From drone delivery to transfusions, blood plays vital combat role
Mass casualty events are expected to be the norm in future combat. Blood supplies will be vital to keeping soldiers in the fight.
By Todd South
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10 soldiers receive Purple Heart for 2024 drone attack at Tower 22
Three Army reservists were killed and at least 40 other troops were injured in the drone attack.
By Todd South
US to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists
The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
USS Carney strikes another site in Yemen
Carney hit a radar site using Tomahawk missiles, officials said.
Houthi rebels vow retaliation after US and UK air strikes in Yemen
At least five people died in Thursday's airstrikes, according to the Houthis.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria climb to 130
No U.S. troops have been injured in the attacks since Dec. 7, according to the Pentagon.
Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader
A U.S. airstrike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a high-ranking leader of an Iran-backed militia involved in recent attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.
Soldier recovering after Christmas drone attack in Iraq
A soldier critically injured in a drone attack in Iraq on Christmas is slowly recovering.
USS Carney sailors awarded for battling Houthi attacks in Red Sea
The warship deployed in May.
New in 2024: Marines train more drone pilots, fill MQ-9 squadrons
Three locations use the Reaper drone — and the Corps plans to open a support unit in Cherry Point, North Carolina.
By Todd South
How many vets will be in Congress after the election?
The number of lawmakers with military experience has steadily declined since the 1970s.
3 US troops injured in drone attack in Iraq; Biden orders airstrikes
One of the U.S. troops suffered critical injuries in the attack that occurred Monday, according to officials.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press