Native-born Iraqis Become US Army Cryptologic Linguists For two Iraqis working as translators, the opportunity to transform their lives as U.S. Soldiers was too good to pass up.
Iraqi Army -- And US -- Go Back to Conventional War Basics The U.S. is retraining the Iraqi army in conventional warfare fundamentals, even as the U.S. Army re-focuses on core skills.
Iraqis Try to Divert Top US Military General's Plane Iraqi controllers tried to divert the US Air Force plane of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dunford in a possible sign of growing...
US Service Member Killed in Iraq as Hostages Rescued from ISIS: DoD A U.S. service member was killed in Iraq during a mission to free hostages from Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said.
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...
Retired General Replaced by Lawyer as Special Envoy to Iraq, Syria President Obama replaced a retired four-star general with a lawyer as his Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria.
Delta Force Death in Iraq Doesn't Reflect 'Combat Role,' Carter Says Defense Secretary Ashton Carter struggled to define combat in describing the death of Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler in Iraq.
Delta Force KIA Led Assault Team on ISIS Prison in Iraq, Source Says Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler died leading his Delta Force team on the primary assault into an ISIS compound in Iraq.
Wheeler's Delta Team and Kurdish Forces Rushed ISIS Prison in Iraq New details indicate Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler and his team were directly involved in the rescue mission.
US Supplies Iraqis with Line Charges for Planned Push into Ramadi The U.S. is supplying the Iraqi Security Forces with line charges to clear mines and IEDs in the effort to retake Ramadi.
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...
