Exclusive: These valor award citations show the remarkable heroism on display during the 2017 Niger ambush
Valor awards bring to light the heroism that special operators showed during the Oct. 4, 2017 Niger ambush.
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The US is offering a ton of cash for help hunting down those responsible for the 2017 Niger attack
Two years after four Army special forces soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger, the State Department has a $5 million reward for information that would help it arrest anyone involved in the ambush. There is also a $5 million reward for help tracking down the leader of the ISIS affiliate which claimed responsibility for the ambush.
Extremists attack US special forces base, EU military convoy in Somalia
Separate attacks hit a U.S. military base in the Somali town of Baledogle and an Italian military convoy in the Somali capital on Monday, a Reuters witness and a security source said
Navy SEAL and Marine Raider could get life in prison if convicted of murdering Special Forces Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Tony Dedolph and U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mario Madero-Rodriguez will appear before general courts-martial on charges of murder and other offenses.
How Army PsyOps ended the reign of Joseph Kony in Africa
Watch how a psychological operations team helped end the war lord Joseph Kony’s reign in Africa where he was kidnapping kids and forcing them to fight as child soldiers. They’ve been doing inception long before Leonardo DiCaprio made it cool.
The family of a Green Beret killed in the Niger attack will receive the Silver Star on Wednesday
The family of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, who was killed in the 2017 ambush in Niger, will be presented with his Silver Star award on Wednesday, August 14th.
Watch Egyptian soldiers perform bizarre feats of strength in a batsh*t insane sizzle reel
Ahead of the anniversary of Egypt's 1952 revolution, Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Samir Abdel Aziz Ghonim on July 22 dropped a four-minute montage of Egyptian service members engaged in a series of intense exercises
An Air Force veteran accused of being a mercenary was just freed from detention in Libya
A U.S. Air Force veteran held captive for six weeks by the Libyan military amid allegations that he was a hired mercenary was freed by the U.S. government on Tuesday, the Washington Post first reported
Navy SEAL under investigation for allegedly manipulating (and hitting on) the widow of the Green Beret he helped kill
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Matthews allegedly used a false name when talking to Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar's widow.
No US troops killed after US armored vehicle hits roadside bomb in Niger
No US troops were killed after their vehicle hit a bomb while conducting a training exercise in Niger.
Marine Raider gets 4 years for Green Beret’s hazing death in Mali
Marine Staff Sgt. Kevin Maxwell Jr. plead guilty at general court-martial on Thursday to negligent homicide and related offenses as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors in connection with the June 2017 hazing death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Mali
Each of the 4 heroes killed in a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger has received a valor award
The four soldiers killed on Oct. 4, 2017 in Niger have all been awarded valor awards for their bravery.
Two senior Army officers are reportedly still eligible for promotion after failings found during Niger attack
Army Lt. Col. David Painter has been selected for promotion. Col. Brad Moses reportedly will get his first star.
Troops charged in death of Special Forces soldier reportedly planned to sexually assault him on camera
The special operations troops charged in the death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Mali reportedly entered his room on June 4, 2017 and planned to tie him up and sexually assault him while it was filmed with a cell phone camera.
Senior commanders reportedly won’t be punished for deadly 2017 Niger ambush
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has accepted the findings of a review that he ordered into the incident, which did not recommend that any high level commanders involved in the planning and execution of the mission be disciplined, according to Politico.
Marine charged with Special Forces Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar’s death to plead guilty to negligent homicide
Marine Staff Sgt. Kevin Maxwell will plead guilty to negligent homicide and other charges at a general court-martial on June 6.
‘I am so very sorry that your family will now have to hurt in a similar way as I have,’ Green Beret’s widow tells Navy SEAL who helped kill her husband
Michelle Melgar told Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Matthews she is sad that his family will lose him while he is in prison.
‘You are a disgrace to your Purple Heart’ — Green Beret’s mother rejects Navy SEAL’s apology for killing her son
Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar died on June 4, 2017, when Navy Chief Special Operator Adam Matthews and three other U.S. service members hazed him with the permission of Melgar's team leader
Navy SEAL charged with murder of Green Beret reaches plea agreement with prosecutors
Chief Special Warfare Officer Adam Matthews is cooperating with the Navy.
Rep. Gallego: Shanahan’s involvement in a ‘cover-up’ of the Niger attack is disqualifying
Rep. Ruben Gallego says Patrick Shanahan should not be confirmed as defense secretary because he has mishandled the review into an October 2017 ambush in Niger.
A Libyan militia rigged a Humvee with a monster 90mm cannon
A Humvee with what appears to be a heavily-modified turret from an armored car was spotted cruising through a Libyan town south of Tripoli
US troops temporarily leave Libya as security deteriorates
The U.S. forces in Libya are temporarily leaving as the security situation on the ground has grown “increasingly complex and unpredictable,” the head of U.S. Africa Command, Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, said in a statement on Sunday. SEE NEXT: AFRICOM denies taking part in raid on al Qaeda site in Libya WATCH ALSO: US […]
Shanahan says new Niger review will be completed quickly but won’t say when it will be finished
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the new Niger review will be finished quickly but he declined to elaborate.
Shanahan orders new review into Niger ambush that left four soldiers dead
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has ordered a new review into who should be punished for the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger.
Army Captain among those reported killed in Ethiopia plane crash
Capt. Antoine Lewis was passionate about making "a better world," his mother told a local news station.