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Afghanistan

13 US troops killed in Kabul airport attack [Updated]

'We mourn their loss. We will treat their wounds.  And we will support their families in what will most assuredly be devastating grief.'

Afghanistan

Biden vows to ‘hunt down’ planners of deadly Afghan airport bombing

"We will hunt you down and make you pay.”

Afghanistan

US troops are bracing for more ISIS attacks at the Kabul airport

"We expect those attacks to continue."

Entertainment

The true story behind that one scene from ‘Black Hawk Down’ that explains why soldiers go to war

"When you're in that critical moment the only thing you're thinking about is taking care of the people around you."

Air Force

Afghan baby named ‘Reach’ after the Air Force C-17 she was born on

"It’s my dream to watch that young child called ‘Reach’ grow up to be a U.S. citizen and fly United States Air Force fighters."

Army

The Army is teaching soldiers how to avoid dating assholes

“[U]nderstanding your values can benefit you morally, mentally, and emotionally."

Afghanistan

‘We won’t get everyone out on time’ — What two veterans in Congress saw in Kabul

Too many people. Not enough time.

Marine Corps

US Marines and Taliban outside Kabul airport are so close they can touch each other

Surreal.

Space Force

Protecting GPS is the Space Force’s most important job, according to their new commercial

"Space is hard."

Afghanistan

Al Qaeda is still in Afghanistan and the Taliban are still their allies

BFFs.

Afghanistan

Three babies born amid Afghanistan evacuation, general says

There may be more.

Army

Fort Jackson soldier convicted of assault after being filmed shoving a Black man

“It’s clear this was [more so] a bullying situation that resulted in assault."

United States

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine means troops have one more prick to deal with

From voluntary to voluntold.

Career

Servicemember to citizen: a few things to keep in mind

Starting in 2016, the U.S. began implementing policies that greatly hindered foreign-born servicemembers from applying for citizenship.

How to become a US citizen through military service

The top resources to help you on your path.

Afghanistan

Here’s where evacuees are going after leaving Afghanistan

“The people we’re helping are going to be joining our American family."

Afghanistan

Firefight erupts at Kabul airport as Taliban push ‘red line’ for foreign evacuations

'No U.S. or coalition forces were hurt during a brief exchange of gunfire.'

Opinion

An Afghan War veteran describes the ‘detachment’ of watching his war end

Anyone who’d spent five minutes in Afghanistan in the last 20 years knew it was a failed state waiting to happen.

Afghanistan

As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety

Digital Dunkirk.

Marine Corps

Watch a US Marine take an Afghan baby to safety inside the walls of the Kabul airport

“This is a true example of the professionalism of the Marines on site."