The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta: Italy's 'Black Hawk Down' Moment in Somalia A battle named “Checkpoint Pasta” might seem funny, considering it was fought by Italian troops, but there's nothing funny...
Silver Star Awarded to Army Ranger Who Came to Aid of Fellow Troops During Battle of Mogadishu More than three decades after his actions during the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, retired Army Maj. Larry Moores has been...
An Alternative Way of Dealing with Human Shields Those of us who fought in Somalia in 1993 were the first Americans to experience firsthand the barbaric tactic of using...
VA Studying Whether 3 Types of Cancer Are Linked to Overseas Military Service The review will help the VA decide whether the three -- multiple myeloma, acute leukemia and chronic leukemia -- should...
US Airstrike Kills Around 30 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, Military Says The Jan. 20 strike occurred approximately 260 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu near Galcad, Somalia.
How New Jersey Guardsmen Thwarted One of the Largest Somali Terror Attacks in Decades It was fall 2019, and there was a near certainty that the American-run Baledogle Military Airfield in the middle of Somalia...
How a US Marine Went to Somalia and Became a Warlord Hussein Farrah Aidid is a Desert Storm veteran who landed in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. His dad was leading the...
'Black Hawk Down' Pilot Durant Enters Alabama Senate Race Durant joins a crowded GOP field vying for the Republican nomination to the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard...
‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Offers a Korean Take on the Somali Civil War Korean diplomats must unite to escape the chaos caused by Mohamed Farrah Aidid's attack on the Somali capital.
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
The Army Needs Hundreds of Officers to Leave Combat Arms Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field artillery can apply between Jan. 7 and Feb. 17...
Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Trump's Picks for Key Positions in His Second Administration Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate, even with Republicans in control, and one...
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