Why the USS Cole's Commander Pushed to Keep His Crew Together After Deadly Bombing On Oct. 12, 2000, two suicide bombers in a small boat laden with explosives targeted the guided-missile destroyer Cole.
The Taliban Are Celebrating 3 Years in Power, but They’re Not Talking About Afghans The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday...
Defense Chief Defends Decision to Throw Out Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind...
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Accused as the Main Plotter of 9/11 Attacks, Agrees to Plead Guilty The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense...
Russia's Wagner Has Deadliest Loss in Africa's Sahel, Highlighting the Region's Instability Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst...
Russian Pilot Shot Down over Syria Blew Himself Up to Avoid Capture The Russian pilot who was shot down over Syria on blew himself up with a grenade according to Russian media.
On the Hunt for al-Qaida in East Africa with the US Military's Most Secretive Unit An excerpt from "The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives" by Adam Gamal...
Survivors, Family Members of USS Cole Bombing Find Justice in Killing of Al-Qaida Terrorist For victims of the 2000 attack in Aden, Yemen, the drone strike that killed al-Zawahiri meant his crime was never forgotten.
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.
'I'm Living in Guantanamo 2.0': Former Prisoner Says His Life Is Still Hell After Release Mansoor Adayfi was released in 2016 after 14 years in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, where he says he was tortured...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
