US Launches More Intel Flights Over Iraq The U.S. has boosted the daily number of surveillance flights over Iraq to 50 in the effort to assess the continuing threat...
US Warplanes Strike ISIL Forces Near Mosul Dam U.S. warplanes for the third day struck ISIL forces and positions around the Mosul dam on Monday.
Troops in Iraq Frustrated Over US Messages on ISIL America's GI "boots on the ground" in Iraq are so frustrated with the White House message about their mission against the...
Obama Orders 1,500 More Troops to Train Iraq's Army to Fight ISIS An additional 1,500 troops will be sent to Iraq, and the White House is asking $5.6 billion to pay for it.
ISIS Fires Mortars Near Marines Deployed to Train Iraq Forces Marines at the al-Asad forward training base in western Iraq have come under "regular" harassment fire in recent weeks.
82nd Airborne HQ Troops to Replace 1st Infantry Division in Iraq About 500 headquarters troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division will replace a similar number of 1st Infantry Division...
Shiite Militia's Name for Ramadi Counter-Offensive Splits Iraq Force The operational name given by a Shiite militia to the counter-offensive against Ramadi went against U.S. efforts to promote...
First F-16s Arrive in Iraq Under US Contract The first batch of U.S.-provided F-16s has arrived in Iraq, following a string of delays over security and other concerns.
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 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...
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...