On the Hunt for al-Qaida in East Africa with the US Military's Most Secretive Unit An excerpt from "The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives" by Adam Gamal...
FBI Has 'Control' Over a Dozen Saudi Acquaintances of Pensacola Shooter About a "dozen or so" Saudi nationals are under the control of the FBI amid an ongoing investigation, DefSec Esper said.
SecDef: Soleimani’s Killing Dealt Big Setback to Iranian Terrorism Esper told members of the SASC that it was the right call to kill Iranian Quds Force leader Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
Pentagon Investigates Claim a Drone Strike in Somalia Killed Two Kidnapped Cuban Doctors Maj. Pete Nguyen, a Department of Defense spokesperson said that the U.S. Africa Command, which works with the Somalian army...
The Navy SEAL Mission Is Shifting from Raids to Supporting the Service, Leader Says Many of the exercises that the operators have conducted lately have focused on concepts such as maritime interdiction or...
Al-Shabab Claims Attack in Somali Capital That Kills 4 Emirati Troops and 1 Bahraini Officer The U.S. Embassy in Somalia on Sunday condemned what it called a “cowardly attack” against the training mission.
Royal Navy 'Scandal' Sees UK Ships Unable to Strike Houthis in Yemen UK Royal Navy vessels are unable to attack Houthi positions in Yemen because they lack the necessary missiles, it has been...
2 Masked Assailants Attack a Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul and Kill 1 Person Turkish authorities have instituted a media ban on coverage of the attack.
Philippine Troops Kill 9 Suspected Muslim Militants, Including 2 Involved in Sunday Mass Bombing Military chief of staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner said “this operation sets a clear precedent: the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Guantanamo Panel Recommends 23-Year Sentences for 2 in Connection with 2002 Bali Attacks The extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah killed 202 Indonesians, foreign tourists and others in two nearly simultaneous bombings...
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...