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.
Trump Orders Pentagon to Move Most US Troops Out of Somalia President Trump ordered defense officials to reposition most of the personnel and equipment out of Somalia by early 2021.
US Military Killed 2 Civilians in Africa Last Year, New Report Confirms For the second time since it was activated in 2008, U.S. Africa Command is admitting it killed civilians in an airstrike.
Some US Soldiers Now Authorized to Wear Combat Patch for Somalia Deployments The shoulder insignia is authorized for soldiers who have been "deployed, temporarily stationed or permanently assigned."
US Service Member Injured in Terror Attack on Somali Military Base A U.S. service member was injured in a pair of targeted attacks by a terror group in Somalia this week.
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