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​As part of a worldwide shift toward potential confrontation with Russia and China, the Pentagon is weighing a drawdown in Africa — including "abandoning" a $110 million base in Niger...

The announcement comes exactly two years after four Special Forces soldiers were killed in the ambush.

In February, West broke with President Donald Trump's administration when Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) asked about former Defense Secretary James Mattis' opposition with Trump's plan to pull all U.S. troops...

"There were four U.S. service members in the vehicle at the time of the IED detonation," Air Force Christopher Karns told Task & Purpose. "At this time, neither the U.S....

Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright and Sgt. La David T. Johnson have both been awarded the Silver Star, a defense official said. Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black and Sgt. 1st...

The Pentagon said on Thursday it has started a new, "narrowly-scoped" review of a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger, in which four U.S. soldiers were killed, to see whether additional...

"I convened my own review so I can ensure from top to bottom there is the appropriate accountability."

Right before he deployed to Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense last month did an about-face on the punishments handed down to members of the Green Beret … Continued

One of the four Army Special Forces soldiers killed in the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger may potentially be … Continued

Major General Marcus Hicks, the senior officer reprimanded in connection with last year’s ambush in which four Army soldiers were … Continued

President Donald Trump drew laughs from some of his aides as he joked about what a “rough business” terrorism is … Continued

A commander of the ISIS affiliate in West Africa responsible for the October 2017 ambush that left four U.S. service … Continued

The U.S. Army Special Forces team leader upon whom the Pentagon has heaped much of the blame for a deadly … Continued

Buried deep inside Congress' recently published report on this year's National Defense Authorization Act, there's an interesting section, in dense legalese, … Continued

Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran … Continued

The Pentagon has briefed reporters on its long-awaited investigation of the deadly Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger, where four … Continued

At least one of the suspected attackers that ambushed and killed four American soldiers in Niger in October may be … Continued

U.S. troops in Africa may be killing bad guys – and getting shot at in the process – but most … Continued

Last night, scrolling through my Facebook feed, I came across a Change.org petition many of my military buddies had signed … Continued

The families of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger last year will receive back pay now that the Pentagon has … Continued

In recognition of their dangerous mission, U.S. troops in Niger will now receive up to $225 a month in “imminent … Continued

Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran … Continued

Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran … Continued

An ISIS affiliate operating under the radar in western Africa now poses a more significant threat to the region than … Continued