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An ode to the G-Shock, the (un)official watch of the Global War on Terror
More than 40 years of unbreakable timekeeping.
How 9/11 changed the nature of American war — and how it shaped those who fight it
For a time before Sept. 11, 2001, America seemed invincible.
7,000 troops died in the Post-9/11 wars. A staggering 30,000 died by suicide
“This trend is deeply alarming."
Same sh*t, different decade: the War on Terror just won’t end for these 2 Army pilots
“We both have a little more grey hair."
Army cav scout arrested for allegedly plotting with ISIS to ambush fellow soldiers
He told the FBI that "if his Army unit was involved in combat with ISIS fighters, he would betray his unit and join the ISIS fighters."
Trump is pulling most US troops out of Somalia
The U.S. military will still be able to carry out counterterrorism strikes within Somalia.
Leader of Pentagon task force to defeat ISIS reportedly fired
The circumstances surrounding Christopher Maier’s departure remain murky.
Top US official admits lying to Trump on American troop levels in Syria
The United States' top envoy to the multinational military coalition to defeat ISIS claimed in a recent interview that he routinely lied to senior government officials about U.S. troops levels in Syria
French military kills senior Al Qaeda leader in Mali
French forces have killed Bah ag Moussa, a military leader of al Qaeda's North Africa wing, during an operation in northeastern Mali, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said on Friday
‘Battle: Los Angeles’ is actually the best post-9/11 military movie
As far as I’m concerned, 'Battle: Los Angeles' is the greatest post-9/11 military movie. Here's why
The US military is quietly killing terrorist leaders in Syria with its secret missile packed with swords
The U.S. military has been quietly taking out terrorist leaders in Syria with a modified Hellfire missile packed full of swords
A new memoir follows a Night Stalker pilot’s epic journey through the War on Terror
"This book is not about the 160th or me, they are stories about our tribe, trials, and tribulations on and off the battlefield."
A new memoir follows a Night Stalker pilot’s epic journey through the War on Terror
"This book is not about the 160th or me, they are stories about our tribe, trials, and tribulations on and off the battlefield."
Stop what you’re doing and watch this Army general’s emotional speech about the cost of war
"We fought the righteous fight, and some of us will remain forever young."
US expected to reduce troops in Iraq by a third to about 3,500, official says
The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months, a U.S. official said on Friday, a move that had been expected after President Donald Trump's administration committed to a reduction recently
Nearly two years after ISIS’s defeat, more than 10,000 fighters are still active in Iraq and Syria
It's been nearly three years since President Donald Trump first declared victory over ISIS, but there are still more than 10,000 ISIS fighters currently active in Iraq and Syria, according to a UN official
The surge nobody’s talking about: the US war in Somalia
"Despite continued U.S. airstrikes in Somalia ... al Shabab appears to be a growing threat."
Pentagon warns of potential ‘mass breakout’ of thousands of ISIS fighters in Syria
More than 10,000 ISIS fighters currently imprisoned in Syria by the U.S. military's allies in the country are on the brink of a "mass breakout," according to Defense Department's top watchdog
Clashes across Afghanistan kill dozens of security force members, militants
Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban militants killed dozens nationwide over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Wednesday, even as the United States tries to broker peace talks between the warring sides
These states contributed the most troops to America’s wars in 2019
As the Global War on Terror enters its 19th year, new research underscores how different states are bearing the human costs of the forever wars
AFRICOM claims it killed leader of deadly raid on US forces in Kenya
The U.S. military in Africa claims it killed a senior leader of al-Shabaab in an airstrike on Saturday, nearly two months after an attack in Manda Bay, Kenya that left one U.S. soldier and two American contractors dead
The US took out the head of Al Qaeda’s ‘most lethal branch’ in Yemen
The United States successfully targeted and killed the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in airstrike in late January, the White House confirmed on Thursday
All the countries where ISIS remains a threat, in 8 maps
In a series of bloody campaigns from 2014 to 2019, a multinational military coalition drove ISIS out of much of the Iraqi and Syrian territory that the strict militant theocracy had brutally governed. But the Pentagon and the United Nations both estimate that the group still has as many as 30,000 active insurgents in the region — and many more beyond
Esper won’t rule out a troop drawdown in Africa as France urges the US to stay
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that U.S. strategic goals could include drawing down troops in Africa despite French pleas that American support is "critical" to countering the growing strength of terror groups in the region with links to the Islamic State and al Qaeda
A former Army Guardsman is documenting the murals troops left behind during the Global War on Terror
"It's kind of a representation, a quick little snapshot of these service members' identity, their life-changing experience that they went through together."