Middle East

We salute the 4 soldiers who shoveled 1.6 million pounds of sand to build this HESCO tower

That’s the equivalent of 12 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.

The first members of Space Force just deployed to the Middle East

The U.S. Space Force has marked another milestone for the history books: the first official deployment of its troops —...

US-led troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji base

Remaining coalition troops are expected to leave in the coming days.

The US is looking away from the Middle East, but it’s keeping a wary eye on what China is doing there

After decades of fighting insurgencies in the Middle East, the U.S. is shifting toward "long-term, strategic competition" with "revisionist powers"...

2,000 Camp Pendleton Marines deploy to the Middle East as crisis response force

Four elements of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are now in Kuwait and will operate under U.S. Central Command as...

82nd Airborne paratroopers who rapidly deployed to the Middle East in January are finally coming home

Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division said they would begin coming home "in the next several weeks."

Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader

A group of special tactics airmen were honored with valor awards for their "selfless actions" during a series of raids...

The US is rocking 2 aircraft carriers in the Middle East for the first time in years as a warning to Iran

The U.S. military has two aircraft carriers operating in the Middle East, marking the first extended dual use of carriers...

US Military in peace talks with Afghanistan

The U.S military and the Taliban have been in peace talks recently. The two sides signed a withdrawal agreement on...

Nat’l Security Challenges & U.S. Military Activities in the Greater Middle East & Africa

SecDef Esper says he’s trying to ‘right-size’ military forces to counter China

"Everybody always assumes that when we talk reviews, it means reduction. Not necessarily," Esper said.

France to deploy Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to support Middle East operations

The deployment is part of France's Operation Chammal, which is meant to help contain ISIS

Families of deployed 82nd Airborne soldiers warned about social media use after receiving threatening messages

"Go back to your country. You and your terrorist clown president brought nothing but terrorism," one message said.

Here are all of the US troops deploying to the Middle East amid soaring tensions with Iran

Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade are reportedly deploying to the Middle East as part of an ongoing buildup in...

Army Rangers are deploying to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran

They're joining thousands of paratroopers who have already deployed to the region

Iraqi lawmakers vote to kick US troops out of the country

"The Iraqi government must work to end the presence of any foreign troops on Iraqi soil and prohibit them from...

Thousands of Marines are headed to the Middle East as Iran pledges retaliation

A Navy amphibious assault ship with thousands of Marines on board will skip a planned training exercise in Africa to...

Why neither George W. Bush nor Barack Obama tried to kill Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani

On Thursday evening, the Pentagon confirmed that at the direction of President Donald Trump, U.S. forces killed Iranian general Qassim...

Japan to send warship and patrol aircraft to Middle East to protect vessels

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as...

When vets hear we’re going back to war

Put me in coach!

Watch 2 F-35s flex in ‘beast mode’ in support of US troops in Afghanistan

Two F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters recently flew a mission in the Middle East in "beast mode," meaning they...

Marines are getting a taste of what war with Russia might look like

"There clearly are threats out there."

Senate Confirms New 5th Fleet Commander To Replace Admiral Who Died In Bahrain

The Senate has confirmed Vice Adm. James Malloy to lead U.S. 5th Fleet, replacing Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, who was found dead...

Iran’s Missiles Are a Clear Threat. Here’s How America’s Allies Are Responding.

U.S.-Iran relations recently became more strained. On October 3, the Trump administration withdrew from the sixty-three-year-old “Treaty of Amity” with Iran following...

George W. Bush’s Machiavellian Reshaping Of Middle Eastern Alliances

Will future historians speculate that President George W. Bush was Machiavellian in his foreign policy moves? I ask because when...