US Airstrike in Somalia Is 2nd This Week Against Al-Shabaab U.S. forces have conducted an airstrike in Somalia against an al-Qaida affiliate — the second such U.S. attack against al...
US Bombs Extremist Group al-Shabaab in Somalia In a statement, a Defense Department spokeswoman said U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike against al-Shabaab...
Army Upgrades 60 Awards for 'Black Hawk Down' Battle These upgrades stemmed from former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy's order to reevaluate previously approved awards for valor.
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 15 at Somalia Military Site Police in Somalia say at least 15 people were killed and more than 20 others wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a...
After Most US Troops Pull Out of Somalia, Some Reenter for Training Event The U.S. military on Sunday held its first training engagement in Somalia after the recent drawdown of most troops there.
US Conducts 2 New Year's Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues The two New Year's Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds, destroying two according to the initial assessment. No civilians...
Fighters Launched from Carrier Give Cover to US Troops Withdrawing from Somalia F/A-18 Super Hornets aboard the Nimitz have been providing air support as U.S. troops withdraw from Somalia.
A US Naval Armada and 2,500 Marines Are Off Somalia to Cover Troop Withdrawal The carrier Nimitz and its strike group, as well as the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, are standing by.
AFRICOM Sends Warning to Al-Shabaab as US Troops Begin Withdrawing from Somalia "They should not test us," said Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command.
US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced The airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab explosives experts near the town of Jilib, about 207 miles southwest of Mogadishu.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...