US Airstrike Kills Around 30 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, Military Says The Jan. 20 strike occurred approximately 260 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu near Galcad, Somalia.
Push to Send US Troops Back to Somalia Coming from Senate Several senators want to send U.S. troops back to fight al-Shabaab, about 16 months after former President Trump pulled them...
Troops Reprimanded After Deadly Al-Shabaab Attack on Kenya Base The U.S. base and an adjacent airfield were more vulnerable due to a culture of complacency among forces deployed there, the...
After Most US Troops Pull Out of Somalia, Some Reenter for Training Event The U.S. military on Sunday held its first training engagement in Somalia after the recent drawdown of most troops there.
US Conducts 2 New Year's Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues The two New Year's Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds, destroying two according to the initial assessment. No civilians...
AFRICOM Sends Warning to Al-Shabaab as US Troops Begin Withdrawing from Somalia "They should not test us," said Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command.
US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced The airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab explosives experts near the town of Jilib, about 207 miles southwest of Mogadishu.
Reports of Civilian Killed in US Airstrike Are al-Shabaab Propaganda, DoD Says The strike took place April 10 and killed one terrorist, according to a release from AFRICOM.
Senior al-Shabaab Leader Killed by US Strike in Somalia, Pentagon Says Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud, a senior leader of al-Shabaab, was killed in an airstrike conducted by U.S. Africa Command.
Lax Security Left US Troops Unprepared for Deadly Terror Attack in Kenya, General Says The militant group al-Shabaab killed a soldier and two defense contractors in the attack.
Fired: Joint Chiefs Chairman, Top Navy Leader, Air Force Vice Chief, Service Judge Advocates General In a historic and unprecedented move, the Trump administration on Friday night fired the Joint Chiefs chairman, the Navy's...
Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Trump Purge Begins The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8%...
VA Crisis Line Employees Among Those Fired Amid Federal Workforce Purge Of the 1,000 employees fired last week from the Department of Veterans Affairs, some were employees who had worked for the...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Fort Moore Was Named After My Parents. A Letter Mom Wrote Shows Why It Shouldn’t Go Back to Benning My Dad was a commander in the Vietnam War. My Mom changed how the military cares for widows.
