20 Years After Death, Pat Tillman Still Inspires Those Who Knew Him Well — And Many He Never Met It was 20 years ago, on April 22, 2004, that Tillman was killed at age 27 by friendly fire in a firefight in Spera...
Pentagon's Second Review of Abbey Gate Attack Finds Troops Didn't See Bomber Before the Explosion The bombing, which occurred in late August 2021, targeted the large crowds of Afghans who were trying to leave the country in...
Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Withdrawal Arrested After Interrupting Biden's State of the Union Speech Steve Nikoui, the father of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, was arrested by Capitol Police for the outburst, which...
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ISIS Fighters Surrender in Syria, Others Killed in Afghanistan Many civilians have been fleeing Raqqa, ahead of an anticipated final push by U.S.-backed fighters seeking to retake the city...
'Extraordinary Sacrifice:' Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Fallen Airman President Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Tech Sgt. John Chapman at a ceremony at the White House Wednesday.
12,000 More Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military Included in New Funding Deal While short of the 20,000 visas they were originally pushing for, supporters of the Special Immigrant Visa, or SIV, program...
Pakistani Jets Target Suspected Pakistani Taliban Hideouts in Afghanistan, Killing 8 People The exchange, two days after seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing and coordinated attack in the country...
Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military Running Low Amid Congressional Gridlock Sources briefed on the negotiations told Military.com that House Speaker Mike Johnson has over the last week softened his...
Pentagon IDs 2 Airmen Killed in Afghanistan Crash The Defense Department has identified two airmen killed in an E-11 aircraft crash in Afghanistan on Monday.
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Navy Investigating More Than 100 'Secretly Shot' Sexual Videos of US Troops Uploaded to Adult Website The documents say the Naval Criminal Investigative Service became aware of the videos, some of which contained names and...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable Discharges to Receive Health Care and Benefits Under the new regulation, the VA plans to remove a bar against benefits for those dismissed for homosexual acts, as well as...