What Special Operations Command's 'Biggest Lesson' from Afghanistan Means for Future Fights The hectic last days of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan spelled an end of an era for the U.S. special-operations community.
Visit to a Lost CIA Base in Afghanistan With the base empty and the Taliban back in power, Washington’s ability to monitor the assorted militants who are still in...
NATO Debates the Lessons of Mission Creep in Afghanistan NATO took over the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2003.
Once Banned by the Taliban, Kites Mark First Thanksgiving for Afghan Refugees on US Military Base The Marines added a new tradition to the old for the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. for the Afghan refugees who escaped...
Our Sacrifices Were Meaningful, But We Need Help: The Afghan Withdrawal and Veterans' Mental Health The day after Kabul fell to the Taliban in August during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the VA shared a suicide...
Thousands of Afghans Seek Temporary US Entry, Few Approved Afghan families in the U.S. and the immigrant groups supporting them say the slow pace of approvals threatens the safety of...
Senate Approves Congressional Gold Medals for Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Attack The 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul in August are on track to receive Congress' highest honor.
Troops with Family Trapped in Afghanistan Get Extraction Help Offer from Pentagon Getting relatives out became dramatically more difficult after the last U.S. service member left Kabul on Aug. 30.
DoD Says Botched Afghanistan Airstrike in Final Days of War Was Due to Rushed, Poor Planning A DoD review found that a U.S. airstrike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was the fault of poor intelligence and rushed...
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...