How a US Marine Went to Somalia and Became a Warlord Hussein Farrah Aidid is a Desert Storm veteran who landed in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. His dad was leading the...
'Black Hawk Down' Pilot Durant Enters Alabama Senate Race Durant joins a crowded GOP field vying for the Republican nomination to the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard...
‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Offers a Korean Take on the Somali Civil War Korean diplomats must unite to escape the chaos caused by Mohamed Farrah Aidid's attack on the Somali capital.
'Black Hawk Down' Rangers Receive Silver Stars 28 Years After Mogadishu Heroics The Silver Stars were presented in a ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga.
Delta Force Sniper Memorialized for Heroism in Somalia An Army special forces soldier who died while performing a rescue of a downed helicopter crew in Somalia was immortalized.
US Airstrike in Somalia Is 2nd This Week Against Al-Shabaab U.S. forces have conducted an airstrike in Somalia against an al-Qaida affiliate — the second such U.S. attack against al...
US Bombs Extremist Group al-Shabaab in Somalia In a statement, a Defense Department spokeswoman said U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike against al-Shabaab...
Green Beret’s Silver Star Sheds Light on US Ground Combat in Somalia U.S. forces have been assisting Somali troops in their battle against al-Shabab militants aligned with al-Qaida since at...
Army Upgrades 60 Awards for 'Black Hawk Down' Battle These upgrades stemmed from former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy's order to reevaluate previously approved awards for valor.
The Making of 'Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story' Filmmaker and retired Air Force Col. Randall Larsen says the soldiers from Fort Drum have never got the credit they deserved.
US Special Forces Have a Rough, Little-Known Way to Get to Missions Helocasting involves commandos jumping from a helicopter into water and either swimming or using a small boat.
Oklahoma Guard Paychecks Under Threat as Vaccine Battle with Pentagon Escalates Austin sent a letter denying Gov. Stitt's written request that Guard members be exempted from the vaccination requirement.
Nearly 9,000 Marines Didn't Get Vaccinated By the Deadline. Many Risk Getting Kicked Out of the Corps. The Marine Corps reported that 5% of the force had not gotten even one shot before the deadline passed.
Army Whistleblower Who Wrote to McCain About Prisoner Abuses Dies at Age 42 The allegations of abuse eventually led the U.S. Senate to approve anti-torture legislation in 2005.
Air Force Recruit Shipped Off to Boot Camp After Allegedly Assaulting Police on Jan. 6 Prosecutors noted that Aiden Bilyard was initially identified by online detectives who have been pouring over videos and...
