US Airstrike Destroys ISIS 'Human Shield' Convoy U.S. airstrikes destroyed about 40 ISIS trucks preparing to convoy civilian "human shields" back into the city, a spokesman...
Bomb Technicians Face Higher Risk in Iraq, Syria: Commander The two bomb disposal experts recently killed in Syria and Iraq were likely at higher risk than other U.S. troops in the...
ISIS Attack Leaves 2 Dead at Iraqi Base Two of the ISIS militants died when they detonated suicide vests. Three more were killed by Kurdish forces.
Not So Herculean: Anatomy of a C-130 Breakdown in Iraq Minutes after landing at the first location, the engines decelerated. Tech. Sgt. Justin knew that wasn't a good sign.
Mattis: Middle East Not Just 'One War' for the US The U.S. strategy in the Middle East cannot be the same, linear approach it has been, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.
Army General Selected to Head Iraq Advisors A two-star Army general has been chosen for the task of leading a few hundred advisors to help the Iraq army turn back...
Ospreys in Irbil for Potential Rescue Mission MV-22 Ospreys flew into the Kurdish region of northern Iraq in another sign of the growing effort to counter Islamic...
Mattis: US Ground Combat Troops Must Be Option Against ISIL Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis said it would be a mistake to rule out the use of U.S. ground combat forces against ISIL.
Hagel: US Troops Fighting Islamic State Will Get Combat Pay U.S. troops fighting Islamic militants in northern Iraq and possibly Syria will receive combat pay, Defense Secretary Chuck...
AF Delivers Iraqi F-16s for Training in US For more than 65 years the Air Force has embraced the concept of flexibility being the key to airpower. Now Airmen from the...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...