US Military Campaign Against Islamic State Ramps Up The U.S. military has waged a series of large strikes on the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq over the past...
Iraqi and US Forces Kill a Top IS Commander and Other Militants in Joint Operation Despite their defeat, attacks by IS sleeper cells in Iraq and Syria have been on the rise over the past years, killing and...
Trump Visits Florida Coast Guard Station on Thanksgiving President Trump told the station's sailors that their "brand" has gone up in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
US Troops Staying Behind In Syria Could Face Threats From Assad Regime U.S. troops guarding oil wells in Syria could face a threat from the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Captured ISIS Insurgents (and Their Wives) Say Why They Fought for the Caliphate in 'Rojek' For four months, filmmaker Zaynê Akyol traveled Syrian Kurdistan visiting prisons and interviewing 30 jihadist fighters and...
4 US Troops Wounded During Raid that Killed ISIS Leader in Syria The raid in northeastern Syria killed Hamza al-Homsi, whom the military said was a senior leader in the Islamic State...
ISIS Fighter Behind Brutal Beheading of Journalist and Murder of Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison On the eighth anniversary of the brutal beheading of journalist James Foley, a federal judge in Virginia sentenced one of the...
'The Daughters of Kobani' Tells a Riveting Story of Women in Combat How did female troops come to take such a critical leadership role in a part of the world notorious for its oppression of...
US Should Have Used Fighter Jets, Bombers for More Strategic Strikes Against ISIS: Report The U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS often prioritized tactical, close-air support operations and bombing runs.
Hillary Clinton Will Produce a Series About Female Kurdish Militia The series will be based on Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book "The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice...
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.