Iraq War (Page 2)

How the Battle of Nasiriyah foreshadowed the long slog of the Iraq War

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

‘Shock and awe’: The Iraq War started 20 years ago with a wave of airstrikes

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 19, 2023

iraq Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve Task Force Centaur Patrols the Amber Zone

20 years after invading Iraq, US troops are still holding things together there

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 3, 2023

The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 10, 2023

Silent night: Christmas in Ramadi amid violent insurgency

By Joseph Bennett

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

Navy warship USS Fallujah honors 2 of the hardest-fought battles of the Iraq War

Posted on Dec 14, 2022

What Americans are getting wrong about veterans

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

The end of the brown beret: Air Force special ops squadron shuts down after 28 years advising allied aviators

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

A U.S. Marine from the 3/5 Lima company points his rifle at a building as it burns in the restive city of Fallujah,14 November 2004, 50 kms west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP photo by Patrick Baz via Getty Images)

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

Posted on Sep 23, 2022

As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

Posted on Aug 30, 2022

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

By Jeremy Fricke

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

By David Geaney

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

By Ethan Brown

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

‘We never understood what winning meant’ — A decorated Marine Raider reflects on the fall of Kabul

By Elliot Ackerman

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat

By Daniel Johnson

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Senate finally passes PACT Act, clearing the way for care for veterans exposed to burn pits

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

We regret to inform you Netflix’s military romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’ is actually good

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

Jon Stewart: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives

Posted on Aug 1, 2022

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal will no longer be a freebie

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

Veterans just got screwed out of a massive expansion to VA health care over some petty political BS

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

‘It’s Fyre Festival for veterans’ — Inside a vet non-profit’s ‘chaotic’ couples retreat

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

The military’s top hospital is copying wounded troops’ tattoos onto their prosthetic limbs

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

A desperate Marine vet robbed a bank after the VA missed his disability payment. A new movie explores why

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

The Army is getting leaders ready for a war unlike any the US has ever seen

By John Dolan

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

Off the shelf, above the fight: How cheap drones are completely changing warfare

By Ivan F. Ingraham

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

‘I was literally on fire’ — Airman recalls how an unlikely hero saved his life in Iraq

Posted on Jun 29, 2022

What the cult classic ‘Red Dawn’ teaches us about insurgent warfare

Posted on Jun 29, 2022

What movie played the biggest role in your decision to join the military?

Posted on Jun 28, 2022

How a selfie with James Mattis shows he’s a Marine for the people

By Eve Baker

Posted on Jun 24, 2022

How the Marine Corps went to war with itself over the next war

By Worth Parker

Posted on Jun 10, 2022

President Bush may find it funny but the Iraq War is no joke

Posted on May 19, 2022

These are America’s Black Medal of Honor recipients

By Daniel Johnson

Updated on May 5, 2022

How pairing ‘female engagement teams’ with battle-tested grunts changed the US military forever

By Kelsey Baker

Posted on Mar 21, 2022

Alwyn Cashe, Audie Murphy, Mary Walker among choices to replace bases named after Confederates

Posted on Mar 17, 2022

How an Air Force A-10 pilot pulled off a miracle landing with much of her tail shot off

Posted on Mar 11, 2022

Congress takes step towards granting free health care to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

Posted on Mar 3, 2022

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III visits soldiers for the holiday

We finally know the backstory of how Defense Secretary Austin got the Silver Star

Posted on Jan 27, 2022

Thousands of ISIS fighters surrender following US strikes on Syria prison uprising

Posted on Jan 26, 2022

‘Mosul’ is the best Iraq War film ever made

By Justin Burgess

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality

Posted on Dec 28, 2021

Army veterans who fought together in Iraq reunited in moving video

They served together every day in Iraq for 15 months. 14 years later, the doorbell rang

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor

Posted on Dec 21, 2021

He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader

Posted on Dec 20, 2021

L to R: Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee; Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe; Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz.

Selfless service and sacrifice: Meet the 3 newest Medal of Honor recipients

Posted on Dec 16, 2021

Task & Purpose photo composite showing Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe and a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq

Posted on Dec 14, 2021

Alwyn Cashe to finally receive posthumous Medal of Honor for Iraq War heroism

Posted on Dec 8, 2021

Unbelievable stories from the Second Battle of Fallujah

By James Clark

Updated on Nov 8, 2021

7,000 troops died in the Post-9/11 wars. A staggering 30,000 died by suicide

Updated on Oct 19, 2021

9 months after getting Pentagon approval, Alwyn Cashe still hasn’t received the Medal of Honor

Updated on Oct 17, 2021

Years after being injured in Iraq, this Army medic has shattered another Paralympic world record

Updated on Sep 10, 2021

This hero special ops Marine ran through gunfire to save wounded teammates in Iraq

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 13, 2021

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

I’ll never forget how we honored our fallen heroes on Memorial Day in Baghdad

By Steve Miska

Posted on May 30, 2021

I’ll never forget the Marine memorial ceremonies I attended in Fallujah

By Scott Cooper

Updated on May 29, 2021

The heroic last stand of 2 Marines in Ramadi

By James Clark

Updated on Apr 22, 2021

It’s National Medal of Honor Day and Alwyn Cashe still doesn’t have his

Updated on Mar 25, 2021

A Marine looks back at the invasion of Iraq, 18 years later: ‘The war can’t go on unless all the poop’s burned’

Updated on Mar 19, 2021