Deadliest Day in Spec Ops History: The Extortion-17 Chinook Crash On Aug. 6, 2011, on the deadliest day in special operations history, 30 Americans, including 17 Navy SEALs, died when a...
Operation Red Wings Through the Eyes of the Night Stalkers As a pilot in the 160th, Brady was the air mission commander for the operation. He and some of his fellow “Night Stalkers”...
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
Hear a Medal of Honor Recipient Describe Hand-to-Hand Combat with the Taliban On Dec. 5, 2012, Dr. Dilip Joseph, an aid worker who was training health-care providers in villages around Kabul, was...
C-17 Crew Cleared After Civilians Clinging to Plane Fell to Their Deaths During Afghanistan Evacuation It is not clear when Air Mobility Command and U.S. Central Command made their decision to clear the crew.
White House Pushes for Afghan Refugee Relief After Visas Drop by 91% The drop-off in Afghan visa approvals has left tens of thousands of former allies in limbo after the Taliban takeover.
Operation Red Wings Through the Eyes of the Night Stalkers When U.S. Army Capt. Matt Brady dropped off a team of four Navy SEALs in a remote area of Afghanistan, he didn't know three...
'She Had Suffered Enough' – I Feel for All the Afghan People, But Especially the Women "When it comes to making statements about where women fit into this new version of Afghanistan, the Taliban resort to vague...
Earl Plumlee Was Initially Denied the Medal of Honor Because of His Rank A Senior Army Decorations Board member believed Earl Plumlee was just doing the job expected of a senior non-commissioned...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
