US Troops in Niger to Get Danger Pay Five Months after Deadly Ambush Troops in Niger, Mali and Cameroon will be getting danger pay of up to $225 per month.
Five Months After Ambush, US Troops in Niger Still Don't Get Danger Pay The request has yet to be approved by the White House, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said.
Command Failures Led to Niger Ambush, Explosive Report Shows The New York Times says it bought helmet camera video of the fatal battle that shows U.S. troops' deaths.
Mattis to Meet with AfriCom Commander Ahead of Niger Ambush Report The U.S. is readying to release the potentially damning report on the Niger ambush.
AfriCom Investigates Video Purporting to Show Bodies in Niger Ambush The Twitter user who posted the images claimed to have received the images from a group affiliated with ISIS.
16 Marines Receive Medals for Role in Niger Investigation The Marines provided security, facilitated flights, and ensured effective communications for the Niger investigative team.
5 Things to Start Your Week -- 12/18/17 Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com:
Mattis Gives Guarded OK to New Military Force Authorization Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gave his conditional approval to a new authorization for the use of military force. Read more.
Niger Officials, Pentagon at Odds Over Ambush That Killed 4 US Troops Nigerien officials and villagers have given accounts of the ambush that are at odds with the Pentagon's initial version.
U.S. Army has Growing Role in Africa Missions The fight against Ebola is only the latest of the Army’s Africa expanding mission set, which has grown in recent years.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...