US Troops 'In Harm's Way' as Battle for Mosul Begins U.S. troops were in a support role but "in harm's way" as the battle for Mosul began Monday.
US Special Forces Killed in Jordan Identified The U.S. Defense Department has identified the three Army special forces soldiers killed on Friday in Jordan.
More ISIS Drones Brought Down in Fight for Mosul U.S. and Iraqi forces have boosted their ability to bring down ISIS recon and attack drones, and stop car bomb attacks.
Air Force Presses to Continue Iraqi Pilot Training in US Iraqi pilots flying F-16s carried out their first airstrike in Syria against ISIS targets, in response to Baghdad car...
US Special Ops Moving Quickly to Arm Kurds in Syria The U.S. is moving quickly to get new small arms and mortars to the YPG despite outrage in Turkey.
US Special Forces Assist in Ending Siege in Philippines A U.S. embassy spokesperson in Manila confirmed that special operations forces are helping the Philippine military in Marawi.
Army Helo Pilot Flew for 5 Hours Despite Being Shot During ISIS Raid Michael Siler piloted an MH-60L DAPS on a mission deep inside enemy territory during a classified nighttime mission in July...
Deadliest IED Back on Iraq Battlefield The roadside bomb that killed a U.S. soldier in Iraq last week was an explosively formed penetrator, a top U.S. general said.
Obama Outlines Strategy to Destroy Islamic State President Obama will send more troops to Iraq and prepare for airstrikes in Syria in a new offensive against ISIL.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-Forty-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...