Pentagon Vows to Strike Back If Troops Are Attacked by Iran-Supported Militias, Regardless of Nuclear Talks About 900 U.S. troops are in Syria on a mission of training allied local forces fighting ISIS.
ISIS Fighter Behind Brutal Beheading of Journalist and Murder of Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison On the eighth anniversary of the brutal beheading of journalist James Foley, a federal judge in Virginia sentenced one of the...
Survivors, Family Members of USS Cole Bombing Find Justice in Killing of Al-Qaida Terrorist For victims of the 2000 attack in Aden, Yemen, the drone strike that killed al-Zawahiri meant his crime was never forgotten.
The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Won't Be Handed Out to Everyone Anymore Starting Sept. 11, 2022, a service member must have worked directly for a counterterrorism operation for at least 30 days to...
Billions Spent on Overseas Counterterrorism Would Be Better Spent by Involving Ex-Terrorists My research shows that international aid does not stop terrorists from carrying out violent acts.
How the Flying Fireman's Son Keeps His Memory Alive After 9/11 This Special Forces vet gave all on 9/11. Now his son serves, too.
'I Helped Destroy People' Movie to Explore Mistakes in the War on Terror The movie is based on the true story of FBI agent Terry Albury.
Push to Send US Troops Back to Somalia Coming from Senate Several senators want to send U.S. troops back to fight al-Shabaab, about 16 months after former President Trump pulled them...
Troops Reprimanded After Deadly Al-Shabaab Attack on Kenya Base The U.S. base and an adjacent airfield were more vulnerable due to a culture of complacency among forces deployed there, the...
Lone Suicide Bomber with 'Disturbing Lethality' Carried Out Kabul Airport Attack, US Military Says Investigators determined that the attack was "not preventable" in spite of indications of threats to the airport beforehand.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...