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Analysis

Army reinstates medal for troops hunting ISIS in Iraq as drone attacks surge

The medal was reinstituted in August, before drone and rocket attacks against U.S. troops there surged.

Military Life

What it’s like to be stationed at Diego Garcia

It is the Navy's best-kept secret.

Weapons

Israel’s Iron Beam: Everything you need to know

Picture the Iron Dome, but with lasers.

Navy

Navy fires commanding officer following investigation

Navy Cmdr. Steven J. Green was relieved on Oct. 30 after an investigation.

Career

Air Force and Space Force raise top age for new recruits to 42

Amid a shortage of recruits, the Air Force and Space Force will now accept applicants up to 42 years old.

Marine Corps

Marine Corps Commandant hospitalized with ‘medical emergency’

Gen. Eric Smith was just confirmed to lead the Marine Corps in late September after protests from a Republican Senator

Culture

Father and son — both Army Ranger veterans — return to battlefield’s past

I’m not the killer man, I’m the killer man’s son. I’ll do the killing until the killer man comes.

Army

US Army veteran killed in Ukraine ‘fought for good over evil’

Like many American military veterans who have died fighting in Ukraine, David Lee Cote felt drawn there after the Russian invasion

Entertainment

Seven military horror films to binge on Halloween

From Nazi zombies to werewolf scares, it turns out there are plenty of war movies that are perfect for the holiday.

Middle East

Israel sends some ground troops into Gaza, calls it a “new stage” of the war

Tanks and infantry have pressed into the northern part of Gaza following massive airstrikes in the territory.

Space Force

Space Force’s first official portrait is aspirational sci-fi

"High Ground Intercept" depicts Space Force carrying out an action it currently cannot do.

News

Army Reservist wanted for Lewiston shooting found dead

Robert Card's body was found two days after he killed 18 people in a mass shooting.

Army

Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names

The home of the Army's Cyber Command and Signal Corps changed its name from that of a Confederate general to the former president and World War II supreme commander.

Iran

US conducts airstrikes in Syria in response to drone and rocket attacks

The strikes were prompted by recent drone attacks that killed 1 U.S. contractor was killed and left 19 US servicemembers with traumatic brain injuries.

Iran

19 US troops have Traumatic Brain Injury after drone attacks in Iraq and Syria

Fifteen of the troops diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury were based in Syria. The other four were in Iraq.

Analysis

Military suicides up among active duty, down for reserves in 2022

The Pentagon is hiring 2,000 behavioral health personnel and encouraging safe storage of private firearms.

Army

Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist wanted by police for Maine shootings

Robert Card, 40, enlisted in the Army in December 2002. His behavior at a recent training event prompted his unit to call police.

Iran

More than 20 US troops in Syria and Iraq have been injured in drone attacks

US troops have faced 13 attacks by drones and rockets in the last two weeks.

Army

Fort Liberty special operations soldiers arrested for drug possession

The arrests follow an Army investigation that kicked off in January 2023.

Army

Army Rangers return to Grenada for 40th anniversary of Operation Urgent Fury

"I was determined to make sure as many Rangers went home as possible."