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Can US troops face life in a Kuwaiti prison for selling pork? An investigation
Middle East

Can US troops face life in a Kuwaiti prison for selling pork? An investigation

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

America’s top general to Taliban: Give peace a chance
Afghanistan

America’s top general to Taliban: Give peace a chance

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials
Afghanistan

The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

Special Tactics airman awarded Air Force Cross for saving Green Beret team in desperate 8-hour firefight
Air Force

Special Tactics airman awarded Air Force Cross for saving Green Beret team in desperate 8-hour firefight

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

General confirms the US has helped the Taliban by launching drone strikes against ISIS
Drones

General confirms the US has helped the Taliban by launching drone strikes against ISIS

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 10, 2020

‘Modicum of success’ is the new ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Afghanistan
Afghanistan

‘Modicum of success’ is the new ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 5, 2020

Trump signs law authorizing Medal of Honor to Alwyn Cashe for heroic vehicle rescue in Iraq
Army

Trump signs law authorizing Medal of Honor to Alwyn Cashe for heroic vehicle rescue in Iraq

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 5, 2020

We salute the airmen who went full Ricky Bobby on the flight line in Saudi Arabia
Mandatory Fun

We salute the airmen who went full Ricky Bobby on the flight line in Saudi Arabia

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 4, 2020

Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says
Afghanistan

Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
Iraq War

The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War

By Jeremy Redmon

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Leader of Pentagon task force to defeat ISIS reportedly fired
United States

Leader of Pentagon task force to defeat ISIS reportedly fired

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Air Force officer dies in non-combat incident in the United Arab Emirates
Air Force

Air Force officer dies in non-combat incident in the United Arab Emirates

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 1, 2020

The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns
Navy

The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

An Iranian nuclear scientist was reportedly assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun
Iran

An Iranian nuclear scientist was reportedly assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

Kuno, a military working dog
Veterans

We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight

By Team T&P

Posted on Nov 29, 2020

The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report
Afghanistan

The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report

By C. August Elliott

Posted on Nov 23, 2020

Israeli tank flips over in possible first-ever IDF WTF Moment
Middle East

Israeli tank flips over in possible first-ever IDF WTF Moment

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 23, 2020

Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
Afghanistan War

Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 22, 2020

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013
Afghanistan

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 19, 2020

Trump reportedly asked for options to attack Iran but was talked out of it
Iran

Trump reportedly asked for options to attack Iran but was talked out of it

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 18, 2020

US will reportedly draw down to 2,500 troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office
Afghanistan War

US will reportedly draw down to 2,500 troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

Senior leader of al Qaeda was killed by Israeli agents at the request of the US, officials say
Middle East

Senior leader of al Qaeda was killed by Israeli agents at the request of the US, officials say

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 15, 2020

Acting SecDef Miller on America’s forever wars: ‘It’s time to come home’
Afghanistan

Acting SecDef Miller on America’s forever wars: ‘It’s time to come home’

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 14, 2020

Top US official admits lying to Trump on American troop levels in Syria
Middle East

Top US official admits lying to Trump on American troop levels in Syria

By Jared Keller, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 14, 2020

Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us
Opinion

Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us

By Shahad Alibadi

Posted on Nov 12, 2020

Three airmen earn awards for saving hundreds of special operators during Iranian missile attack
Iran

Three airmen earn awards for saving hundreds of special operators during Iranian missile attack

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 8, 2020

US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 6, 2020

Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think
Middle East

Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence
Afghanistan

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

US special operations forces behind al-Baghdadi raid awarded Presidential Unit Citation
United States

US special operations forces behind al-Baghdadi raid awarded Presidential Unit Citation

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18
Afghanistan

ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 24, 2020

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field
Aircraft

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade
Afghanistan

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 22, 2020

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’
Afghanistan War

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2020

Top general appears to be at odds with the White House over the Afghanistan withdrawal plan
Afghanistan

Top general appears to be at odds with the White House over the Afghanistan withdrawal plan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 12, 2020

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter
Afghanistan

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 11, 2020

The Pentagon won’t say if all US troops are actually leaving Afghanistan by Christmas
Afghanistan

The Pentagon won’t say if all US troops are actually leaving Afghanistan by Christmas

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 8, 2020

US moves from conditions-based withdrawal to inelegant bug-out from Afghanistan
Afghanistan

US moves from conditions-based withdrawal to inelegant bug-out from Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 8, 2020

Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq
Iraq

Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 6, 2020

My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken
Opinion

My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken

By Jacob Tice

Posted on Sep 25, 2020

That time an Israeli F-15 landed without a wing
Fighter Aircraft

That time an Israeli F-15 landed without a wing

By Team T&P

Posted on Sep 23, 2020

The US is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles back into Syria for additional force protection
Middle East

The US is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles back into Syria for additional force protection

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 19, 2020

Second airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident in as many days
Air Force

Second airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident in as many days

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 16, 2020

Air National Guardsman receives Purple Heart for injuries sustained during brazen Taliban attack on Bagram Air Base
Air Force

Air National Guardsman receives Purple Heart for injuries sustained during brazen Taliban attack on Bagram Air Base

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 14, 2020

Airman killed in vehicle accident in Kuwait remembered as ‘exceptionally noble servant to the nation’
Air Force

Airman killed in vehicle accident in Kuwait remembered as ‘exceptionally noble servant to the nation’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 13, 2020

navy syria shootdown f/a-18 super hornet
Navy

The F/A-18 Super Hornet that pulled off the US’s first air-to-air kill in 18 years still has the war paint to prove it

By Jared Keller

Posted on Sep 13, 2020

TikTok video shows US troops hunting for a porn star in Syria
Entertainment

TikTok video shows US troops hunting for a porn star in Syria

By Jared Keller

Posted on Sep 3, 2020

Gold Star dad of Navy SEAL killed days after Trump took office says not to trust president ‘with your kid’s life or your own’
Navy

Gold Star dad of Navy SEAL killed days after Trump took office says not to trust president ‘with your kid’s life or your own’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Aug 29, 2020

Green Berets receive valor awards for grueling eight-hour firefight against elite Taliban force in Afghanistan
Army

Green Berets receive valor awards for grueling eight-hour firefight against elite Taliban force in Afghanistan

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 28, 2020

Pentagon belatedly acknowledges collision between US and Russian vehicles in Syria
Middle East

Pentagon belatedly acknowledges collision between US and Russian vehicles in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 28, 2020

Video shows US and Russian military vehicles colliding in Syria, injuring American troops
Middle East

Video shows US and Russian military vehicles colliding in Syria, injuring American troops

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 26, 2020

Nearly two years after ISIS’s defeat, more than 10,000 fighters are still active in Iraq and Syria
Iraq

Nearly two years after ISIS’s defeat, more than 10,000 fighters are still active in Iraq and Syria

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 26, 2020

The Taliban didn’t shoot at US forces in Afghanistan a single time for three months, DoD claims
Afghanistan

The Taliban didn’t shoot at US forces in Afghanistan a single time for three months, DoD claims

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 18, 2020

Iran reportedly paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants to attack US troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Iran reportedly paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants to attack US troops in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 17, 2020

US military denies Syrian state media report that helicopters attacked a Syrian army checkpoint
Middle East

US military denies Syrian state media report that helicopters attacked a Syrian army checkpoint

By Jared Keller, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 17, 2020

The Pentagon’s missile full of swords has likely struck again in Syria
Middle East

The Pentagon’s missile full of swords has likely struck again in Syria

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 17, 2020

What the Russian bounties story reveals about the limits of human intelligence collection
Russia

What the Russian bounties story reveals about the limits of human intelligence collection

By Anthony Ippoliti

Posted on Aug 14, 2020

US Marine found dead in Bahrain
Marine Corps

US Marine found dead in Bahrain

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Aug 12, 2020

10 Marines punished following investigation into death of former Green Beret in Iraq
Army

10 Marines punished following investigation into death of former Green Beret in Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 7, 2020

SecDef Esper says ‘accident’ likely responsible for Beirut blast, contradicting Trump
Middle East

SecDef Esper says ‘accident’ likely responsible for Beirut blast, contradicting Trump

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 5, 2020

No, that mushroom cloud in Beirut doesn’t indicate a nuclear bomb went off
Middle East

No, that mushroom cloud in Beirut doesn’t indicate a nuclear bomb went off

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 5, 2020

Trump says the US will draw down to around 4,000 troops in Afghanistan by the November election
Afghanistan

Trump says the US will draw down to around 4,000 troops in Afghanistan by the November election

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2020

The US still doesn’t know how many Afghan security forces actually exist, surprising no one
Afghanistan

The US still doesn’t know how many Afghan security forces actually exist, surprising no one

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 3, 2020