Campbell Welcomes Decision to Keep US Troops in Afghanistan Army Gen. John Campbell welcomed the decision Thursday to keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan past 2016.
Army to Deploy 1st Infantry Division Soldiers to Iraq The U.S. Army announced Friday it will deploy about 500 soldiers from the Big Red One to Iraq this fall.
No Decision Yet on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan: White House The White House has yet to sign off on the call by the U.S. commander in Afghanistan for more troops.
Army: 1,000 Fort Hood Soldiers to Deploy to Afghanistan This Spring The U.S. Army has announced that about 1,000 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy to Afghanistan this spring.
Marines May Base 300-Man Rotational Force in Norway The Norwegian government is considering allowing a small contingent of U.S. Marines to be based in the country.
No Decisions Yet on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan, Somalia The White House has yet to sign off on boosting U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan and Somalia.
Fallujah on Minds of Deploying Marines Mabus told Marine combat units that there's no guarantee that Helmand province won't fall back into the enemy's hands.
Army Deploying Heavy Brigade from 1st ID to Korea The U.S. Army announced it will deploy a heavy brigade from the 1st Infantry Division as part of the rotation to South Korea.
More US Troops in Syria, Iraq Possible Under Mattis Plan A top general said more U.S. troops may be needed in Syria to back local fighters in taking the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa.
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...
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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...