Task & Purpose

Nigeria

Analysis

No, President Trump Is Not Purging The Military Of Immigrants

Jeff Schogol and Adam Linehan
The Long March

What Do Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Burma And Bangladesh Have In Common?
Analysis

After Niger, The Army Is Doubling Down On Its Counterterrorism Mission In Africa

French trainers conduct basic weapon safety training with troops from Niger during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Flintlock is a multi-national exercise with participants from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom, United States and Niger focusing on building partner capacity to help strengthen stability across Africa.

US Troops Launch Exercises In African Region Challenged By Boko Haram

The regional exercises include troops from several local nations as well as U.S. special forces.

John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

Staff Sgt. Cierra Rogers

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Died After Rescuing A Family From A Burning Building

Staff Sgt. Cierra Rogers died soon after leading a rescue effort that saved a mother and her three children from a building fire in South Korea.

Tahlia Y. Burton

Korea Memorial Day on
June 6, 2014 at the Seoul National Cemetery.

9 Ways Other Countries Honor Their Fallen Troops

Many countries have their own special traditions for honoring those lost in armed conflict.

Sarah Sicard