Featured in friendly fire
Pro football player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan 16 years ago today
"A lot of my family has gone and fought in wars," Tillman said when he joined the Army, "and I really haven't done a damn thing as far as laying myself on the line like that."
Marine Raider was not killed by friendly fire in Iraq, military officials say
There is 'no evidence' that Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott Koppenhafer or a U.S. military contractor were killed by U.S. or Iraqi troops, according to Operation Inherent Resolve
Army Ranger killed during 2018 raid was accidentally shot by Afghan commando
A new report has confirmed that an Army Ranger's death during a raid in Afghanistan last November was due to friendly fire from an elite Afghan commando unit
The Delta Force soldier who died during a 2018 raid in Syria was actually killed by friendly fire
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar was killed alongside British Army Sgt. Matt Tonroe, a member of Britain's elite Special Air Service Regiment, during a March 2018 capture-or-kill operation that targeted a senior ISIS leader near Manbij, Syria
British SAS soldier who died in Syria was killed by friendly ‘accidental detonation,’ not IED like Pentagon initially claimed
A member of the British Army's elite Special Air Service who died alongside a U.S. special operator during a counter-ISIS operation in Syria last year was killed by "the accidental detonation of explosives carried by coalition forces" rather than an enemy IED as the Pentagon initially claimed
US troops wiped out a contingent of Afghan security forces with an airstrike for the second time in a month
A contingent U.S. and Afghan troops came under fire from another group of Afghan security forces before calling in air support in self-defense, a U.S. military spokesman announced on Wednesday
3 US Troops Killed By IED In Afghanistan
Three U.S. troops were killed and another three were wounded on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device near Ghazni city,...
‘For Heavens Sake Stop It’: How A WWI Army Officer Stopped Friendly Fire From Hitting His Men
“FOR HEAVENS SAKE STOP IT.” That's how Maj. Charles Whittlesey closed his short message — delivered by carrier pigeon —...
Family Of Ranger Killed By Friendly Fire In Afghanistan ‘Completely At Peace’
The father of Army Ranger Josh Rodgers said the family is “completely at peace” with the death of their son...
US A-10s And F-16s Mistakenly Kill Syrian Troops
The U.S. military acknowledged Saturday that it carried out a bombing run in eastern Syria that may have inadvertently killed...
10 Years After His Death, Here’s What Pat Tillman Means To Me
Ten years ago today, I had great seats at the NFL draft at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York...