgotten': Tributes Pour in for Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Bombing One Year Ago Leaders marked the one-year anniversary of the bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members at Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai...
Cost Estimate for Global War on Terrorism Memorial Balloons to $100 Million The foundation president is still confident that the memorial will have a groundbreaking in 2024.
One Year Later, Troops and Veterans Involved in Afghanistan Exit Grapple with Mental Scars For many, the emotions are flooding back as the one-year anniversary of the evacuation and withdrawal approaches on Aug. 30.
Military Gets New Office to Help Limit Civilian Deaths and Injury Civilian deaths were thrust into the spotlight again after U.S. Central Command launched an airstrike on a compound in Kabul...
British Soldiers in Afghanistan Counterattacked a Taliban Ambush with a Bayonet Charge While it is common to hear stories of soldiers fixing bayonets in the days of yore, it might come as a surprise to hear about...
Was the Fall of Afghanistan Inevitable? We Asked 8 National Security Experts Did Afghanistan have to collapse in the way it did just one year ago?
Army Medal of Honor Recipient Leads New York Veterans Day Parade Army Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg leads the New York Veterans Day parade.
White House Pushes for Afghan Refugee Relief After Visas Drop by 91% The drop-off in Afghan visa approvals has left tens of thousands of former allies in limbo after the Taliban takeover.
Veterans Exposed to Burning Oil Wells and Burn Pits Eligible for Special Program Vets who served in SW Asia may be eligible for special healthcare and disability benefits from the VA.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
![An Army flight media cares for a seriously wounded Marine on board a medevac helicopter.](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-08/AP%20flight%20medic%20cares%20for%20injured%20Marine%201800x1200.jpg?itok=GTKMTV8p "U.S. Army flight medic Sgt. Jaime Adame, top, cares for seriously wounded Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Smith following an insurgent attack on board a medevac helicopter Sunday, May 15, 2011, from the U.S. Army's Task Force Lift "Dust Off," Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment north of Sangin, in the volatile Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)")
