The week-long training began on Nov 13 at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Facility of the Oregon Army National Guard in Portland, the largest city in Oregon... READ MORE›
All were seasoned Mi-17 pilots, mostly in their 30s and 40s, and they seemed confident in their ability to transfer their skills to the Black Hawks... READ MORE›
The two Tongo Tongo villagers said they also saw the bodies of the three other American soldiers -- Staff Sgts... READ MORE›
And some Nigerien soldiers fled, even as the Americans ordered them to stay on and fight... READ MORE›
The Americans, along with a few Nigerien soldiers, he said, continued to engage the militants... READ MORE›
The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE›
But US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, seized by the Taliban after leaving his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009, was spared jail on Friday... READ MORE›
The Friday crash in Logar province killed Jacob M. Sims -- a 36-year-old chief warrant officer from Juneau, Alaska... READ MORE›
The Friday crash in Logar province killed Jacob M. Sims -- a 36-year-old chief warrant officer from Juneau, Alaska... READ MORE›
Johnson, 25, worked as a mechanic and was attached to the 3rd Special Forces Group team... READ MORE›
The joint U.S.-Niger team was initially sent on a routine mission to meet local tribal leaders and work with the Niger forces... READ MORE›
The joint U.S. and Niger team was initially sent on a routine mission to meet local tribal leaders and work with the Niger forces... READ MORE›
US general Many questions remain about Niger attack... READ MORE›
Sgt La David Johnson was one of four US soldiers killed in Niger earlier this month... READ MORE›
La David Johnson was one of four U.S. Army special forces soldiers killed during an Oct. 4 ambush in the West African nation... READ MORE›
About 6,000 American troops are spread across Africa, mostly concentrated in Niger, Djibouti and Somalia... READ MORE›
Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›
The team members killed in Niger were part of a contingent of about 800 U.S. troops in the country, U.S. Africa Command said... READ MORE›
La David Johnson was one of the four Americans killed Oct. 4 in southwest Niger Trump called the families of all four Tuesday... READ MORE›
Author of book about deserting during Vietnam war talks to West Point class... READ MORE›
Meanwhile, North Korea shows no sign of slowing its weapons programme despite concerted diplomatic action and fresh sanctions... READ MORE›
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- With a just-delivered Black Hawk helicopter sitting on a military runway behind him, Gen... READ MORE›
The Afghan pilots are expected to begin flying their own missions in the Black Hawks by early next year, officials said... READ MORE›
As critics questioned whether the trade was worth it, President Barack Obama stood with Bergdahl's parents in the White House Rose Garden and defended the swap... READ MORE›
'This is the girl for me, Granny,' Sergeant Wright's grandmother, Elaine Trull, remembered him saying... READ MORE›
Cobos -- a US Army cavalry scout based in Hawaii -- is believed to be spending time with family in California, according to the paper... READ MORE›
The firefight lasted roughly 30 minutes and involved less than a dozen United States troops and more than 20 Nigerien soldiers... READ MORE›
The team members killed in Niger were part of a contingent of about 800 U.S. troops in the country, U.S. Africa Command said... READ MORE›
Media reports say three US soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the ambush in south-western Niger... READ MORE›
Photo The Free Burma Rangers attempt to save a woman who was shot by an Islamic State sniper... READ MORE›
Allowing this program to lapse sends the message to our allies in Afghanistan that the United States has abandoned them, Ms. Shaheen said in a statement... READ MORE›
Before that, the last president to include military flyovers during an inauguration was Harry Truman in 1949... READ MORE›
The special forces, apparently lacking full intelligence, were confronted by heavily-fortified positions, including landmines, and faced heavy gunfire from buildings all around during the 50-minute firefight... READ MORE›
That authority led to last weeks removal of senior adviser Steve Bannon from the council's principals committee... READ MORE›
President-elect Donald Trump has called for a revitalization of the U.S. military, as well as better treatment of veterans... READ MORE›
In Dereliction of Duty, McMaster wrote critically of generals who chose not to air their differences with President Lyndon B. Johnson... READ MORE›
McMaster and other top officials, and presented to Trump at a National Security Council meeting on Friday, the sources said... READ MORE›
An Afghan army commando turned his weapon on U.S. soldiers Saturday, killing two and injuring two others in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said... READ MORE›
The photojournalist Ivor Prickett spent three weeks documenting the battlefront and humanitarian crisis in west Mosul... READ MORE›
Mr Trump tweeted that he was going to stop the military from allowing openly transgender individuals from enrolling in the US armed services... READ MORE›
The United States Army's presence in Europe is a far cry from the height of the Cold War, 30,000 soldiers now compared with 300,000 then, General Hodges said... READ MORE›
Military photographers must pass a five-day test of their physical and technical skills to qualify for the Spc Hilda Clayton Best Combat Camera award... READ MORE›
In Brussels last week, Mr. Mattis assured NATO members that, contrary to what his boss had said, the United States still valued the trans-Atlantic alliance... READ MORE›
Later, at a separate location in the de-confliction zone, the coalition observed a large Syrian pro-regime force enter the de-confliction zone, the coalition added... READ MORE›
Amnesty International urges the US and other countries to stop arms transfers that could fuel atrocities... READ MORE›
It said Specialist Clayton helped document the strengthening partnership between ANA soldiers and the US during that time... READ MORE›
US President Donald Trump has approved expanded military operations against al-Shabab, including more aggressive air raids and considering parts of southern Somalia areas of active hostilities... READ MORE›
Construction of the dam, which provides irrigation and hydroelectric power, was completed under the regime of Saddam Hussein in 1985... READ MORE›
Charles Boggess was in command of Cobra King, and driving with Gen... READ MORE›
The US has sent several hundred Marines to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic State IS stronghold of Raqqa... READ MORE›
Mr Kellogg, a retired three-star general, was named acting national security adviser after Mr Flynn stepped down... READ MORE›
John Nicholson, the commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, referring to the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan, known as Islamic State-Khorasan Province... READ MORE›
Pat Tillman Widow of soldier Trump accused kneeling NFL players of disrespecting hits back at US President... READ MORE›
Our family in Texas is upset that we're not coming, but they are also afraid for themselves now... READ MORE›
But Mr. Trump seems to have taken that appreciation and reliance to another level... READ MORE›
Now, United States Army crews live and even sleep inside their Paladin artillery units, waiting for orders to fire... READ MORE›
The longer the battle to retake Mosul goes on, the more difficult it will become for the Iraqi forces... READ MORE›
Even as it has carried out a military campaign against the Islamic State for years, the United States has increasingly targeted Qaeda militants in Idlib Province... READ MORE›
Earlier Wednesday, a US commander accused Russian and Syrian jets of bombing US-backed fighters in Syria... READ MORE›
Army photographer Hilda Clayton captures the moment an explosion kills her in Afghanistan... READ MORE›
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