Cuts Hurt Fight Against Narco-Al Qaida Connection President Obama hosted African leaders to talk of the dangerous mix of pirates, drugs, and al-Qaida.
US C-17s to Africa in Peacekeeping Bid The U.S. has joined with Britain to move equipment and troops responding to sectarian violence in the Central African...
Marines Move Ospreys for Possible Libya Evacuation The U.S. moved eight Ospreys and 250 Marines to Italy for a potential Libyan evacuation.
Marines, Ugandan Service Members Complete Joint Training U.S. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF Crisis Response-Africa completed a joint training engagement with service members of...
At Least 23 Killed by Militants in Burkina Faso Hotel At least 23 people were killed when an Al Qaida-affiliated terror group seized an upscale hotel in Burkina Faso's capital.
Two More US Navy P-3 Orion Aircraft Join Search for EgyptAir Wreckage Two more Navy P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft joined the search for EgyptAir Flight 804 but no Navy ships are yet involved.
'Sham' US Embassy in Ghana Issued Fake Visas for a Decade An organized crime ring operated a "sham" U.S. embassy in Ghana that issued illegally obtained visas for about a decade.
Special Operations Now Primary Mission for Marines in Africa Updated rules for operations in Somalia allow special operations troops to take a more active role against Al-Shabaab...
Trump Praises Gold Star Widow But Insists He Knew Her Husband's Name President Donald Trump said again Wednesday that he got the name right of a fallen soldier in a condolence call.
US Boosts Tanker Flights for French over Mali The U.S. Air Force has increased refueling missions for French attack aircraft fighting African rebels.
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...