US Death in Iraq Belies President Obama's 'Boots on the Ground' Pledge The death of the American raised questions about the US mission in Iraq and Obama's pledge not to commit "boots on the ground...
US Troops Guide Airstrikes for Kurds in Major Iraq Offensive U.S. troops were moving with a mostly Kurdish force and guiding airstrikes in an offensive to retake the Sinjar region of...
Army Special Forces Veterans Among Those Targeted in Cyberattack Army Special Forces veterans were among the millions of Americans whose personal data was stolen in a major cyberattack...
On the Scent: A New Approach to Tactical K9 Training Veteran K9 trainer Shawn Deehan shadows a Czechoslovakian shepherd named Bojar as he searches a large field, following hints...
Green Beret Discharged after Confronting Accused Afghan Rapist Appeals A Green Beret ordered discharged after he confronted a sexual predator in Afghanistan has appealed the Army's decision
AC-130 Crew Members, Ground Troops Punished for Kunduz Hospital Strike The AC-130 attack on a Kunduz hospital that killed 30 last month was the result of a series of errors by Special Operations...
Army's 5th Special Forces Group to Resurrect Vietnam-Era Beret Flash The Army's 5th Special Forces Group is headed back to its Vietnam War past and restoring the red-and-yellow striped "flash"...
US to Deploy 'Targeting Force' to Bolster Fight against ISIS The U.S. will deploy Special Forces troops to Iraq as part of a "targeting force" against the Islamic State, Defense...
Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women in Historic Move Defense Secretary Carter went against the opposition of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford to open up all military...
Female Soldiers Cleared to Serve in Infantry, Ranger, Special Forces In 2016, female soldiers will have the chance to serve in jobs that were previously closed to women.
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...
