Lawmakers Urge Biden to Back Legislation to Locate GWOT Memorial on National Mall A group of post-9/11 veterans in Congress is pushing President Joe Biden to back a measure to build the planned Global War on...
US Should Have Used Fighter Jets, Bombers for More Strategic Strikes Against ISIS: Report The U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS often prioritized tactical, close-air support operations and bombing runs.
Amid Biden-Ordered Review of Afghanistan Troop Drawdown, Report Finds al-Qaida Gaining Strength A report says that al-Qaida has been gaining strength and raising money through continuing close ties to the Taliban.
US Conducts 2 New Year's Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues The two New Year's Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds, destroying two according to the initial assessment. No civilians...
AFRICOM Sends Warning to Al-Shabaab as US Troops Begin Withdrawing from Somalia "They should not test us," said Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command.
US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced The airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab explosives experts near the town of Jilib, about 207 miles southwest of Mogadishu.
Trump Orders Pentagon to Move Most US Troops Out of Somalia President Trump ordered defense officials to reposition most of the personnel and equipment out of Somalia by early 2021.
Climate Change, Terrorism Top List of Challenges Facing US Military The list is a departure from last year's, which did not list challenges specific to the climate or environment.
Pence Hails Terrorist Takedowns, Harris Raises Russian Bounties in Veep Debate While much of the discussion focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the candidates also veered into national security and defense.
In Major Shift, Army to Shut Down Asymmetric Warfare Group and Rapid Equipping Force The U.S. Army announced that it is shutting down two of the specialized organizations it stood up after the 9/11 attacks.
Trump Is Renaming 7 Army Installations. Here Are the Stories Behind the Names Being Scrubbed. President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and...
Veteran Who Fired at Gunman and Inadvertently Killed Utah Protester Was a Safety Volunteer, Organizers Say Police said that the permit for the protest did not specify that there would be armed security, and that the role and...
Air Force Lowered Annual Recruiting Goal Due to Budget Woes, But Still on Track to Hit Target This Month The Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...