20 Years After Death, Pat Tillman Still Inspires Those Who Knew Him Well — And Many He Never Met It was 20 years ago, on April 22, 2004, that Tillman was killed at age 27 by friendly fire in a firefight in Spera...
Pentagon's Second Review of Abbey Gate Attack Finds Troops Didn't See Bomber Before the Explosion The bombing, which occurred in late August 2021, targeted the large crowds of Afghans who were trying to leave the country in...
Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Withdrawal Arrested After Interrupting Biden's State of the Union Speech Steve Nikoui, the father of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, was arrested by Capitol Police for the outburst, which...
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ISIS Fighters Surrender in Syria, Others Killed in Afghanistan Many civilians have been fleeing Raqqa, ahead of an anticipated final push by U.S.-backed fighters seeking to retake the city...
'Extraordinary Sacrifice:' Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Fallen Airman President Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Tech Sgt. John Chapman at a ceremony at the White House Wednesday.
12,000 More Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military Included in New Funding Deal While short of the 20,000 visas they were originally pushing for, supporters of the Special Immigrant Visa, or SIV, program...
Pakistani Jets Target Suspected Pakistani Taliban Hideouts in Afghanistan, Killing 8 People The exchange, two days after seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing and coordinated attack in the country...
Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military Running Low Amid Congressional Gridlock Sources briefed on the negotiations told Military.com that House Speaker Mike Johnson has over the last week softened his...
Pentagon IDs 2 Airmen Killed in Afghanistan Crash The Defense Department has identified two airmen killed in an E-11 aircraft crash in Afghanistan on Monday.
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...