Lawmakers Demand Answers on US Involvement in Deadly 2017 Nigerian Airstrike A group of House Democrats wants answers following reports that the U.S. military may have helped Nigerian forces with a 2017...
Military Gets New Office to Help Limit Civilian Deaths and Injury Civilian deaths were thrust into the spotlight again after U.S. Central Command launched an airstrike on a compound in Kabul...
US Military Strikes Fell 54% in Biden's First Year Compared to Trump's Last The vast majority of military strikes under Biden happened in Afghanistan before U.S. forces left in August.
Biden Orders Airstrikes on Iranian-Backed Militias in Syria After Rocket Attacks A statement described the airstrikes as "defensive."
A Missile Full of Swords Was Likely Behind the Death of Two Al-Qaida Commanders in Syria The R9X variant of the AGM-114 Hellfire is a non-explosive weapon best be described as a 100-pound flying switchblade.
Navy Vessels, B-1s Obliterate 3 Syrian Targets in Strike The strikes employed twice as many weapons used as in the response to a Syrian chemical attack last year.
US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Hit Heaviest Levels Since 2010 The Afghanistan conflict just recorded the most U.S. airstrikes in a single month in nearly a decade.
Pentagon Denies Causing Civilian Casualties in Air Strikes Over Somalia U.S. Africa Command says that there have been no civilian casualties as a result of U.S. air strikes targeting al-Shabaab.
No Changes for DoD After Trump Eases Civilian Casualty Reporting Requirements President Trump moved to rescind part of an Obama-era order requiring the publication of a report on civilian casualties.
US Airstrikes Hit Decade-Long High Amid Peace Efforts in Afghanistan U.S. fighters, bombers, attack aircraft and drones released 7,362 weapons over Afghanistan in 2018.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...