'Precious Son:' Army Ranger Dies From Afghanistan Combat Wounds Sgt. Cameron Meddock died after being shot during combat operations Jan. 13 in Afghanistan.
Army Chief: 2nd Advisory Team Will Go to Afghanistan Despite Withdrawal Plan Milley said that the second of six SFABs is finishing up its training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for the deployment.
US Withdrawal Plan from Afghanistan Won't Include SOF Strike Units Special operations strike units will remain in country to carry out raids on Taliban and ISIS fighters, a DoD official said.
Trump Claims to Have Fired Mattis for Failure to End Afghan War At a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he "essentially" fired Mattis by ordering him out of the Pentagon by Jan. 1.
Pentagon Identifies 2 Soldiers, Airman Killed by IED in Afghanistan The Pentagon identified the two U.S. Army soldiers and one Air Force airman who were killed in a blast in Afghanistan.
McChrystal Slams Trump Over Mattis Resignation, Syria Withdrawal Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal said he agreed that President Donald Trump is an "immoral" leader.
Family of National Guard Major Killed in Afghanistan Gets Mortgage Paid Off The family of a Utah Army National Guard major who was killed in Afghanistan received an early Christmas present.
Former Decorated Green Beret Charged in Death of Suspected Taliban Bomb Maker The murder charge facing Maj. Matthew Golsteyn comes after years of on-and-off investigations by the Army.
Lawmakers Question Pentagon's Strategy Focusing on Russia, China Senators voiced concern that the Pentagon's new defense strategy could hurt the counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan.
Special Ops May Pass More Missions to Conventional Forces, Nominee Says Special operations forces are responsible for conducting U.S. counter-terrorism missions in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
