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Congress To Pentagon: Hey Guys, Tell Us WTF You Are Doing

Paul Szoldra
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Ebola is Back — And The US Military May Not Be Able To Help This Time
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5 Months After A Deadly Mission, Troops In Niger Are Finally Getting Danger Pay

Nigerien soldiers gather before small unit tactics training during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 3, 2017.

The Pentagon Says Everyone Who Watches Or Just Mentions A Disturbing Video Is Helping ISIS

Jeff Schogol

Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, and Sgt. La David T. Johnson

Command Failures Led to Niger Ambush, Explosive Report Shows

Richard Sisk, Military.com

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ISIS, Routed In Iraq And Syria, Is Quietly Gaining Strength In Africa

John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

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The Pentagon Is Investigating Images That Allegedly Show US Soldiers Targeted In Niger Ambush

David Choi, Business Insider

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The Pentagon Is Woefully Unprepared For The Global War On Terror’s African Front

Jared Keller

Cpl. Kurtis Lloyd with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit surveys San Clemente Island in search of a landing zone during Amphibious Squadron – Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT) July 16, 2016.

We Asked You For The Biggest Military Stories Of 2017. Here Are The Top 21

Adam Weinstein

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Soldier Who Went Missing In Niger Ambush Fought Until The End, Military Officials Say

Adam Linehan

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Fallout From Deadly Niger Ambush Worsens As Bombshell Reports Target AFRICOM

Jared Keller

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Dunford Paints A Dire Picture Of The Fight To Come In Niger And Beyond

Jared Keller

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How The Army Decimated Joseph Kony’s Messianic Death Cult Without Firing A Shot

Jared Keller

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Trump Resumes Anti-ISIS Campaign In Libya With Airstrikes That Kill 17

Adam Linehan

Somali security forces personnel move in to secure the area at the scene of a car bomb explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia on May 9,2016.
Islamic jihadists killed three police officers in a bomb and gun attack on a police station in the Somali capital.

US Forces Strike Al-Shabab Again As War In Somalia Heats Up

Adam Linehan

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Al Shabab Kills Dozens In Somalia Military Base Attack Amid Expanding US Troop Presence

Jared Keller

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Report: SOCOM Has More Troops In Africa Than Anywhere Except The Middle East

Adam Weinstein

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Pentagon Open To Sending More US Troops To Somalia, Mattis Says

Jared Keller

The new commander-in-chief of the Africa Command of the US Army (Africom), Thomas Waldhauser, right, arrives to the handover ceremony at 'Patch Barracks' in Stuttgart, Germany, Monday July 18, 2016.

The US Is About To Ramp Up In Somalia Under This Marine General

Brian Adam Jones

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Hunting Kony In Africa Might Be US Special Operators’ Toughest Mission Yet

Adam Weinstein