Honoring Army 1st Cav Heroes in ‘The Long Road Home’ Check out all our coverage on NatGeo's compelling new series about the Iraq War’s 2004 “Black Sunday” in Sadr City.
Iwo Jima Memorial Updated to Add Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Traditionally, wars had to be over before their names were added to the iconic Marine Corps memorial in Arlington, Va.
Keeping Up With 'The Long Road Home' - Episode 4: 'In the Valley of Death' We've got a clip from episode 4 of the NatGeo series about the 1st Cavalry's 2004 "Black Sunday" in Sadr City, Iraq.
Tributes to 'Black Sunday' Vets at Premiere of 'The Long Road Home' On March 31, 2004, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, said goodbye to their families and departed for Sadr...
Pentagon Can't -- or Won't -- Say How Many Troops Are at War The Pentagon said Monday the latest official numbers on troops in war zones aren't the real numbers.
Actors Embrace Army Life in 'The Long Road Home' The miniseries about the 2004 battle in Sadr City, Iraq, premieres Nov. 7 on the National Geographic Channel.
Into the Hot Zone: The Battle for Fallujah The Second Battle of Fallujah operation was led by the U.S. Marine Corps and was the bloodiest battle of the Iraq war.
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...
![The names of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been engraved on the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial -- the "Iwo Jima Memorial" -- in Arlington, Va. (US Marine Corps photo)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2017-11/iwojimamemorial112317.jpg?itok=IPgiuDqz "The names of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been engraved on the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial -- the "Iwo Jima Memorial" -- in Arlington, Va. (US Marine Corps photo)")
![Actors Patrick Schwarzenegger (L), Jon Beavers, Joshua Brennan and Thomas McDonell on the set of National Geographic's "The Long Road Home" miniseries at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. (National Geographic photo/Van Redin)](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2017-11/long-road-home-21-1200.jpg?itok=dyL88nDZ "Actors Patrick Schwarzenegger (L), Jon Beavers, Joshua Brennan and Thomas McDonell on the set of National Geographic's "The Long Road Home" miniseries at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. (National Geographic photo/Van Redin)")
![Jason Ritter and Kate Bosworth on the set of "The Long Way Home" at Fort Hood, Texas. They portray Capt. Troy and Gina Denomy in the National Geographic miniseries about the costly and heroic 2004 fight in Sadr City, Iraq. (Courtesy National Geographic)](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2017-11/longwayhome110417.jpg?itok=xbyff6A6 "Jason Ritter and Kate Bosworth on the set of "The Long Way Home" at Fort Hood, Texas. They portray Capt. Troy and Gina Denomy in the National Geographic miniseries about the costly and heroic 2004 fight in Sadr City, Iraq. (Courtesy National Geographic)")
